Minerals, Oil & Gas
The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office
The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office in Hay River coordinates the Government of the Northwest Territories’ planning and response to the proposed Mackenzie Gas Project – one of the largest energy projects ever proposed in Canada.
Five companies: Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited, Shell Canada Limited, ConocoPhillips Canada Limited, ExxonMobil, and the Aboriginal Pipeline Group are proposing to develop three natural gas anchor fields in the NWT’s Mackenzie Delta region north of Inuvik.
Implicit in the proposed project are future gas developments in the Mackenzie Delta and Valley, gathering lines, processing facilities and a 1,220-kilometre pipeline through the Mackenzie Valley to connect to existing pipeline systems in Alberta.
The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office also manages funding programs to help NWT residents, Aboriginal groups and communities meet the opportunities and challenges that the Mackenzie Gas Project will provide.
Project Timeline
Dec. 2006: National Energy Board (NEB) concluded public hearings on the MGP.
Nov. 2007: Joint Review Panel (JRP) concluded public hearings on the MGP.
Dec. 2009: JRP issued report for the MGP, Foundation for a Sustainable Northern Future.
Nov. 2010: Federal and Territorial government filed a Joint Government Response to JRP report.
Dec. 2010: The National Energy Board released their Reasons for Decision on the Mackenzie Gas Project, concluding that the project is in the public interest and should be built.
Mar. 2011: NEB issued the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the MGP. Conditions attached to the CPCN requires the project proponents to file an updated cost estimate and report on their decision to build the pipeline by December 31, 2013 and that actual construction of the Mackenzie Gas Project must begin no later than 2015.
For more information on the Mackenzie Gas Project email: mvpo@gov.nt.ca