Facts

  • Project costs estimate: over $350 million
  • 145-km natural gas pipeline
  • Pipe Diameter: 30-inch (76.2 centimetre) diameter
  • Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP): 1,440 pounds per square inch (psi)
  • Design capacity: 850,000 dekatherms per day (DTH/d)
  • Classification: Group 2 pipeline
  • Customer Base: Repsol (Negotiated rate: 25-year firm service agreement)
  • Open access pipeline
  • Regulated by the National Energy Board (NEB), and other federal and provincial authorities
  • Construction began in 2007
  • Taxes: $7.3 million/year estimated (including $5.3 million NB taxes)
  • $5.35 million endowment invested in community projects:
    • $2 million endowment to support long-term operation of Rockwood Park;
    • $2.15 million toward specific capital projects in Rockwood Park; and
    • $1.2 million for recreation infrastructure projects.