The National Energy Board has approved an application by Murphy Canada Exploration Ltd. (Murphy) to construct and operate the Chinchaga Sales Gas Pipeline Loop in Northern British Columbia and Alberta.
The approval follows a public hearing held 15, 16, 17 and 19 February 2001 in Calgary and was issued in a decision from the bench this morning.
The Board's Reasons for Decision will be released at a later time.
Murphy plans to construct and operate a sales gas pipeline loop comprising approximately 17.2 kilometres (10.3 miles) of 323.8 millimetres (12 inches) pipeline beginning at the existing Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc. (PNRC) facilities in the Chinchaga area of British Columbia, 130 kilometres (80 miles) north of Fort St. John, and terminating at the PNRC
compressor station, 130 kilometres (80 miles) northwest of Manning, Alberta.
The company is proposing to complete construction by 15 March 2001.
The estimated capital cost of the project is approximately $4.7 million.
