British Columbia Utilities Commission
Decision Information
Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG) filed its Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct and operate an interconnecting transportation pipeline (Interconnecting Pipeline) of approximately 8 kilometres (km) between Kitimat and Douglas Channel. PNG proposes to construct either a 10-inch diameter or a 30-inch diameter pipeline for the transportation of natural gas from the terminus of PNG’s existing pipeline in Kitimat to proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project sites on the Douglas Channel. The pipeline is being constructed to allow service related to Transportation Reservation Agreements (TRAs) executed by PNG to be provided by this Interconnecting Pipeline. One TRA is with EDF Trading Limited (EDFT) and relates to the proposed Douglas Channel LNG project (DC LNG) while the second TRA is with Triton LNG Limited Partnership (Triton) and relates to the proposed Triton LNG project. The decision of whether to build a 10-inch or a 30-inch diameter pipeline will be based on the certainty of projects which will be determined subsequent to granting the CPCN.1