Prince George, B.C.- Spectra Energy is moving forward on its plans to develop a new pipeline that will carry natural gas from the northeast of B.C. to a new LNG plant.

 

In a presentation to Prince George City Council, Spectra’s Franka Petrucci and Evan Saugstad outlined the history of Spectra’s work in B.C. and it’s safety record. 

 

“The new pipeline will not cross any active fault lines or any areas known to be prone to landslides “ said Petrucci.

 

 The new pipeline  would start in the north east and terminate on Ridley Island where a new LNG plant would be built. The line would be 850 kilometres in length, create 4000 construction jobs and 50 to 60 permanent jobs.

 

The final route has not yet been selected, but the line  would involve 5 new compression stations along the route. It would be about 100 kilometres north of the other proposed pipelines, making it run north of Mackenzie, north of Takla and north of the Babine.

 

The consultations and assessments will take the next two years to complete, and if all approvals have been granted, the pipeline construction would start in late 2015.  Saugstad says they are trying to gather information on concerns and issues now, so they can be a step closer to  a final plan  when they move through the   environmental assessment phase.