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Enbridge buys sa国际传媒 natural gas storage facility from Fortis for $400M

The deal is expected to close later this year
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The Enbridge logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 9, 2018. Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to buy a large underground natural gas storage facility in sa国际传媒 for $400 million. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to buy a large underground natural gas storage facility in sa国际传媒 for $400 million.

Under the agreement with FortisBC Holdings Inc., Enbridge will acquire the company's interest in FortisBC Midstream Inc., which holds a 93.8 per cent interest in the Aitken Creek Gas Storage facility and a 100 per cent interest in the Aitken Creek North Gas Storage facility. 

The underground reservoir is 120 kilometres northeast of Fort St. John, sa国际传媒, in the Montney production region.

Enbridge says it has 77-billion cubic feet of working gas capacity.

The company says Aitken Creek Storage connects to all three major long-haul natural gas transportation lines in Western sa国际传媒, including Enbridge's Westcoast and Alliance pipelines.

The deal is expected to close later this year, subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2023.

Companies in this story: (TSX:ENB, TSX:FTS)

The Canadian Press