The British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission (BCOGC) in Canada has granted permit to AltaGas to build its proposed North Pine Liquids Separation Facility.
The facility will be located about 40km northwest of Fort St. John, BC and owned and operated by AltaGas.
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To be connected to the company’s existing infrastructure in the region, including the proposed Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal, the North Pine facility will serve producers in the Montney region.
AltaGas president and CEO David Harris said: "Receiving regulatory approval for our North Pine Facility is a major milestone for our north-east BC strategy and the overall energy value chain we can offer producers.
"With the North Pine Facility under development we can offer producers in the Montney a new alternative for their products including the ability to reach new markets such as Asia through our proposed Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal.”
With a capacity to process up to 20,000 barrels of oil a day (bbls/d) of C3+, the North Pine facility will handle up to 20,000bbls/d of C5+.
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By GlobalDataAltaGas also continues to develop two liquids supply lines connecting the Alaska Highway truck terminal to the facility.
At the end of August, the company submitted an application to the BCOGC for permitting of the liquids supply lines and expects regulatory approval in the fourth quarter of this year.
The North Pine facility and the liquids supply lines are expected to cost approximately $190 million to $210 million.
A final investment decision on the facility is expected in the fourth quarter.
