Natural gas transportation from the Montney Shale is topping Enbridge Inc.’s pipeline agenda in northern British Columbia (BC) where a slate of projects on the Westcoast Energy system could add capacity for 800 MMcf/d 

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After shippers over-subscribed an open season for transport service, Enbridge plans to proceed on a 300 MMcf/d addition to the southern legs of the Westcoast natural gas system, which is forecast to cost C$3.6 billion. A regulatory application is scheduled for 2024. A second open season also has begun for a 500 MMcf/d potential expansion of the northern legs of Westcoast, which is projected to cost C$1.9 billion. Both projects have 2028 completion targets.

The Westcoast system, dating back to the 1950s, has become a growth front thanks to Montney drilling, as...