TransCanada responds to questions from the varied stakeholders we have encountered.
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What is the capacity/length/in-service date?
- Status: In construction since August 2012
- In-service: Late 2013
- Length: 780 km (485mi)
- Diameter: 36 inch (914 mm)
- Pump stations: 6
- Capacity: 830,000 barrels per day
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What is the number for the landowner inquiry line?
United States: 1.866.585.7063
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When did construction start? What is the expected in-service date?
Pipeline construction commenced in August, 2012, with an expected in-service date of late 2013.
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What will be the capacity of the Gulf Coast Project?
The initial capacity will be up to 700,000 bpd with an ultimate capacity of 830,000 bpd.
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Why do we need the Gulf Coast Project?
The U.S. currently consumes about 15 million barrels of oil per day and it imports 10-11 million barrels of oil per day. The Canadian and American oil that Gulf Coast Project will deliver to Midwest and Gulf Coast refineries will help keep employees at these facilities employed while providing safe, secure and reliable access to sources of oil that is critical to North American energy security and independence.
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What are the local impacts of the Gulf Coast Project?
In the first five months of construction, the local economic benefit of the Gulf Coast Project has been significant. In that time, over $10 million has been spent locally during construction.
These expenditures do not take into consideration the money spent in grocery stores, R.V. parks, gas stations and motels by the hundreds of individuals working on the project. Even without accounting for this significant area of spending, we are still producing strong economic benefits throughout local communities and counties impacted by our pipeline.
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What types of jobs are created by the Gulf Coast Project?
This project has provided much needed jobs for about 4,000 American trades people and laborers, as well as project managers, environmental specialists and consultants.