Enbridge has cancelled its Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission (WCGT) project, which was once considered a key supply route for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals near Prince Rupert, B.C. The decision comes after the expiration of the project’s environmental certificate on November 25.
The pipeline, which was designed to transport 4.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day over 850 kilometers from northeastern B.C. to the Prince Rupert area, was initially planned to support Shell’s proposed LNG terminal. However, after Shell abandoned the project in 2017, WCGT was revived as a potential supply route for the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal.
The fate of WCGT was likely sealed in March, when the developers of Ksi Lisims agreed to purchase a competing pipeline project, leaving Enbridge without a partner for LNG export. Enbridge’s decision comes as part of a broader strategic shift, with the company continuing to expand its existing B.C. pipeline systems and maintaining investments in other energy projects, including a stake in the Woodfibre LNG facility near Squamish.
While the WCGT project is now cancelled, two other major pipeline projects in the region—the Coastal GasLink pipeline and the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project—remain in development.
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