Harvesting And Other Land Uses Mackenzie Gas Project

Author : Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Ltd
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
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Download or read book Mackenzie Gas Project Environmental Impact Statement Supplemental Information written by Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Ltd and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Under the Terms of Reference [for the Mackenzie Gas Project], the project proponents are required to: [1] jointly develop, with the Inuvialuit, worst-case scenarios for the project that might affect wildlife harvesting and wildlife habitat, [2] identify ownership of the project components related to each scenario, [3] document the process used to develop the scenarios. This document will enable the Joint Review Panel to carry out certain responsibilities regarding the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). ... The Joint Review Panel is responsible for estimating the project proponents' potential liability for wildlife harvest compensation and wildlife habitat remediation in the ISR as a result of a worst-case scenario. This document provides five hypothetical scenarios, but it is the Joint Review Panel's responsibility to estimate the potential liability that would result if an incident occurred. ... To identify worst-case scenarios that could affect wildlife harvesting and wildlife habitat in the ISR, the project proponents and representatives of the Inuvialuit Game Council considered several alternatives, including: [1] fuel leaks or spills, [2] catastrophic failure at a gas conditioning facility, [3] well blowout during drilling, [4] pipeline rupture. Although the potential exists for a leak or spill while fuel is being stored, the volume of fuel released in an isolated incident would be limited. ... The ability to isolate sections of a gas conditioning facility would limit the volume of hydrocarbons released as a result of the catastrophic failure of any specific component of the facility. ... Therefore, the scenarios selected for a large-scale release of sweet natural gas were: [1] a blowout of gas and NGLs at a well in an anchor field. Three scenarios are described, one each for Niglintgak, Taglu and Parsons Lake. [2] a rupture of a gathering pipeline and release of gas and NGLs. Two gathering pipeline locations were chosen as examples: Taglu lateral, just north of the East Channel of the Mackenzie River - to represent a spill onto water, Storm Hills lateral, between the Storm Hills pigging facility and the Inuvik area facility - to represent a spill onto land. Although sweet natural gas would be released in all of the scenarios, it would dissipate into the atmosphere, or be ignited, as in the case of well blowout scenarios (see Blowout Scenario Assumptions). A continuous release of NGLs during a well blowout, and subsequent spill response, clean-up and reclamation, is considered to have the highest potential for affecting wildlife, wildlife harvesting and habitat"--ASTIS [online] database.