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Brunswick Pipeline Partners with Louisbourg Pipelines Construction contractor selected for proposed natural gas pipeline
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, April 30, 2007:
Brunswick Pipeline announced today it has awarded a conditional contract to Louisbourg Pipelines to construct the proposed 145-km natural gas pipeline from the Canaport LNG terminal to connect with the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline near St. Stephen, New Brunswick . The project is subject to approval by the National Energy Board (NEB).
“Selection of the right contractor is an essential building block to a successful project,” said Nancy MacLeod, Manager, Community Relations at Brunswick Pipeline. “Louisbourg Pipelines' extensive knowledge and experience in pipeline construction will ensure we establish a safe, reliable pipeline system.”
As General Contractor, Louisbourg Pipelines will be responsible for the majority of work associated with the construction of the proposed pipeline. This will include right-of way clearing, grading, excavating, welding, installing the pipe, backfilling the trench, testing, and right-of-way restoration.
“We are very pleased to have been selected to be a part of this important energy project in New Brunswick ,” said Walter Martinel lo, President of Louisbourg Pipelines. “We look forward to contributing in a significant way and working proactively with Brunswick Pipeline and its project stakeholders in planning the work.”
“By engaging the contractor early, we will be able to draw on their expertise as we carry out planning activities over the next several months in advance of construction,” said MacLeod. “The planning work immediately ahead of us includes project opportunities information sessions, engineering design, environmental planning, detailed routing, and site specific construction and restoration plans.”
The project will bring millions of dollars in direct and indirect economic benefits to the region through construction work and supplies. As General Contractor for the project Louisbourg Pipelines is eager to maximize opportunities for local workers, businesses and First Nation organizations, and will provide first consideration to New Brunswickers where competitive.
“We will look first to businesses based in Atlantic Canada to fill requirements for subcontractors, goods and services,” said Martinello. “We will award subcontracts on the basis of fair price, availability of the product and the best service.”
Project Opportunities Information Sessions will be held this spring to give an overview of the work for this project, provide information about local business opportunities, augment Brunswick Pipeline's local services and suppliers project database, and answer specific questions about the pipeline construction process .
About Louisbourg Pipelines
Louisbourg Pipelines is a division of Simard-Beaudry Construction Inc., a well-respected Canadian contractor construction company. They have significant experience in executing all types of major civil engineering projects , such as the construction of piers, bridges, tunnels, highways, dams, subway stations, purification plants, special purpose building, maritime facilities and special projects in remote areas. Louisbourg Pipelines and their affiliates have constructed pipelines in many areas of Canada under a wide variety of topographic and climatic conditions, including both rural and urban environments in Atlantic Canada for the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline (M&NP) mainline natural gas pipeline project, M&NP pipeline laterals to Halifax and Saint John, and distribution pipeline construction for Enbridge Gas New Brunswick.
About Brunswick Pipeline
Brunswick Pipeline is 100 % owned by Emera Inc. (EMA-TSX) an energy company based here in the Maritimes. We are proud to support the addition of a new and abundant supply of clean-burning natural gas in our region.
Brunswick Pipeline will deliver natural gas from the planned Canaport™ Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”) receiving and re-gasification terminal near Saint John , New Brunswick to markets in Canada and the U.S. northeast. The 145 kilometer pipeline would extend through southwest New Brunswick to an interconnection with the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline at the Canada/US border near St. Stephen , New Brunswick . Visit Brunswick Pipeline's website at www.brunswickpipeline.ca
About Emera Inc.
Emera Inc. (EMA-TSX) is an energy and services company with $4.0 billion in assets. Electricity is Emera's core business. The company has two wholly-owned regulated electric utility subsidiaries, Nova Scotia Power Inc. and Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, which together serve 590,000 customers. Emera also owns 19% of St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited, which serves more than 50,000 customers on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia . In addition to its electric utility investments, Emera has a joint venture interest in Bear Swamp, a 600 megawatt pumped storage hydro-electric facility in northern Massachusetts; a 12.9% interest in the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline; and Emera Energy Services which manages energy assets on behalf of third parties and provides related services. Visit Emera on the web at www.emera.com .
For more information, please contact:
Nancy MacLeod, APR
Manager, Community Relations
Brunswick Pipeline
902 428-6902