TransCanada says it has lined up enough shipper support to go ahead with a new pipeline tolling system designed to allow more western Canadian natural gas to be shipped to Ontario to compete with growing American supplies.
The Calgary-based pipeline company says it will now seek regulatory approval from the National Energy Board for the new tolls with a targeted in-service date of Nov. 1.
TransCanada is offering the lower toll costs to help fill its underutilized Canadian Mainline natural gas pipeline system from a centre in Alberta to a hub in southern Ontario.
Canadian Press – Toronto Star – March 13, 2017.