TRANSCANADA WINS NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD AUTHORIZATION TO INTEGRATE ITS ALBERTA SYSTEM INTO A LARGE FEDERALLY REGULATED INTEGRATED SYSTEM;ABOUT 1.5 BILLION IN ALBERTA PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY

摘要

The National Energy Board(NEB),on 2/26/09 as expected,approved TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.'s application(GH-5-2008)filed in June 2008 requesting a declaratory order establishing federal regulation of its Alberta System.That system was within the jurisdiction of the Alberta Utilities Commission(AUC).The Alberta System,or NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd(NGTL),is a 23,500 kilometer pipeline that gathers natural gas both for use in Alberta and to deliver it to provincial border points for export to North American markets.It is one of the largest systems in North America and gathers 66% of the natural gas produced in Western Canada,according to TransCanada.In 2007,TransCanada's Alberta System carried in excess of 10 Bcf/d natural gas,or about 16% of total North American production.