Pembina Pipeline Reaches Settlement With Shippers On Alliance Pipeline
All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
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"We are pleased after many months of complex, yet productive, discussions to have reached a negotiated solution with the Shipper Committee, consisting of over 30 members," said
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Highlights of the Settlement include:
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A 10-year term, effective
November 1, 2025 -October 31, 2035 . - A revised term-differentiated toll schedule that includes the establishment of a new 10-year toll and a reduction to the existing 1-year, 3-year and 5-year tolls ("New Tolls"). The New Tolls are expected to reduce existing long-term firm tolls by an average of 14 percent on a volume weighted average basis.
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All existing long-term firm service contracts will incorporate the New Tolls, and the New Tolls will remain fixed for the 10-year period effective
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The Settlement offers existing long-term firm shippers a one-time term extension option, enabling shippers to take advantage of the new term-differentiated tolls, effective
November 1, 2025 . Alliance anticipates a significant portion of contracted volumes to take advantage of the 10-year toll, thereby extending the weighted average term of Alliance's contractual profile. - Revenue from biddable transportation service (seasonal and interruptible) for volumes above long-term firm capacity of 1.325 billion cubic feet per day, will be shared 50/50 between Alliance and firm and seasonal shippers, thus aligning the interests of Alliance and its shippers and maintaining Alliance's ability to fairly and equitably allocate short-term capacity when available and demanded by the market.
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The Settlement has no retroactive impact on the interim tolls in effect since
November 2024 . The interim tolls will be made final and apply untilOctober 31, 2025 . - Alliance will remain under an 'at-risk' commercial model where returns and Alliance's ability to recover operating costs are squarely driven by the customer demand for its service and Alliance's ability to efficiently provide such service and manage costs.
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Alliance will return approximately
$95 million , currently held as an existing liability on Alliance's balance sheet, associated with eligible recoverable costs ("Recoverable Cost Variance"). The economic impact to Alliance of the return of this balance is limited to foregone carrying charges, which previously accrued at 8.75 percent. Alliance's ability to recover the same limited categories of cost in the future via surcharges under the Settlement is unchanged.
The Shipper Committee supported the Settlement through a vote on
Pembina expects the financial impact to Alliance from the Settlement over the next 10 years will be an approximately
Alliance has a proven track record of high reliability and high utilization and is unique in its ability to transport liquids-rich, Canadian-produced natural gas, while providing a cross-border conduit to high demand
Prospective Regional Short-Haul Alliance Expansion
Alliance is soliciting non-binding expressions of interest for a prospective new short-haul expansion providing transportation capacity to
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This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of applicable securities legislation, that are based on Pembina's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "continue", "anticipate", "schedule", "will", "expects", "estimate", "potential", "planned", "future", "outlook", "strategy", "project", "plan", "commit", "maintain", "focus", "ongoing", "believe" and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance.
In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements, including certain financial outlooks, pertaining to, without limitation, the following: the expected term, conditions, costs, timing and impact of the Settlement, including its expected financial impact to Alliance; the impact of the New Tolls; the expected timing and impact of the decision by the CER; and the expected impact on Alliance's contracted volumes.
The forward-looking statements are based on certain factors and assumptions that Pembina has made in respect thereof as at the date of this news release regarding, among other things: that the approval by the CER will occur on a timely basis; prevailing commodity prices, interest rates, carbon prices, tax rates, exchange rates and inflation rates; oil and gas industry exploration and development activity levels and the geographic region of such activity; the success of Pembina's operations; that all required regulatory and environmental approvals can be obtained on the necessary terms and in a timely manner; the ability of Pembina to maintain current credit ratings; the availability and cost of capital to fund future capital requirements relating to existing assets, projects and the repayment or refinancing of existing debt as it becomes due; future operating costs; geotechnical and integrity costs; that any third-party projects relating to Pembina's growth projects will be sanctioned and completed as expected; that any required commercial agreements can be reached in the manner and on the terms expected by Pembina; that counterparties will comply with contracts in a timely manner; that there are no unforeseen events preventing the performance of contracts or the completion of the relevant projects; prevailing regulatory, tax and environmental laws and regulations; maintenance of operating margins; the amount of future liabilities relating to lawsuits and environmental incidents; and the availability of coverage under Pembina's insurance policies (including in respect of Pembina's business interruption insurance policy) and certain other assumptions in respect of Pembina's forward-looking statements detailed in Pembina's Annual Information Form for the year ended
Although Pembina believes the expectations and material factors and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that these expectations, factors and assumptions will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: unfavourable outcomes to Alliance in respect of the ultimate CER decision relating to the Settlement; required changes to the design or scope of the Settlement that result in significant cost increases or timing delays or other negative implications in respect of the Settlement and the commitment of shippers thereon; the strength and operations of the oil and natural gas production industry and related commodity prices; the regulatory environment and decisions and Indigenous and landowner consultation requirements including the outcome of regulatory hearings; the impact of competitive entities and pricing; reliance on third parties to successfully operate and maintain certain assets; reliance on key relationships, joint venture partners and agreements; labour and material shortages;-performance or default by counterparties to agreements which Pembina or one or more of its affiliates, including Alliance, has entered into in respect of its business; actions by governmental or regulatory authorities, including changes in laws and treatment, including uncertainty with respect to the interpretation of the recently enacted Bill C-59 and related amendments to the Competition Act (
This list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, forecasted or projected by forward-looking statements contained herein. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof. Pembina does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information contained herein, except as required by applicable laws. The purpose of the financial outlooks contained herein is to assist readers in understanding Pembina's expected financial results, and this information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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