12 Facts About TransCanada Corporation

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TC Energy Corporation is a major North American energy company, based in the TC Energy Tower building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, that develops and operates energy infrastructure in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

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TransCanada Corporation operates three core businesses: Natural Gas Pipelines, Liquids Pipelines and Energy.

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TransCanada Corporation is expanding its energy division to include more renewable sources including pumped storage, wind, and solar generation.

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In 1998, TransCanada Pipelines merged with NOVA Corporation's pipeline business, keeping the TransCanada name and becoming "the fourth largest energy services company in North America".

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Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project – In June 2012 it was announced that TransCanada was selected by Shell and LNG Canada partners Korea Gas Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and PetroChina Company Limited to design, build, own and operate the Coastal GasLink pipeline between northeastern BC gas fields near Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and the LNG Canada LNG liquefaction, storage and export facility in the port of Kitimat, on the Douglas Channel.

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Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project – In January 2013 it was announced that TransCanada Corporation was selected by Petronas to design, build, own, and operate the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project, a gas pipeline that would transport natural gas from the Montney region near Fort St John, British Columbia to a LNG terminal planned by Progress Energy Canada Ltd.

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On July 25,2017, Petronas announced they were abandoning the Pacific NorthWest LNG proposal and TransCanada Corporation said they were "reviewing our options related to our proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project".

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In October 2011, TransCanada Corporation was involved in up to 56 separate eminent domain actions against landowners in Texas and South Dakota who refused to give permission to the company to build the Keystone Pipeline through their land.

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However, on August 23,2012, Texas Judge Bill Harris ruled that TransCanada Corporation had the right of eminent domain and could lease or purchase land from owners who refused to sign an agreement with the company for a public right of way for the pipeline.

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10.

In 2017, Trump signed a US Presidential Permit to allow TransCanada Corporation to build the Nebraska pipeline route of the Keystone XL.

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TransCanada Corporation reported it discovered the leak in Amherst, South Dakota, at 6 am on Thursday after systems detected a drop in pressure in the northern leg of the pipeline.

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12.

In 2019 TransCanada Corporation aided the drafting of anti-protest legislation in South Dakota.

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