TransCanada has decided not to construct marine and tank terminals at Cacouna, Québec for its Energy East pipeline project, as part of its commitment to stakeholder consultation and community safety.

The company is exploring alternative terminal options in Québec, reported Worldoil.com.

Refineries at Québec and New Brunswick will however continue to be linked directly to Energy East project.

TransCanada president and CEO Russ Girling said: "This decision is the result of the recommended change in status of the Beluga whales to endangered, and ongoing discussions we have had with communities and key stakeholders.

"This decision is the result of the recommended change in status of the Beluga whales to endangered, and ongoing discussions." 

"We have listened and our decision reflects that. Our goal has been to strike a balance between TransCanada’s commitment to minimising environmental impacts and the imperative to build modern infrastructure to safely transport the energy Canadians need and consume every day.

"The Energy East pipeline will be designed and operated with a singular focus on safety; that is what Canadians expect and that is what TransCanada will deliver."

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Energy East will provide a reliable supply of Western Canadian crude oil for refineries in Québec and New Brunswick.

In addition, the project will support 14,000 direct and indirect full-time jobs across Canada during its development and construction, and generate more than $7bn in additional tax revenues in the first 20 years of operation.

Alteration of the project scope will move the scheduled service date to 2020.

The $12bn project, with 1.1 million barrels per day (bbl/d) capacity, has received approximately one million bbl/d of long-term contracts.

Energy East is a significant part of TransCanada’s $46bn of commercially secured growth projects.