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Regulation of Access to Oil Pipelines 777
REGULATION OF ACCESS TO OIL PIPELINES 777 THE NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD: REGULATION OF ACCESS TO OIL PIPELINES JENNIFER HOCKING* In the past few years, a number of long-distance oil pipelines have been proposed in Canada — Northern Gateway, the Trans Mountain Expansion, Keystone, and the Energy East Project. This article describes the criteria used by the National Energy Board in approving the allocation of capacity in oil pipelines to firm service contracts while requiring that a reasonable percentage of capacity is allocated for uncommitted volumes (common carriage). It explains the economic theory related to regulation of access to major oil pipelines. It reviews and analyzes relevant NEB decisions, which show that the NEB supports well- functioning competitive markets, but will exercise its discretion to resolve complaints where markets are not functioning properly. The article also explains the economic significance of the proposed long-distance oil pipelines to Canada and Alberta despite the current low price of crude oil. The article concludes with recommendations for a written NEB policy regarding access to capacity in oil pipelines. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SIGNIFICANCE OF PROPOSED OIL PIPELINES TO THE CANADIAN ECONOMY ................................. 778 A. PIPELINES NEEDED DESPITE LOW PRICE OF OIL ............... 780 B. SHIPPING OF OIL BY RAIL ................................ 781 II. OIL PIPELINES AS COMMON CARRIERS ........................... 781 A. THE NATURE OF COMMON CARRIERS ....................... 781 B. COMMON CARRIAGE OBLIGATION SUBJECT TO REASONABLENESS TEST ............................... 783 C. WHY WERE OIL PIPELINES ORIGINALLY DESIGNATED AS COMMON CARRIERS? ................................. 784 III. MAJOR LONG-DISTANCE OIL PIPELINES TODAY ................... 785 A. ENBRIDGE PIPELINES .................................... 786 B. TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE .............................. 787 C. SPECTRA ENERGY EXPRESS-PLATTE ....................... -
Pipeline Authority Annual Report 2018
North Dakota Pipeline Authority Annual Report July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 Industrial Commission of North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Chairman Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring North Dakota Pipeline Authority Annual Report July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 Overview At the request of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, the Sixtieth Legislature passed House Bill 1128 authorizing the North Dakota Pipeline Authority. It was signed into law on April 11, 2007. The statutory mission of the Pipeline Authority is “to diversify and expand the North Dakota economy by facilitating development of pipeline facilities to support the production, transportation, and utilization of North Dakota energy-related commodities, thereby increasing employment, stimulating economic activity, augmenting sources of tax revenue, fostering economic stability and improving the State’s economy”. As established by the Legislature, the Pipeline Authority is a builder of last resort, meaning private business would have the first opportunity to invest in and/or build additional needed pipeline infrastructure. By law, the Pipeline Authority membership is comprised of the members of the North Dakota Industrial Commission. Upon the recommendation of the Oil and Gas Research Council, the Industrial Commission authorized the expenditure of up to $325,000 during the 2017-2019 biennium for the Pipeline Authority with funding being made available from the Oil and Gas Research Fund. On August 1, 2008 the Industrial Commission named Justin J. Kringstad, an engineering consultant, to serve as Director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority. The North Dakota Pipeline Authority Director works closely with Lynn Helms, Department of Mineral Resources Director, Ron Ness, North Dakota Petroleum Council President and Karlene Fine, Industrial Commission Executive Director. -
Federal Register/Vol. 70, No. 175/Monday, September 12, 2005
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 175 / Monday, September 12, 2005 / Notices 53787 the Draft EIS: the Consolidated Company, Chandeuleur Pipe Line Company, protests must be filed on or before the Corridors Route, and the MEPCO South Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Eastern date as indicated below. Anyone filing Route. DOE also analyzed a rescission Shore Natural Gas Company, El Paso Natural an intervention or protest must serve a alternative under which the existing Gas Company, Enbridge Pipelines (AlaTenn) copy of that document on the Applicant. L.L.C., Enbridge Pipelines (KPC), Enbridge permit would be rescinded and no Pipelines (Midla) L.L.C., Garden Banks Gas Anyone filing an intervention or protest international transmission line could be Pipeline, L.L.C., Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C., on or before the intervention or protest constructed. As indicated in the Draft Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Kern date need not serve motions to intervene EIS, DOE has designated the Modified River Gas Transmission Company, Kinder or protests on persons other than the Consolidated Corridors Route as its Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC, KO Applicant. preferred alternative. Transmission Company, Midwestern Gas The Commission encourages Transmission Company, Mississippi Canyon electronic submission of protests and Availability of the Draft EIS Gas Pipeline, LLC, Mojave Pipeline interventions in lieu of paper using the Company, Nautilus Pipeline Company, DOE has distributed copies of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. Draft EIS to appropriate -
