RESOURCE CONTEXT
NGLs ride on 136 Tcf proved gas plus 3.8 Bbbl Montney/Duvernay condensate
Alberta's natural gas liquids are the feedstock for the largest petrochemical build-out in Canadian history.
HYDROGENOil & gas
Dow Path2Zero (Fort Saskatchewan)
Dow / Linde · 1,285 kt/yr ethylene + PE Phase 1 (late 2029); Phase 2 2030
C$10–11.5 B; CO2 via ACTL; Linde hydrogen plant.
GEOLOGICAL SETTING
Prospectivity envelopes for Ethane, propane & NGL feedstocks
No envelope drawn for this commodity.
Development regime
- Tenure
- Covered by PNG tenure; no separate NGL tenure.
- Royalty
- NGLs royaltied under the Modernized Royalty Framework as gas by-products.
DATASETS TO STACK HERE
Public layers that cover this site
- Bedrock geology polygons (DIG 2013-0018, queryable)Alberta Geological SurveyAttribute-level bedrock mapping for screening host lithologies; heavy, so it loads only when zoomed in.
- AGS prospective areas for mineral explorationAlberta Geological SurveyThe survey's own view of where each commodity is prospective; compare with the Atlas knowledge-driven envelopes.
- NRCan Map 900A: producing mines, mineral areas, oil & gas fieldsNatural Resources CanadaOfficial federal view of producing operations to cross-check the Atlas mine inventory.
- Non-Crown mineral ownershipAlberta Energy and MineralsFreehold minerals need private deals and carry freehold mineral tax instead of Crown royalty.
- Parks & protected areas (by designation)Alberta Forestry, Parks and TourismHard no-go areas (e.g. Peace Point gypsum inside Wood Buffalo National Park).
- First Nations reserves & Métis settlementsGovernment of AlbertaConsultation and partnership geography; AIOC loan guarantees favour Indigenous equity in projects nearby.
- Alberta Township System gridAlberta Energy and MineralsTenure is sold by section and LSD; the grid is how postings, leases and wells are referenced.
NEARBY OPERATIONS
Within reach
- Fort Saskatchewan brine & cavern fieldsSalt / brine · Dow, ATCO Energy Solutions, Keyera · ≈1 kmOperating
- Quest CCS (Scotford)CCS hub · Shell (operator) / Canadian Natural · ≈6 kmOperating
- Shell Polaris capture + Atlas storage hubCCS hub · Shell / ATCO EnPower · ≈13 kmConstruction
- Sil Industrial Minerals — BruderheimSilica sand · Sil Industrial Minerals · ≈16 kmOperating
- Air Products Edmonton net-zero hydrogen complexHydrogen · Air Products · ≈21 kmConstruction
- Dodds Coal Mine (Ryley)Coal mine · Dodds Coal Mining · ≈71 kmOperating