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A massive $500 million natural gas expansion project is in the works near Edmonton

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A massive $500 million natural gas expansion project is on the way near Edmonton, set to increase capacity by more than half a billion cubic feet per day.

Wolf Midstream announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16, that it has reached a final investment decision to move ahead with an expansion of its proprietary NGL North System, which will expand its natural gas liquids processing operations in Alberta.

The project includes expansions at facilities in northern Alberta, as well as a natural gas-fired cogeneration facility, expanded de-ethanization capacity, and an expanded unit-train rail terminal at its Wolf Feedstock Separation (WFS) complex in Sturgeon County, northeast of Edmonton.

NGL North recovers, separates and transports NGL, including ethane, propane, butane, and condensate, from natural gas in Alberta before being sent 450 kilometres south to the WFS complex.

At WFS, Wolf is adding a third de-ethanizer tower, which will increase the facility’s total natural gas liquids (NGL) production capacity to 110,000 barrels per day, including more than 80,000 barrels per day of ethane.

A new 37-megawatt natural gas-fired cogeneration facility will also be added to generate heat and power to the site. Additionally, the unit train rail terminal expansion will bring loading capacity to approximately 60,000 barrels per day.

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The NGL produced at the facility is then used in domestic and international markets, according to Wolf.

Wolf Midstream

The de-ethaniser expansion is anticipated to be in service in early 2027, while the expanded unit train facility is expected to be in service later this year.

The WFS expansion is part of the third phase of Wolf’s NGL North project, which will add approximately 0.6 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas processing capacity to the overall system.

A large new rail terminal is also in the works northeast of Edmonton, with Keyera Corp., AltaGas Ltd., and CN revealing plans in May to advance the Alberta Corridor Export (ACE) Rail Terminal Project.

The project is described as a “strategic Canadian energy infrastructure investment designed to strengthen Canada’s energy supply chain,” with the partnership combining Keyera’s ACE Rail Terminal with CN’s rail network and AltaGas’ West Coast export platform.