Canadian Pipeline Transportation System Energy Market Assessment
National Energy Office national Board de l’énergie CANADIAN PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ENERGY MARKET ASSESSMENT National Energy Office national Board de l’énergie National Energy Office national Board de l’énergieAPRIL 2014 National Energy Office national Board de l’énergie National Energy Office national Board de l’énergie CANADIAN PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ENERGY MARKET ASSESSMENT National Energy Office national Board de l’énergie National Energy Office national Board de l’énergieAPRIL 2014 National Energy Office national Board de l’énergie Permission to Reproduce Materials may be reproduced for personal, educational and/or non-profit activities, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the National Energy Board, provided that due diligence is exercised in ensuring the accuracy of the information reproduced; that the National Energy Board is identified as the source institution; and that the reproduction is not represented as an official version of the information reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Energy Board. For permission to reproduce the information in this publication for commercial redistribution, please e-mail: [email protected] Autorisation de reproduction Le contenu de cette publication peut être reproduit à des fins personnelles, éducatives et/ou sans but lucratif, en tout ou en partie et par quelque moyen que ce soit, sans frais et sans autre permission de l’Office national de l’énergie, pourvu qu’une diligence raisonnable soit exercée afin d’assurer l’exactitude de l’information reproduite, que l’Office national de l’énergie soit mentionné comme organisme source et que la reproduction ne soit présentée ni comme une version officielle ni comme une copie ayant été faite en collaboration avec l’Office national de l’énergie ou avec son consentement. -
Concerns Regarding Tar Sand Crude and the Proposed Seaway Pipeline
Concerns Regarding Tar Sand Crude and the Proposed Seaway Pipeline DFW Water Supplies Threatened Submitted by Seaway - A Pipeline of Poison The Enbridge Seaway pipeline is slated to start operations June 2012. It will reverse a 36-year old pipeline to carry bitumen crude from Cushing to the Gulf coast. Concerns regarding the Seaway include the following: • Dilbit is far more toxic -- and explosive than conventional crude. • Pipeline transports highly pressurized, acidic and corrosive material making pipes susceptible to rupture. • Aging pipeline is 36 years old. • Dilbit spill threatens DFW water supplies and their tributaries with proprietary material that is difficult, if not impossible to clean up. • Tar sand crude will increase U.S. oil costs 2-4 billion dollars. • Tar sand is meant for export, not to decrease our dependency on foreign oil. • Lack of oversight demands both federal and state agency intervention. Seaway Tar Sand Pipeline is Coming to DFW On November 16, 2011, Enbridge Inc. announced the purchase of a 50% share of the 670-mile Seaway Crude Pipeline System. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. will continue to own the other 50% of Seaway and will operate the system. The Seaway is an existing crude oil transportation network, originally built for natural gas, that includes a 500-mile segment from Freeport, Texas to Cushing, Oklahoma. Seaway will be reversed to carry diluted bitumen from Cushing to the vast refinery complex near Houston and the Texas City Terminal. Anticipating the pipeline’s reversed service as early as June 2012, the change from its current feedstock to the more viscous bitumen will result in a reduced throughput of 350,000 to 150,000 barrels per day. -
Market Index Uniflex 10%
Investment and retirement 5% 10% Market Index Uniflex 10% 25% Main Product Features 25% 6-year term (not redeemable before maturity) Guarantee of principal on maturity of 100% Low management fees of 1% per year 10% 15% $500 minimum deposit An easy way to diversify Cut-off age: 64 y/o (registered) and 70 y/o (non-registered) Even under a scenario where the return of each share is negative, this product may produce a global positive return Sector diversification of the Market Index Uniflex How it works On the settlement date, a starting level will be determined for each Canadian share included in the portfolio. On the maturity date, a ratio of the closing level over the starting level for each share will be computed. The 8 best performing shares during the 6-year term will be automatically assigned a fixed return of 60%, regardless of whether the actual return was positive or negative. The remaining 12 shares will be assigned their actual return. The global return (maximum 60%) will be calculated by averaging these 20 returns. The value at maturity will be the highest value between: the initial deposit; or the initial deposit PLUS global return (maximum 60%) Exposure to 20 Canadian companies included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index Company Sector Company Sector Metro Inc. Scotiabank Consumer staples Loblaw Companies Limited The Toronto-Dominion Bank Royal Bank of Canada Financial services Bank of Montreal Enbridge Inc. Sun Life Financial Inc. TransCanada Corporation Cenovus Energy Inc. Energy Canadian Natural Resources Limited Canadian National Railway Industrials Suncor Energy Inc. -
