The Project

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Called the Energy East Pipeline, the 4,600-kilometre pipeline will carry 1.1-million barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries in Eastern Canada.

Currently, the project has the following major components:

• Converting an existing natural gas pipeline to an oil transportation pipeline
• Constructing new pipelines in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Eastern Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick to link up with the converted pipe
• Constructing the associated facilities, pump stations and tank terminals required to move crude oil from Alberta to Québec and New Brunswick, including marine facilities that enable access to other markets by ship

While the exact route will only be determined after public and regulatory review, the planned starting point is a new tank terminal in Hardisty, Alta. Three other new terminals will be built along the pipeline’s route: One in Saskatchewan, one in the Québec City area and another in the Saint John, N.B., area. The terminals in the Québec City and Saint John areas will include facilities for marine tanker loading. The project will also deliver oil to existing Québec refineries in Montréal, near Québec City and in Saint-John. New pipeline will be built in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Eastern Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick.

TransCanada is committed to engaging with all those who may be affected by Energy East. Before submitting the project for review, we will be:

• Conducting extensive engineering and environmental studies
• Engaging with interested stakeholders such as First Nation and Métis groups, landowners, communities and provincial and federal governments
• Holding open houses and other information sessions along the proposed route
• Sharing information, gathering input and incorporating feedback

Your participation will help make this project a success. If you have any questions, please attend the information sessions near your area, or contact us.

Download the Energy East Pipeline: Project Timeline (PDF, 318 KB)