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NEB approves revised capacity allocation procedures on the Trans Mountain Pipeline System

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News Release

08/36
For release at 2:30 p.m. (MST)
10 October 2008

NEB approves revised capacity allocation procedures on the Trans Mountain Pipeline System

CALGARY - The National Energy Board gave its approval today to Trans Mountain Pipeline Inc. (TMI) to modify the capacity allocation procedures on its oil pipeline system as a result of the TMX Anchor Loop Expansion Project.

The approved revisions to the rules and regulations governing the transportation of petroleum on the TMI system include the following:

  • The allocation of 2,200 m3/d (13,820 bpd) of additional capacity for deliveries to the Westridge Dock in Burnaby, British Columbia;
  • The addition of a provision authorizing TMI to limit, based on operational needs, the number of crude oil types that may be accepted for delivery to the Westridge Dock;
  • The addition of a method to calculate the allocation of pipeline capacity for crude oil shipments injected into the pipeline at Kamloops, British Columbia; and
  • The merging of the two existing land-based destination categories used for allocating capacity for petroleum delivered to destinations other than Westridge Dock into a single Land Destinations category.

Pipeline capacity allocated for petroleum deliveries to Land Destinations will be assigned to shippers on a pro rata basis when volumes to be transported exceed the space available. The creation of a single Lands Destination category with pro rata allotment supports the goal of a more freely-operating and competitive market.

The request for clarity about the classification of new Burnaby tanks was dismissed for the time being. Requests to establish a stakeholder consultation group and create a review process to look into the means to determine how volumes of product will be shipped were also dismissed.

The NEB is an independent federal agency that regulates several parts of Canada's energy industry. Its purpose is to promote safety and security, environmental protection, and efficient energy infrastructure and markets in the Canadian public interest, within the mandate set by Parliament in the regulation of pipelines, energy development and trade.

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For further information:

Carole Léger-Kubeczek
Communications Officer
National Energy Board
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Related documents:

  • Letter Decision RH-4-2008 [Filing A20129]
  • All Regulatory Documents under: Traffic, Tolls & Tariffs, Group 1 - Oil, Yukon Pipelines Limited, 2008-03-14 - Application for Tariff No. 74 - Capacity Allocation Procedures on TMX Anchor Loop (RH-4-2008) [Folder 502960]

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