Widening the Circle Increasing Opportunities for Aboriginal People in the Workplace
Widening the circle Increasing opportunities for Aboriginal people in the workplace Deloitte’s Dialogue on Diversity Contents How can we increase opportunities for Aboriginal people in business? . 2 Just the facts . .4 What we learned - Begin with relationships . 6 Commit for the long term . .8 Bolster skills and education . 9 Review recruiting and hiring practices . .12 Foster cultural awareness . 15 Reach out to small business . 17 Prevent isolation . .18 Leverage goodwill . .19 Focus on retention . .19 Align programs . 21 Support Aboriginal businesses . .21 Break down myths and prejudices . 22 Tell a new story . .23 Top 10 best practices . .24 Why Dialogue on Diversity? . .25 The path from tolerance to acceptance to diversity to inclusion is a long one. Widening the circle 1 How can we increase opportunities for Aboriginal people in business? Recognizing that Aboriginal people make up the As more Aboriginal people attain higher- fastest-growing segment of Canada’s labour force level education, it is important that Canadian – with a sizeable under-25 population eager to employers provide them with a fair and fulfill its potential – Deloitte chose to make equal chance at a wide range of careers and “creating connections” between this group and advancement opportunities . By including business the focus of our Dialogue on Diversity . Aboriginal people in their talent pools, employers The dialogues, held in nine locations from can take advantage of the new perspectives that Vancouver to St . John’s, began on May 3 and often lead to innovation and improved business wrapped up on June 14, 2012 . We listened and results, while demonstrating leadership for other learned from passionate, proactive speakers who businesses . -
BMO Growth GIC Reference Portfolio
BMO® Growth GIC December 2011 - Series 56 Term 4 Years 100% Principal Protected Minimum Investment $1000 Maximum Rate of Return for the Term 17.00% (4.25% annually*) This medium term GIC allows you to participate in the growth This GIC may be right for you if you: of Canadian stocks with no risk to your principal investment. It are looking to diversify your portfolio with a medium term offers the potential to generate returns based on the investment peformance of a basket of 15 large Canadian companies. would like principal protection Reference Portfolio are willing to forego a guaranteed return for the potential to earn higher market-linked returns Company can keep your money invested until the end of the term Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC) Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (BNS) This GIC is an excellent way for you to gain access to the Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (TD) returns on a portfolio of 15 large Canadian companies with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) security of principal protection. Thomson Reuters (TRI) Principal protection - 100% of your original investment is returned to you at maturity Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) Manitoba Telecom Inc. (MBT) Higher return potential based on the performance of a portfolio of Canadian stocks Brookfield Asset Management, Class A (BAM.A) ® TransCanada Corp. (TRP) Designed in partnership with BMO Capital Markets , a market leader in creating innovative investment solutions Power Financial Corp. (PWF) Enbridge Inc. (ENB) Guaranteed by Bank of Montreal National Bank of Canada (NA) Eligible for Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (TCK.B) deposit insurance up to applicable limits CI Financial Corp. -
Fort Hills Update
Teck Resources Limited +1 604 699 4000 Tel Suite 3300, 550 Burrard Street +1 604 699 4750 Fax Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 0B3 www.teck.com For Immediate Release Date: January 3, 2018 18-1-TR Teck Provides Update on Fort Hills Project Vancouver, B.C. – Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) (“Teck”) today provided an update on progress at the Fort Hills Project. Suncor, as operator of the Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership, has confirmed that during 2017, the mine, primary extraction, utilities and froth assets were commissioned. More than 80% of the Fort Hills plant is now operational and has safely run at full capacity through the test runs over the past four months. All three secondary extraction trains are mechanically complete with the first train in its final commissioning stage. First oil is expected in mid-January. The second and third trains are currently being insulated and expected to start up in the first half of 2018, as planned. Fort Hills remains on track to reach 90% capacity by the end of 2018. The Fort Hills partners have resolved a previously announced commercial dispute. Suncor and Teck have each acquired an additional working interest in the Fort Hills project from Total E&P Canada (Total). Suncor’s share of the project has increased from 50.8% to 53.06% and Teck’s share has increased from 20% to 20.89%. Total’s share has decreased from 29.2% to 26.05%. Suncor and Teck have funded an increased share of the project capital, in the amounts of approximately $300M and $120M respectively, commensurate with the additional working interests, which may be further adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Fort Hills partnership agreement, as amended, based on the parties’ respective contributions to project costs. -
ET Rover Pipeline
ROVER PIPELINE LLC Rover Pipeline Project RESOURCE REPORT 10 Alternatives FERC Docket No. CP15-___-000 February 2015 ROVER PIPELINE PROJECT Resource Report 10 – Alternatives TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 10.0 ALTERNATIVES....................................................................................................................... 10-1 10.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 10-1 10.2 PURPOSE AND NEED .............................................................................................................. 10-2 10.3 NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE .................................................................................................. 10-3 10.3.1 Energy Conservation ...................................................................................................... 10-5 10.3.1.1 West Virginia .............................................................................................. 10-5 10.3.1.2 Pennsylvania .............................................................................................. 10-6 10.3.1.3 Ohio ............................................................................................................ 10-6 10.3.1.4 Michigan..................................................................................................... 10-7 10.3.2 Non-Gas Energy Alternatives ........................................................................................ 10-7 10.3.2.1 Fossil Fuels ............................................................................................... -
2018 Annual Report Fellow Shareholders, Governance and Shareholder Outreach
Manulife Financial Corporation Who Manulife Financial Corporation is Our five Portfolio Optimization we are a leading international financial strategic We are actively managing our priorities services group providing financial 1 legacy businesses to improve advice, insurance, as well as returns and cash generation while wealth and asset management reducing risk. solutions for individuals, groups, and institutions. We operate as John Hancock in the United States Expense Efficiency and Manulife elsewhere. We are getting our cost structure 2 into fighting shape and simplifying and digitizing our processes to position us for efficient growth. Accelerate Growth We are accelerating growth in our 3 highest-potential businesses. Our Digital, Customer Leader mission Decisions We are improving our customer 4 experiences, using digitization and made easierr. innovation to put customers first. Lives High-Performing Team made betterr. We are building a culture that 5 drives our priorities. Our Our Values represent how we Obsess Do the Values operate. They reflect our culture, about right thing inform our behaviours, and help define how we work together. customers Manulife Note: Growth in core earnings, assets under Core Earnings (C$ billions) management and administration (AUMA), and by the new business value are presented on a constant $5.6 billion exchange rate basis. numbers Total Company, Global Wealth and Asset Management (Global WAM), and Asia core earnings up 23%, 21%, and 20%, respectively, from 2017. 5.6 4.6 4.0 3.4 2.9 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Assets Under Management and Administration Net Income Attributed to Shareholders (C$ billions) (C$ billions) $1,084 billion $4.8 billion Over $1 trillion in AUMA. -
Canadian Mainline Sales and Marketing
Fort Nelson ALBERTA H U D S O N B AY Fort St. John Canadian Mainline Gordondale Sales and Marketing Fort McMurray Grande Prairie SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA Edmonton NGTL J A M TransGas ONTARIO E S B L A K A E Y W I N N R I E TransGas Centra P Union Nipigon V E I G R Saskatoon Calstock Empress Centrat MDA E Suffield SSDA SSDA WDA WDA Union C N Foothills Pipelines Liebenthal Centram NDA E ALL R T Shackleton NDA (Alberta) Richmond W Bayhurst A BURS MDA L Alberta/B.C. Calgary Success QUEBEC 2 Herbert T CABRI Tunis Power S 5 HERBERT SteelmanGrand Coulee ng Cranbrook 9 CARON NDA 13 Welwyn 391 REGINA TransCanada Canadian Mainline GRENFELL Medicine 17 AY OCK Hat Swift Current 21 MOOSOMIN Lethbridge Moose Welwyn RAPID CITY AGE CALST Kingsgate 392 25 HEARST Jaw Regina RT KLOTZLAKE MATTICE Gros Cacouna NEW 30 GERALDTON 88 PO 86 KAPUSKASING LA PRAIRIE VERMILION B JELLICOE 84 92 P. E . I . KENORA YDEN 80 95 BRUNSWICK Foothills Pipeline B.C. 34 DR Moosomin ALCON LAKE 52 77 393 ILE DES CHENES F 49 Hearst Cochrane Winnipeg SPRUCE 55 45 IGNACE Kapuskasing Energir NDA 41 RTIN 394 Brandon 43 NIPIGON 58 MA 99 Dryden EAGLEHEAD Kenora 75 Iroquois Sa CANADA 60 UPSALA 102 Falls Energir EDA 69 ALLS 1 Spruce 62 Larslan 105 Québec City U.S.A. Nipigon Union Fredericton 2 1 POTTER Saint John Emerson #1 68 Halifax 3 Emerson #2 107 EDA Enbridge RAMORE TransQuebec & Maritimes Pipeline (Viking) (GLGT) Thunder Bay SMOOTH ROCK F 110 EDA LACHENAIE ST.