CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 17, 2016) - Highlights: Acquisition creates one of North America's largest regulated natural gas transmission businesses linking the continent's most prolific natural gas supply basins to its most attractiv...

The map depicts the pipeline for Great Lakes Gas Transmission.

TC Energy announced an expansion to our extensive NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) System will deliver more natural gas from the prolific WCSB to markets within Alberta, while an expansion to our ANR Pipeline (ANR) will provide a seamless path for Canadian production to access growing Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export and other markets along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

“North America has the resources and the responsibility to provide the world and its allies with clean energy. The country that has the vision and courage to look beyond its borders is the one that’s going to have the greatest impact on solving the global emissions problem while delivering prosperity to its people.” — TCE CEO François Poirier

TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) announced today that it will proceed with construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project (Coastal GasLink) after a decision to sanction the LNG Canada natural gas liquefaction facility in Kitimat, British Columbia (B.C.) was announced earlier today by the joint venture participants of LNG Canada, a consortium comprised of Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS (the LNG Canada Participants).

TC Energy is pleased that the Government of Canada has approved the NOVA Gas Transmission Limited (NGTL) West Path Delivery 2023 Project, part of the West Path Delivery Program, after a robust assessment by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).

Great Lakes Gas Transmission is a 2,115-mile (3,404-km) natural gas pipeline system that transports Canadian natural gas to the U.S. Midwest.