Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines
| Northern Gateway West Line |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta British Columbia |
| General direction | West |
| From | Bruderheim, Alberta |
| To | Kitimat, British Columbia |
| General information | |
| Type | Diluted bitumen |
| Owner | Enbridge |
| Expected | 2019 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 1,177 km (731 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 0.525 million barrels per day (~2.62×107 t/a) |
| Diameter | 36 in (914 mm) |
| Northern Gateway East Line |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia Alberta |
| General direction | East |
| From | Kitimat, British Columbia |
| To | Bruderheim, Alberta |
| General information | |
| Type | Natural Gas Condensate |
| Owner | Enbridge |
| Expected | 2019 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 1,177 km (731 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 193,000 barrels (30,700 m3) of condensate per day |
| Diameter | 20 in (508 mm) |
The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines was a project to build a twin pipeline from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia. The eastbound pipeline would import natural gas condensate and the westbound pipeline would export diluted bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands to the marine terminal in Kitimat for transportation to the Asian markets by oil tankers. The project would also include terminal facilities with "integrated marine infrastructure at tidewater to accommodate loading and unloading of oil and condensate tankers, and marine transportation of oil and condensate." The $CDN 7.9 billion project was proposed in mid-2000s and has been postponed several times. The project would be developed by Enbridge, Inc., a Canadian crude oil and liquids pipeline and storage company.
When completed, the pipeline and terminal would have provided 104 permanent operating positions created within the company and 113 positions with the associated marine services.First Nations groups, many municipalities, including the Union of BC Municipalities, environmentalists and oil sands opponents, among others, denounced the project because of the environmental, economic, social and cultural risks posed by the pipeline. Proponents argued that the pipeline would have provided aboriginal groups with equity ownership, training, employment, Community Trust and stewardship programs; along with the large scale infrastructure to keep Canada prosperous. The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that consultation with First Nations was woefully inadequate, and has overturned the approval.
The proposal has been heavily criticized by native groups. Groups like the Yinka Dene Alliance have been organized to campaign against the project. In December 2010, 66 First Nations bands in British Columbia, including many along the proposed pipeline route, signed the Save The Fraser Declaration in opposition to the project, and 40 more have signed up in support since that time. The proposal is also opposed by numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs), citing previous spills and concerns over oil sands expansion and the associated risks in transportation. By 2015, 26 of 45 have signed up in support of the Northern Gateway.
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