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Westcoast Pipeline
The Westcoast Pipeline, also known as the Westcoast Transmission System or the BC Pipeline, is a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia that brings natural gas from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin south to the province's heavily populated Lower Mainland (which includes Vancouver). It connects to the Northwest Pipeline in the United States and east to TransCanada pipeline. Built in 1957 by Frank McMahon's Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd., the 650-mile gas pipeline from Taylor in north-eastern British Columbia to the United States was Canada's first " big-inch" pipeline. From 2002 to 2007, it was owned by Duke Energy of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2007, Duke's natural gas business was spun off as Spectra Energy, which merged with Enbridge in 2017. The pipeline experienced an explosion in Shelley, British Columbia, near Prince George, on October 9, 2018. The explosion forced about 100 members of the Lheidli T'enneh Band to evacuate their homes. Although nobody was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WestCoast Pipeline
The Westcoast Pipeline, also known as the Westcoast Transmission System or the BC Pipeline, is a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia that brings natural gas from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin south to the province's heavily populated Lower Mainland (which includes Vancouver). It connects to the Northwest Pipeline in the United States and east to TransCanada pipeline. Built in 1957 by Frank McMahon's Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd., the 650-mile gas pipeline from Taylor in north-eastern British Columbia to the United States was Canada's first " big-inch" pipeline. From 2002 to 2007, it was owned by Duke Energy of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2007, Duke's natural gas business was spun off as Spectra Energy, which merged with Enbridge in 2017. The pipeline experienced an explosion in Shelley, British Columbia, near Prince George, on October 9, 2018. The explosion forced about 100 members of the Lheidli T'enneh Band to evacuate their homes. Although nobody was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |