TC Energy's Coastal GasLink Pipeline Fined for Environmental Non-Compliance
(Reuters) — British Columbia has fined Coastal GasLink, the natural gas pipeline being built by TC Energy, C$346,000 ($256,810) for non-compliance with environmental regulations, the Canadian province said on Thursday.
British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Office fined Coastal GasLink C$340,000 for deficient erosion and sediment control measures, and a C$6,000 penalty for providing "false and misleading" information relating to maintenance inspection records.
The deficiencies were identified during four multi-day inspections along the pipeline construction route in April and May 2022.
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"The reporting error was due to an administrative contractor record discrepancy that was provided to the EAO between October 2022 and January 2023," Coastal GasLink said in a statement. "This was an unintentional and regrettable error."
Coastal GasLink will connect gas fields in northwestern British Columbia with the Shell-led LNG Canada project, which will be Canada's first liquefied natural gas project when it starts operating in the middle of this decade.
The fines are the latest in a series of financial penalties paid by the troubled project, totaling more than C$800,000.
The 670-km (416-mile) pipeline, co-owned with private equity firm KKR and Alberta Investment Management Corp, has been dogged by delays and rising costs.
It is 94% finished and scheduled for mechanical completion late this year, Coastal GasLink said. It is expected to cost C$14.5 billion, more than double the initial estimate.
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