From REUTERS DECEMBER 20, 2009

MACKENZIE GAS PROJECT

- Partners: Imperial Oil Ltd., Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips, Exxon-Mobil Corp., Aboriginal Pipeline Group

- Estimated Cost: $16.2 billion

- Route: Would extend through the Northwest Territories to TransCanada Corp.’ s Alberta pipeline network from the Mackenzie Delta near the Beaufort Sea coast, a distance of 1,220 kilometres.

- Supply: Three anchor fields in the delta would initially supply up to 1.2 billion cubic feet a day. Reserves are estimated at six trillion cubic feet.

- Timetable: The partners filed applications in 2004, targeting a start to operations in 2009. Now, joint review panel expected to deliver report on environmental and socioeconomic impact in December. National Energy Board to hear final arguments in April 2010.
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