The National Energy Board has issued three Inspection Officer Orders to Westcoast Energy Inc., carrying on business as Spectra Energy Transmission (Westcoast) for the company’s failure to adhere to worker safety, pipe handling and environmental protection requirements during construction activity on the High Pine Expansion Project near Chetwynd, B.C. The full release is available online. … Read more
The National Energy Board will hold detailed route hearings in the coming months as part of its ongoing regulatory oversight of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. Detailed route hearings for various tracts of lands located in segments one and two (of seven) located in Alberta will begin this fall and additional hearings for the remaining … Read more
The National Energy Board has announced the topics that will be part of its assessment of the Energy East and Eastern Mainline Projects. This decision follows a comment period during which about 820 submissions were received. The next step leading to the Hearing Order, which will contain more details about the hearing calendar, is a comment … Read more
The National Energy Board will hear oral traditional evidence from two Métis Nations on how NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL)’s plans to abandon a 266 kilometre section of the Peace River Mainline could impact their communities. The NEB will consider oral traditional evidence from Gunn Métis Local 55 (Lac Ste. Anne Métis) and the Mountain Métis Nation … Read more
The National Energy Board has approved a proposal from Westcoast Energy Inc., doing business as Spectra Energy Transmission (Westcoast), to build and operate the 27-kilometre-long Wyndwood Pipeline Expansion Project. The NEB announced its decision in a letter and expects to issue detailed reasons on or before September 28, 2017. The NEB attached 32 conditions to its … Read more
A new report released by the energy information and analysis unit of the National Energy Board finds that Canada is a late entrant to the global liquefied natural gas market and the next several years will be critical to the development of the Canadian LNG industry. The report, titled Canada’s Role in the Global LNG Market, looks at … Read more
The National Energy Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission — Comisión Reguladora de Energía — to guide ongoing collaboration and the exchange of technical and regulatory information. The MOU provides a framework for the two organisations to share experiences, lessons learned and best practices on subjects such as pipeline safety, damage prevention, … Read more
The National Energy Board has launched an initiative to gather input from Indigenous peoples and the public to help shape the hearing process and other engagement activities for the Energy East and Eastern Mainline projects. The comment period ends on 15 July 2017. The full release is available online. Call 403-614-6526.
The National Energy Board will hold an oral hearing on Tuesday, June 6 at 9 a.m. (local time) on whether or not the Wyndwood Pipeline Expansion Project should be approved for construction and operation. The hearing will be held at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites in Chetwynd, B.C. The public is welcome to attend. The full release … Read more
The National Energy Board announced that it will hold a public hearing to review an application from Enbridge to replace a section of its Line 21 pipeline in the Northwest Territories. The hearing will begin the week of August 8 at the Fort Simpson Recreation Centre. The full release is available online. Call 403-614-6526.
