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TransCanada Corp. announced plans Friday for a C$160-million (US$128-million) addition to its natural gas mainline’s delivery service across Ontario, Quebec and the northeastern United States.

TransCanada Corp.’s plan to refill its cross-country natural gas Mainline with a new discount toll service for western suppliers is running into trouble from eastern buyers left holding old long-term, full-price delivery contracts.

TransCanada Corp. on Wednesday announced a C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) program to add capacity for nearly 3 Bcf/d on its natural gas supply collection grid in Alberta and British Columbia (BC), Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL).

TransCanada Corp.’s El Encino-Topolobampo Pipeline project in northwestern Mexico is nearly complete with the exception of a “small portion” that was delayed by negotiations with indigenous people.

“Need” and “urgency” inspired a 23-name Who’s Who in Canadian natural gas to line up for a pipeline toll cut forecast to enable western supplies to compete with imports from the eastern United States, the National Energy Board (NEB) said Wednesday.

The U.S. State Department issued TransCanada Corp. a presidential permit for its controversial Keystone XL (KXL) oil pipeline on Friday, reversing a decision made about 500 days earlier that the $8 billion project was not in the nation’s interest.

Recurring international disputes over separate delivery branches have escalated into a potential overall review of pipeline tolls and services for natural gas exports out of British Columbia (BC).

TransCanada Corp. moved Monday to accelerate expansion in British Columbia (BC) by breaking a pipeline project’s previous reliance on stalled liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal construction on the northern Pacific coast.

Alberta and British Columbia natural gas suppliers have set out to regain sales in Ontario, Quebec and the eastern United States by sharpening their competitive edge with discounted pipeline rates that reduce delivered costs of western production.