By Paul Vieira
OTTAWA--Canada approved on Friday Enbridge's proposed multibillion-dollar expansion of a west-coast natural gas pipeline system.
Enbridge's Westcoast Energy affiliate operates a transmission system that transports processed natural gas to customers in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, and to customers in the Pacific Northwest.
Canadian Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Enbridge's expansion of the Westcoast system, at an estimated cost of nearly $3 billion, would meet growing energy needs by providing up to 300 million cubic feet per day of additional transportation capacity.
Hodgson said the project supports Canada's trade diversification strategy because the expansion will strengthen Canada's ability to meet natural gas demand from Asian markets.
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