Mackenzie Gas Project

Synopsis

A 1220 km natural gas pipeline from north of Inuvik on the Beaufort Sea, along the Mackenzie River, connecting to existing pipe in Alberta near the BC-AB-NT border. The route passes through the lands of four aboriginal groups. Project costs are estimated at $16 billion. Most of the gas would end up going to the Alberta tar sands. If built, the project would result in large area of NT opened up for drilling and production. Federal government approvals are in place. Commercially viable it is not.

Category Energy

Type Pipeline

Prov NT

Region Mackenzie Valley corridor

Posted 10Sep09

Updated 31Jan12

Status Proposed

Contacts

LOCAL
COMMUNITY

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Northwest Territories, www.cpawsnwt.org, Kris Brekke, Interim Executive Director, kris(at)cpaws.org, 867-873-9893

PROPONENT

Mackenzie Gas Project, www.mackenziegasproject.com, Consultation and Community Affairs, P.O. Box 2480, Station M, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3M9

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