Natural Gas Liquids (NGL)
Natural gas liquids, such as butane and propane, are stripped out from gas streams and sold separately. Some NGL are removed at field processing plants to meet pipeline specifications, as well as environmental and conservation objectives.
NGL are also removed at straddle plants located along major pipelines. Straddle plants are found at Cochrane, Edmonton and Empress, Alberta. A pipeline network gathers and transports NGL to petrochemical plants and other markets.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Liquefied natural gas is just emerging as a supply source in Canada with provincial and federal environmental approvals having been received for the first LNG importation and regasification facility, to be located in Goldboro, Nova Scotia. A Nova Scotia company, with parent company roots in developing and operating LNG terminals around the world, has applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board for a permit to construct the LNG facility.
