TransCanada informed it has received the first two permits from the British Columbia Oil & Gas Commission, approving construction for two sections of Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project along approximately 250 kilometres of the route.
The pipeline approvals are for sections that extend from 20 km northwest of Hudson’s Hope to approximately 50 km north of Fort St. James, the company said in a statement.
PRGT has applied for 11 OGC pipeline and facilities permits for the project. Along with the Environmental Assessment Certificate, issued to PRGT by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office in November 2014, these permits provide the project with the authority to proceed with construction of the pipeline and related facilities.
Construction work, which includes right-of-way clearing, will not begin on these two sections before conditions of the permits are met and a final investment decision has been made by Pacific NorthWest LNG.
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