NOTICE OF APPLICATION
APPLICATIONS NO. 1460029, 1450418, and 1445018
1460029 – WAUPISOO PIPELINE PROJECT
THE WAUPISOO PIPELINE FROM THE CHEECHAM TERMINAL TO AN ENBRIDGE ATHABASCA LEASE ADJACENT TO THE ENBRIDGE EDMONTON TERMINAL
1450418 – STONEFELL PIPELINES
THE STONEFELL PIPELINE FROM THE STONEFELL TERMINAL TO AN ENBRIDGE ATHABASCA LEASE ADJACENT TO THE ENBRIDGE EDMONTON TERMINAL AND TWO LATERAL PIPELINES BETWEEN THE STONEFELL TERMINAL AND THE INTER PIPELINE FUND (IPF) SYSTEM
1445018 - STONEFELL TERMINAL
Take Notice that the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB/Board) has received three applications from Enbridge Pipeline (Athabasca) Inc. (Enbridge Athabasca). Applications No. 1460029, 1450418, and 1445018.
Further Take Notice that if the EUB is not in receipt of submissions from parties that may be directly and adversely affected by the applications on or before October 6, 2006, the EUB may continue to process the applications on the basis of the information filed and without further notice.
Nature of the Applications
The Waupisoo Pipeline Project (Application No. 1460029) and Stonefell Pipelines Project (Application No. 1450418) are proposed to help address the need oil sands procedures have for sufficient pipeline capacity to transport their increasing volumes of crude oil to market. For that reason, Enbridge Athabasca proposes to construct and operate this new pipeline from Cheecham, Alberta, to Edmonton, Alberta.
Enbridge Athabasca has applied pursuant to Part 4 of the Pipeline Act for approval to construct and operate four pipelines, three pump stations, and one tank farm.
The purpose of the Waupisoo pipeline would be to transport crude oil from Enbridge Athabasca’s existing Cheecham Terminal located in Legal Subdivision (LSD) 6, Section 8, Township 84, Range 6, West of the 4th Meridian, to an Enbridge Athabasca lease adjacent to the Enbridge Edmonton Terminal located in LSD 7, Section 5, Township 53, Range 23, West of the 4th Meridian. The transportation would be powered by three pump stations located along the pipeline right-of-way at LSD 6, Section 8, Township 84, Range 6, West of the 4th Meridian (Cheecham pump station), LSD 12, Section 22, Township 68, Range 17, West of the 4th Meridian (Mid-Point pump station), and LSD 1, Section 9, Township 56, Range 21, West of the 4th Meridian (Bruderheim pump station located within the Stonefell Terminal). The proposed Waupisoo pipeline would be about 380 kilometres (km) in length, with an outside diameter (OD) of 762 millimetres (mm).
The Stonefell Pipelines are proposed to transport crude oil feedstock and upgraded crude oil product to and from BA Energy’s Heartland Upgrader Project. The Stonefell/IPF Crude Oil Lateral would transport blended crude oil through a 7.5 km long, 610 mm OD pipeline from an interconnection with the IPF pipeline system at LSD 9, Section 6, Township 56, Range 20, West of the 4th Meridian, to the Stonefell Terminal at LSD 1, Section 9, Township 56, Range 21, West of the 4th Meridian. The Stonefell/IPF Diluent Lateral would transport diluent through a 7.5 km, 324 mm OD pipeline from the Stonefell Terminal (1-9) to an interconnection with IPF (9-6). The Stonefell/Edmonton pipeline would transport upgraded crude oil through a 46 km long, 610 mm OD pipeline from the Stonefell Terminal (1-9) to an Enbridge Athabasca lease adjacent to the Enbridge Edmonton Terminal at LSD 7, Section 5, Township 53, Range 23, West of the 4th Meridian. This pipeline would run parallel to the (approved) Access and (pending) Waupisoo pipeline rights-of-way. A portion would also be located within the Transportation and Utility Corridor (TUC).
The purpose of the Stonefell Terminal (Application No. 1445018) is to provide service to BA Energy’s Heartland Upgrader Project. The Stonefell Terminal would consist of six 150 000 barrel (bbl) storage tanks and associated pumping.
The applications are currently under review with the EUB to determine technical completeness.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application, contact
Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
1000 Canterra Tower
400 – 3 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2
Attention: Stephen Lee
E-mail: slee@blgcanada.com
Telephone: (403) 232-9621
Fax: (403) 266-1395
A copy of the application is available for viewing at the following EUB offices:
EUB Information Services
Main Floor, 640-5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-8190
EUB Fort McMurray Office
2nd Floor, Provincial Building
9915 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4
Phone: (780) 743-7214
Fax: (780) 743-7141
EUB St. Albert Field Centre
Main Floor, 30 Winston Churchill Avenue
St. Albert, Alberta T8N 3A3
Phone: (780) 460-3800
Fax: (780) 460-3802
E-mail: stalbert.fieldcentre@gov.ab.ca
For information about EUB procedures, contact
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: Greg McLean
Telephone: (403) 297-3232
Fax: (403) 297-4117
E-mail: greg.mclean@gov.ab.ca
To File a Submission
If you have an interest in this application and you wish to file a submission, please state in writing your reasons for filing by no later than October 6, 2006. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and another copy to
Greg McLean, Applications Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Notes
Any submission filed shall contain the following:
(a) a concise statement indicating
(i) the manner in which the intervener’s rights may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the Board on the proceeding,
(ii) the nature and scope of the intervener’s intended participation,
(iii) the disposition of the proceeding that the intervener advocates, if any,
(iv) the facts the intervener proposes to show in evidence,
(v) the reasons why the intervener believes the Board should decide in the manner that the intervener advocates, and
(vi) the intervener’s efforts, if any, to resolve issues associated with the proceeding directly with the applicant;
(b) the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available, e-mail address of the intervener;
(c) if the intervener is represented by a representative, the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available, e-mail address of the representative; and
(d) if the intervener is an unincorporated organization, the nature of the intervener’s membership.
If you have an interest in this matter, you are required to make a submission with respect to this application even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc. on this application.
Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land usage are not dealt with by the EUB but may be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.
Note that in accordance with Section 12 of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on September 15, 2006.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Douglas A. Larder, Q.C., General Counsel
