Coastal GasLink Pipeline: By the Numbers

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Coastal GasLink pipeline route

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Route

With Coastal GasLink achieving 100% pipe installation and full completion to come by December 2023, it is important we take a look at just how positive this project has been for Canadian and Indigenous communities.

From billions of dollars spent on local businesses to long-term and well-paying jobs, CGL’s numbers show how impactful the responsible development of Canada’s natural resources can be for our communities, especially in rural parts of the country. Also see:

13 Facts on Coastal GasLink: INFOGRAPHIC

Coastal GasLink facts statistics infographic

• More than 25,700 full-time-equivalent jobs created in British Columbia

55 million hours worked with exceptional safety performance

$3.2 billion contributed to the B.C. economy (GDP)

$331 million in tax revenues for British Columbia

$3.95 billion spent on B.C. businesses and suppliers

670 kilometres of pipeline, safely traversing two mountain ranges and some of B.C. most challenging terrain

Five years of construction, spanning a global pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and a highly competitive labour market

Eight world-class prime contractors, many with local Indigenous partnerships to deliver lasting community benefits

• Unprecedented support from all 20 out of 20 elected Indigenous groups, with 17 signing equity options to become owners in the pipeline

• Over $1.8 billion worth of contracts awarded to local and Indigenous businesses

• More than $13 million invested into local communities, non-profits, and sponsorships

820 students in B.C. received scholarships or bursaries

• Over 750 personnel trained and certified in Erosion and Sediment Control, the largest in B.C.

What is Coastal GasLink?

Coastal GasLink Pipeline being put underground

CGL Pipeline is Lowered into Trench

Coastal GasLink is a long-distance transmission pipeline that will safely transport natural gas from production reservoirs in Northeastern B.C. to LNG export facilities on the West Coast.

CGL will initially deliver 2.1 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) of natural gas with the potential to deliver up to 5 bcf/d, through additional compression along the route. The pipeline is set to deliver natural gas feedstock to the LNG Canada and Cedar LNG projects for liquefaction and export.

Global Natural Gas Demand is Growing

natural gas demand to grow 20 per cent by 2050

With growing global natural gas demand for decades to come, CGL will play an essential role in helping Canada supply the world with the energy it needs.

Natural resource projects like Coastal GasLink help underpin Canadian and Indigenous prosperity, global energy security, and climate action.

As long as the world needs natural gas, it should come from places like Canada – with world-class protections for human rights and the environment.

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