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PAST, PRESENT AND FUTUREJason Smith, TERA Environmental Consultants

February 20, 2014

Simon Fraser University

Trans Mountain Pipeline – 60 Years of History

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Jasper National Park - 1952

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Trans Mountain – West Coast Connected

1905 1914 1923 1932 1941 1950 1959 1968 1977 1986 1995 2004 -

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

Bar

rels

per

day

British Columbia

Washington State

Offshore

Korean War

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TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE- PRESENT -

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Supply

• Current capacity 47.7 million litres or 300,000 barrels capacity per day

• Equivalent to a tanker truck leaving Edmonton for Vancouver every minute

• Ability to transport multiple products in batches up to 350 km long travelling at 5 km/hr:

X 1,40034,000 litres

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Tanker Volumes

Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-130

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

143,114

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l/d

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TMPL Throughput 2013

2013 Trans Mountain Pipeline Throughput by Product TypeRefined Products Light Crude Heavy Crude Synthetic Crude

18%18%

23%

41%

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TMPL Throughput 2013

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Pipeline Terminus

• Main pipeline from Edmonton ends at Burnaby Terminal – Short-term storage of crude oil

and refined products– Distribution point for refined

products to Suncor and Imperial Oil and crude oil to Chevron Refinery and Westridge Marine Terminal

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Safe Marine Operations

• Since 1956, vessels from our Westridge Marine Terminal have been transporting petroleum products safely through Port Metro Vancouver without a single spill from a tanker

• Facilities designed and operated to meet Canada Shipping Act, National Energy Board and Transport Canada requirements

• Westridge-specific Western Canadian Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) spill response plan

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TMX ANCHOR LOOP

Anchor Loop

• 158 km of new 30”/36” pipe through Jasper and Mount Robson parks

• In service Nov 2008• Added 40,000 bpd

capacity (300 kbpd)

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Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site of Canada

National Historic Site

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Wildlife Relocation

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Environmental Protection Plans

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Sucker Creek

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Sucker Creek

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Restoration

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Benefits to Parks

• No future pipelines

• Automate main line block valves

• Restored old Borrow / Gravel Pits

• Removed culverts and barriers to movement and install singled span bridges

• Legacy Fund2/20/2014

TRANS MOUNTAIN EXPANSION PROJECT – FUTURE -

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Proposed Scope of Expansion Project

• Announced in 2012, Facilities Application filed to NEB in December 2013

• Based on revised 15- and 20-year commitments from shippers to use the line

• The proposed expansion to increase capacity to 890,000 barrels per day

• Projected capital cost is approximately $5.4 billion

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Proposed Scope of Expansion Project

• Result: a dual-line operation – twinned pipeline (approximately 980 km of new pipeline) with:– Existing line for lighter

products– The proposed new line for

heavier oils

• 36-inch pipeline diameter

• 12 new pump stations at 11 locations 2/20/2014

Proposed Scope of Expansion project

• Estimated 20 new storage tanks at existing facilities in Edmonton, Sumas and Burnaby

• One new dock complex with three berths each capable of loading Aframax-size tankers at the Westridge Marine Terminal

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Marine Traffic

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Marine Safety Enhancements

• In its Facilities Application, Trans Mountain has recommended a number of enhancements to marine safety and spill response including:

• Extending tug escorts• Implementing a Moving Safety

Zone around laden tankers • Improvements to the oil spill

response regime

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Trans Mountain Expansion Schedule

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Thank You

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