Growth in Montney Shale natural gas production is fueling a C$350 million ($280 million) proposal for a natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline from the northeastern British Columbia (BC) industry hotspot to a processing and trading location in Alberta.

Montney Shale

NorthRiver Midstream NEBC Connector GP Inc. set a completion target of late 2024 for the conduit in an application to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). The proposed 215-kilometer (130-mile) system would have dual pipes.

“The project is critical to the continued development of the Montney play in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin,” stated NorthRiver, a subsidiary of Toronto-based Brookfield Infrastructure LP.

“A customer-driven solution, the primary purpose of the project is to improve market access for existing and...