Pembina Pipeline (PBA) Updates on Progress Within Midstream Business

Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE: PBA) provides an update regarding commissioning and other developments for projects within the Company's Midstream business.

Crude Oil Midstream

Pembina's crude oil midstream business continues to progress its Canadian Diluent Hub ("CDH"). CDH is expected to be the primary access point for Oilsands producers to source a significant and growing supply of domestically produced condensate, from the Montney, Deep Basin and Duvernay developments delivered from Pembina's Peace Pipeline and Redwater Fractionators. The Company has agreements in place for downstream connections to third-party diluent pipelines. The interconnections with multiple diluent pipelines represents an initial aggregate take-away capacity in excess of 400,000 barrels per day ("bpd"). A detailed Class 3 engineering estimate for the infrastructure is complete and long-lead equipment orders are being finalized. As a result of project optimization and lower forecast costs, the expected capital cost of the project is now approximately $250 million, reduced from the original $350 million previously announced. The in-service date of the project is expected to be mid-2017, subject to regulatory and environmental approval.

In March, Pembina commissioned three new storage tanks at its Edmonton North Terminal ("ENT"). These storage tanks will provide a total of 550,000 barrels of additional crude oil storage capacity, more than doubling the total capacity of ENT. Originally expected to be placed into service in mid-2016 with an anticipated capital cost of $75 million, the project was completed both ahead of schedule and under budget. "This large scale expansion of ENT will enhance the operations of Pembina's Crude Oil Midstream business and provide additional optionality for our customers," said Bob Jones, Pembina's Vice President, Midstream Crude Oil & Condensate.

Natural Gas Liquids Midstream

Pembina's Natural Gas Liquids Midstream business will have commissioned the second 73,000 bpd fractionator at the Company's Redwater complex ("RFS II") by the end of March. RFS II was completed substantially on budget and one quarter later than originally expected. Underpinning RFS II are ten year, take-or-pay agreements for the entire operating capacity of the facility. Additionally, the design of RFS II benefits from significant operational improvements and other modifications that have been made to Pembina's existing Redwater fractionator over the years.

With RFS II in service by the end of March, Pembina's Redwater fractionation capacity will more than double to 155,000 bpd, inclusive of the previously announced debottleneck of the existing fractionator. "The completion of RFS II is a significant milestone for Pembina's Midstream business and represents the first new fractionator built in Alberta in 20 years," said Robert Lock, Pembina's Vice President, Natural Gas Liquids.

"By commissioning RFS II and the new storage tanks at ENT and advancing CDH, Pembina continues to progress our strategic objectives of developing large-scale, fee-for-service assets that provide high value services to our customers," said Mick Dilger, Pembina's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Most importantly, our exemplary safety and operations record was maintained across all of these projects from construction through to commissioning – which is even more impressive, given both ENT and RFS II were constructed within operating facilities."

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