The National Energy Board is responding to an incident that occurred on Monday, March 20, at an Enbridge storage facility in an industrial area of Strathcona County, Alberta. The incident resulted in oil flowing into a storm pond on an adjacent industrial site and then into a creek. The full release is available online. Call 587-538-2141.
The National Energy Board has published a report entitled Best Available Technologies in Federally-Regulated Pipelines that provides a detailed overview of the current state of technology and best practices used to keep people safe and the environment protected. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) requested that the NEB include environment-specific considerations. The NEB … Read more
The National Energy Board is responding to an Enbridge Pipelines Ltd. incident that occurred on Friday, February 17, in an industrial area of Strathcona County, Alberta. The incident resulted in a contained release of oil condensate into an open excavation pit. The pipeline was shut in and containment and clean-up operations are ongoing. Enbridge has reported … Read more
The National Energy Board will hold a public hearing to consider 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 in northeast British Columbia. The NEB’s Hearing Order outlines the key steps and deadlines for the hearing. Westcoast has applied to … Read more
The National Energy Board is responding to a release of crude oil at Tundra Energy Marketing Limited’s (Tundra) Ingoldsby Terminal. The Terminal is located 270 km southeast of Regina, near Storthoaks, Saskatchewan. The NEB will verify that Tundra conducts an adequate and appropriate clean-up and remediation of any environmental effects caused by the incident. An NEB investigation … Read more
The National Energy Board has finalized an order directing all of its regulated companies to make emergency management program information publicly available in an online format by July 31, 2017. In response to a public consultation process last fall and careful consideration of the letters received, the NEB has made several changes to the Order (MO-002-2017) … Read more
The National Energy Board has approved Enbridge’s Line 10 Westover Segment Replacement Project in southern Ontario. Having considered the evidence, the NEB believes the project is in the public interest and has imposed a total of 46 conditions covering a wide range of matters, including emergency management and environmental protection. The full release is available online. … Read more
The National Energy Board has approved the Lake Erie Connector Project, an international power line that will be buried under Lake Erie and transfer electricity between Ontario and Pennsylvania. In making its decision that this project is in the public interest, the NEB imposed 42 conditions on ITC Lake Erie LLC, covering a wide range of … Read more
Following a public comment process, the National Energy Board will require companies to provide additional emergency response detail during the pipeline application phase of a project. Canadians can expect the NEB to amend the NEB Filing Manual after considering the public input received during a 60 day online public comment period that was launched today. The Proposed Changes will require: … Read more
The National Energy Board has announced the assignment of a three-member Hearing Panel to undertake the review of the Energy East and Eastern Mainline projects. The Hearing Panel will be composed of presiding member Don Ferguson, along with Carole Malo and Marc Paquin. The new Hearing Panel members are bilingual, and bring considerable knowledge and experience. In the coming … Read more
