Petronas Cancels B.C. LNG Terminal Project
Posted on Jul 26, 2017 in Canada & Mexico, Financing, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Petronas Cancels B.C. LNG Terminal Project
Malaysian state oil and gas company Petronas released a statement that it and its partners “have decided not to proceed with the Pacific NorthWest LNG project at Port Edward in British Columbia [B.C.], Canada.” According to the statement, the decision “was made after a careful and total review of the project amid changes in market conditions.” Read more in the Reuters article....
Shell Terminates Proposed Prince Rupert LNG Project
Posted on Mar 13, 2017 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Shell Terminates Proposed Prince Rupert LNG Project
The Globe and Mail reports that Royal Dutch Shell PLC has “officially shelved” its plans to build the Prince Rupert LNG export project at Ridley Island, British Columbia (BC). The article reports that Shell will continue advancing the proposed LNG Canada export terminal at Kitimat, BC. LNG Canada is a joint venture comprised of Shell Canada, PetroChina Co. Ltd., Korea Gas Corp. and...
Bear Head LNG Feeder Pipeline Receives Environmental Approval
Posted on Jan 3, 2017 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on Bear Head LNG Feeder Pipeline Receives Environmental Approval
On December 22, 2016, the Nova Scotia Minister of Environment approved the environmental assessment authorizing construction of Bear Paw Pipeline Corporation Inc.’s (Bear Paw) 62.5 mile pipeline to provide gas to the proposed Bear Head LNG export facility in Point Tupper, Richmond County, Nova Scotia. The Bear Paw pipeline would interconnect the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline...
Woodfibre LNG Commits to Build B.C. LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Nov 7, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Woodfibre LNG Commits to Build B.C. LNG Export Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that Woodfibre LNG announced that it is moving forward with its proposed LNG export terminal near Squamish, 65 kilometers north of Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.). Byng Giraud, Woodfibre LNG’s country manager, is quoted as saying “[w]e commit today to build this project, a project that is right for Squamish and right for B.C.” According to the article,...
First Nations and Environmental Group Challenge Pacific NorthWest LNG Decision in Court
Posted on Oct 28, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on First Nations and Environmental Group Challenge Pacific NorthWest LNG Decision in Court
The Canadian Press reports that Canadian First Nations groups, the Gitwilgyoots Tribe and Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, and the SkeenaWild Conservation Trust have filed separate applications for judicial review in Federal Court of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s (CEAA) decision approving Pacific NorthWest LNG’s (PNWLNG) proposed liquefaction and export terminal near...
Pieridae Energy to Make FID on Goldboro LNG Terminal by Year’s End
Posted on Oct 12, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Pieridae Energy to Make FID on Goldboro LNG Terminal by Year’s End
The Guysborough Journal reports that Pieridae Energy has confirmed that it intends to make a final investment decision (FID) on its proposed $8 billion Goldboro LNG export terminal in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia by the end of 2016. According to the article, Pieridae Energy signed in 2013 a 20-year LNG purchase agreement with Europe’s E.ON Global Commodities SE....