Transcript Presentation Title - Oil Spill Task Force

Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force Annual Meeting
September 25, 2013
Michael Davies, Senior Director Marine Development
Trans Mountain Pipeline
Current Operations
• Operating since 1953
• Capacity: 300,000 bpd
• 1150 km (715 miles) between
Edmonton and Burnaby
• Ferndale and Anacortes
• Transports refined products, heavy
and light crude oils including dilbit
• Last expanded in 2008
Proposed Expansion
• Expand capacity to 890,000 bpd
• Customer contracts for ~ 700,000 bpd
on 15 and 20 year terms
• Twin remaining 980 km (620 miles) of
pipeline
• Increase pumping capability
• Increase storage capacity
• Increase Puget Sound pipeline
capacity
• Add 2 tanker berths
• Increase in tanker traffic - not tanker
size
• No dredging of 2nd Narrows as a
requirement of this project
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Proposed Expansion Project Scope
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One tanker berth face
Partially (85%) laden Aframax
– Typically 5 tankers /month
– 2 crude oil barges /month
– 1 jet fuel barge (receiving) /month
~3% of PMV traffic
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Three tanker berth faces
Partially (85%) laden Aframax
– Up to 34 tankers /month
– 2 crude oil barges /month
– 1 jet fuel barge (receiving) /month
~14% of current PMV traffic
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Trans Mountain Expansion Schedule
Application Preparation
1.5 years
Commercial
(Tolling)
Approvals
2012
2013
Regulatory Approvals
2 years
Construction
2 years
2014
2015
2016
2017
Start of
Operations
Project Application Requirements
NEB Application must describe effect of the project on the
environment including those from normal operations and
from accidents and malfunctions:
– The potential environmental and socio-economic effects of marine
shipping activities that would result from the proposed Project, including
the potential effects of accidents or malfunctions that may occur.
TERMPOL is a voluntary multi-agency review of the
navigation infrastructure and regulation led by
Transport Canada.
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Vessel Traffic Analysis
(Y 2011)
~ 60 calls to
WRMT
~ addn 350
calls at
WRMT
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Based on 2011 AIS information from Marine Exchange
Established Marine Corridor
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Transit follows established
traffic separation scheme
(CCG and USCG)
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Traffic is monitored by vessel
traffic services (CCG and
USGC)
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Aids to navigation maintained
by CCG and USCG
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PMV and Transport Canada
rules and regulations in place
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BC Coast Pilots (certified by Pacific Pilotage Authority) onboard between Victoria and
Terminal
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Tug escort arrangements using tethered tugs during harbor transit (loaded and ballast)
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2 pilots during loaded transit
Up to 4 tugs during departure
Tethered purpose built escort tug through Haro Straits and
Boundary Pass (loaded)
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Product Quality
We transport a wide range of products and the terms and conditions for this
service are defined in our Tariff 88.
These conditions include product quality limits typical of major pipelines:
(a) Reid vapour pressure:103 kPa
(b) Sand, dust, gums, sediment, water or other impurities (total in aggregate): 0.5%
(c) Receipt Point a temperature: 38ºC
(d) Density: 940 kg/m³
(e) Kinematic Viscosity: 350cSt
(f) Having any organic chlorides or other compounds with physical or chemical characteristics
that may render such Petroleum not readily transportable by the Carrier…
Trans Mountain has been transporting diluted bitumen since late 1980s without
incident or operational problems due to dilbit properties.
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Recent Dilbit Experiments and Results
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Federal Tanker Safety Expert Panel
Panel
• Three person panel led by Captain Gordon Houston, the former
President and CEO of the Port Metro Vancouver.
Scope of the Review
• Evidence-based review and assessment of Canada's
Marine Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Regime, as it
applies to oil handling facilities and ship-source oil spill preparedness
and response.
– Regime's current regulated preparedness capacity of 10,000 tonnes
– Regime's structure and key components
– Regime's coverage
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BC’s Five Conditions
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Successful completion of the environmental review process;
World-leading marine oil spill response, prevention and recovery systems;
World-leading practices for land oil spill prevention and response;
Legal requirements regarding Aboriginal and treaty rights are addressed, and
First Nations are provided with the opportunities, information and resources
necessary to participate in and benefit from a project; and
British Columbia receives a fair share of the fiscal and economic benefits.
BC proposing joint plan of action with the federal government that would address:
– Limits to liability that ensure sufficient financial resources to properly address any spills;
– Increased federal response capacity;
– Full adoption of the Unified Command model;
– Strengthened federal requirements for the provision and placement of marine response equipment;
– Industry-funded terrestrial (land-based) spill co-operative;
– Increased capacity within the provincial emergency response program to ensure adequate oversight
of industry; and
– A Natural Resources Damage Assessment process to provide certainty that a responsible party will
address all costs associated with a spill.
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What is changing?
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Same products
Same vessels
Same route
Increased frequency
Expect:
• Navigation safety enhancements
– TERMPOL review
• Spill response enhancements
– TMEP work with WCRMC
– Federal tanker safety review
– BC’s five conditions
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