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Enbridge Northern Gateway Project – Sunset Clauses Extension Request
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What's New
- 8 July 2016 – Letter to Northern Gateway Pipelines Inc. (Northern Gateway) and Aboriginal Equity Partners suspending the NEB review of sunset clause extension request [Filing A78482]
- 25 May 2016 – Letter to Northern Gateway Pipelines Inc. and Aboriginal Equity Partners [Filing A77137]
- 6 May 2016 – Request from Northern Gateway Pipelines Inc. and Aboriginal Equity Partners to extend the sunset clause [Folder 2955233]
Application Information
On 6 May 2016, Northern Gateway, along with the Aboriginal Equity Partners, filed a request with the National Energy Board (NEB) to extend the sunset clause for the two pipelines of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project.
The sunset clause is Condition #2 in the NEB Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (Certificates) OC-060 and OC-061 that establishes a time limit by which construction must begin. The existing sunset clause for each pipeline currently says:
- Unless the NEB otherwise directs prior to 31 December 2016, the certificate will expire on 31 December 2016 unless construction of the pipeline or the Kitimat Terminal has commenced by that date.
On July 8, 2016 the NEB suspended its review of this request. The NEB has also suspended its review of any filings from Northern Gateway regarding compliance with the 209 conditions attached to the project.
The NEB made these decisions in response to the June 23, 2016 Federal Court of Appeal decision that quashed the Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for the project and sent the matter back to the federal government for redetermination.
Project Background
The Enbridge Northern Gateway Project is a proposal to build and operate two pipelines and a marine terminal. The pipelines would run 1,178 kilometres between Bruderheim, Alberta and Kitimat, British Columbia, where the marine terminal would be built.
A Joint Review Panel established to examine the project recommended that that the federal government approve the project, subject to 209 required conditions, on 19 December 2013. The federal government approved the project on 17 June 2014.
Project Map
This map provides an overview of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project.
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Regulatory Documents
All documents filed with the NEB will be placed on the Board's document repository which is available to the public.
- Regulatory Documents for this project [Folder 2982078]
Joint Review Panel Report
- Volume 1 [Folder 2396699]
- Volume 2 [Folder 2396699]
- Certificates OC-060 and OC-061 [Folder 2482225]
News Releases
- 2016-07-08
National Energy Board suspends review of Northern Gateway sunset clause extension request - 2016-05-25
National Energy Board seeks public input on extension to Enbridge Northern Gateway sunset clauses
Contacts
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