LNG Canada Receives B.C. LNG Facility Permit
Posted on Jan 5, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Canada Receives B.C. LNG Facility Permit
LNG Canada announced today that the British Columbia (B.C.) Oil and Gas Commission has issued an LNG Facility Permit for LNG Canada’s proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal at Kitimat, B.C. LNG Canada stated that the permit, which focuses on public and environmental safety, is one of the key permits required for the construction and operation of the proposed project, and LNG...
Pieridae Energy (Canada) Acquires Land for Goldboro LNG Project
Posted on Dec 18, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pieridae Energy (Canada) Acquires Land for Goldboro LNG Project
The Chronicle Herald reports that Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd. has acquired a 107-hectare tract of land for its proposed Goldboro LNG export terminal in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. According to the report, the proposed facility, which includes a processing plant and export terminal, would produce 10 million tonnes of LNG annually. A final investment decision for the project...
Woodfibre LNG Receives Environmental Assessment Certificate for B.C. Export Terminal
Posted on Oct 28, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Woodfibre LNG Receives Environmental Assessment Certificate for B.C. Export Terminal
The British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office has issued an environmental assessment certificate approving Woodfibre LNG’s proposed liquefaction and export terminal near Squamish, B.C. According to The Vancouver Sun article, the facility “still requires federal environmental approval and it could be the first test of the incoming Liberal government’s approach to energy...
B.C. Approves Pacific NorthWest LNG Export Terminal Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Oct 28, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Pipelines | Comments Off on B.C. Approves Pacific NorthWest LNG Export Terminal Feeder Pipeline
The Globe and Mail reports that the British Columbia (B.C.) Oil and Gas Commission has granted approval to TransCanada to construct and operate the C$5 billion, 900 kilometer Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline, which would provide access to Montney gas supplies for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNWLNG) export terminal on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, B.C. The PNWLNG...
AltaGas’s Proposed Floating Liquefaction Facility Facing C$100 Million Customs Duty
Posted on Oct 27, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Trade Restrictions | Comments Off on AltaGas’s Proposed Floating Liquefaction Facility Facing C$100 Million Customs Duty
AltaGas Ltd., one of the sponsors of the proposed Douglas Channel LNG export terminal at Kitimat, British Columbia, is delaying a final investment decision on the project pending the outcome of an appeal of a C$100 million federal customs duty imposed on a floating liquefaction plant that one of its partners, Belgium’s Exmar NV, is building for the project. According to a Business in...
Petronas’s Pacific Northwest LNG Project “Shovel Ready” Once it Receives Permits
Posted on Oct 16, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, Litigation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petronas’s Pacific Northwest LNG Project “Shovel Ready” Once it Receives Permits
The Globe and Mail reports that the president of Pacific Northwest LNG, majority backed by Malaysian state oil company Petronas, has stated that despite a native group’s legal challenge of the project’s proposed site, his company is “shovel ready, and ready to move ahead as soon as we’ve got the final federal government approvals and final permits” for its proposed LNG export terminal,...