The Mackenzie Delta, located in the Northwest Territories, holds an estimated 5-6 Tcf of recoverable Natural Gas reserves.

Natural gas from the region could begin flowing to southern markets by 2010, if natural gas companies can complete the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline on schedule (see below).

There are three large, proven natural gas fields in the Mackenzie Delta: Imperial Oil’s Taglu field (3 Tcf); ConocoPhillips’ Parsons Lake field (1.8 Tcf); and the joint Shell Canada-ExxonMobil Niglintgak field (1 Tcf); In 2005, Devon Energy received preliminary environmental approval to begin an exploratory drilling program in the Beaufort Sea, which would be the first such drilling since 1989.

Source: Energy Information Administration