Media Advisory - National Energy Board to release recommendations for NGTL System Expansion Project

CALGARY, May 30, 2016 /CNW/ - The National Energy Board (NEB) will release its recommendations on an application from NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd (NGTL) on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The NEB's final report on the 2017 NGTL System Expansion Project will be available at 2:30 pm MDT on the NEB website.

On March 31, 2015, NGTL applied to the Board to construct and operate approximately 230 kilometres of pipeline in five pipeline section loops and two compressor station unit additions in northern Alberta.

The National Energy Board is an independent federal regulator of several parts of Canada's energy industry with the safety of Canadians and protection of the environment as its top priority. Its purpose is to regulate pipelines, energy development and trade in the Canadian public interest. For more information on the NEB and its mandate, please visit www.neb-one.gc.ca.

SOURCE National Energy Board

Sarah Kiley, NEB Communications, Phone: [phone], Email: [email protected]