Proposed projects
Enbridge plans to build two parallel pipelines running between Kitimat and the tar sands, importing 150,000 barrels of condensate per day and exporting 400,000 barrels of oil per day. Proposed date for this project is 2012-2014.
Encana is currently importing condensate by tanker to Kitimat and transporting it by train to Alberta. Condensate is a highly flammable hydrocarbon used to thin the tar-like oil extracted from the tar sands. It is classified as a dangerous good by the federal government and is so toxic that it kills marine life on contact.
Kinder Morgan is planning to run a pipeline from the tar sands to Kitimat, where crude oil would then be loaded onto tankers for export. This project would require up to 14 tankers per month to load the oil at Kitimat.
Pembina Pipeline Corporation is planning to construct a 665 km condensate pipeline running from Kitimat to Summit Lake, B.C., near Prince George. The pipeline would transport 100,000 barrels of condensate per day to the tar sands.
