Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Westcoast Energy Inc., dba Spectra Energy Transmission / Mark Fiedorek, President, Spectra Energy Transmission West

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Westcoast Energy Inc., dba Spectra Energy Transmission
Responsible Officer Name: Mark Fiedorek, President, Spectra Energy Transmission West 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-01-24
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 858912-16615

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 240

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 21 (2008-06-19 to 2008-08-15)

Version 2 of 21 (2008-06-19 to 2008-08-15) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Westcoast Energy Inc., dba Spectra Energy Transmission
Suite 2600
425 - 1st Street SW
Calgary, AB  T2P 3L8
Canada
Telephone number: 403-699-1685
Fax number: 403-699-1550  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Douglas Bloom, President, SET West  
Description of activities: Spectra Energy Transmission is a North American leader in the long-haul transportation and storage of natural gas. For more than three-quarters of a century Spectra Energy Transmission and its predecessor companies have developed the critically important pipelines and related energy infrastructure that connects natural gas supply sources to premium markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company's assets include about 18,000 miles of transmission pipeline and 265 billion cubic feet of storage capacity in the U.S. and Canada. Spectra Energy Transmission also has natural gas gathering, processing and distribution assets and natural gas liquids operations that are among the largest in Canada.
 
The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: Spectra Energy Transmission, LLC
5400 Westheimer Court
Houston, TX
United States of America 77056-5310

Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd.
P.O. Box 1162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Partnership
P.O. Box 1162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

Market Hub Partners Canada L.P.
50 Keil Drive North
Chatham, ON
Canada N7M 5M1

McMahon Power Holdings Inc.
P.O. Box 1162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

McMahon Power Holdings Limited Partnership
40 Wellington Row
Saint John, NB
Canada E2L 4S3

Petroleum Transmission Company
Suite 2600, 425 1st Street, SW
Fifth Avenue PLace, East Tower
Calgary, AB
Canada T2P 3L8

Spectra Energy Commercial Trust
Suite 2600
425 1st Street SW
Calgary, AB
Canada T2P 3L8

Spectra Energy Empress L.P.
Suite 1100
1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

Spectra Energy Empress Management Inc.
Suite 1100
1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

Spectra Energy Facilities Inc.
Suite 1100
1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

Spectra Energy Facilities L.P.
Suite 2600
425 1st Street SW
Calgary, AB
Canada T2P 3L8

Spectra Energy Income Fund
Suite 1100
1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

Spectra Energy Midstream Corporation
Suite 900
1959 Upper Water Street
Halifax, NS
Canada B3J 2X2

St. Clair Pipelines (1996) Ltd.
50 Keil Drive North
Chatham, ON
Canada N7M 5M1

St. Clair Pipelines L.P.
50 Keil Drive North
Chatham, ON
Canada N7M 5M1

St. Clair Pipelines Management Inc.
P.O. Box 1162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

Union Gas Limited
50 Keil Drive North
Chatham, ON
Canada N7M 5M1

Westcoast Gas Services Inc.
P.O. Box 1162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 3R5

Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Troy Adams
Position title: Director, Business Development
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Douglas Bloom
Position title: President, Spectra Energy Transmission West
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Doug Haughey
Position title: Group Vice President, Spectra Energy Transmission
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dennis Hebert
Position title: General Manager, Canadian Taxes
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Tony Irwin
Position title: Manager, Climate Change
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Kirsten Jaron
Position title: Director, Ojay Project
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mike Kelly
Position title: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Sue Malcolm
Position title: Director, Public Affairs, Community and Aboriginal Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Sarah McCullough
Position title: Director, Government Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Moffatt
Position title: Senior Project Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Bruce Pydee
Position title: Vice President, Government Relations & General Counsel
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Duane Rae
Position title: Vice President, Spectra Energy Transmission - West; President, Midstream Division
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Turner
Position title: Manager, Government Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Gary Weilinger
Position title: Vice President, Spectra Energy Transmission - West; President, BC Pipeline and Field Services Division
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Communications with respect to activities of Spectra Energy Transmission's (formerly Duke Energy Gas Transmission's) western operations, including the company's actions with respect to climate change and Aboriginal Relations. Communications with respect to the federal regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions, including development of carbon capture and storage projects in Canada. Communications with respect to Bill C-415.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Continued participation in industry consultation with respect to the federal regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions. Continued communications with respect to Bill C-415 (Replacement Workers).
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Communications with respect to Bill C-415 (Replacement Workers).
Policy or Program Continued communications with respect to activities of Spectra Energy Transmission's (formerly Duke Energy Gas Transmission's) western operations.
Regulation Continued participation in industry consultation with respect to the regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants.




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