GNL Canada Files to Export LNG Export from Proposed Quebec Terminal
Posted on Oct 27, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on GNL Canada Files to Export LNG Export from Proposed Quebec Terminal
Reuters reports that GNL Canada has filed an application with Canada’s National Energy Board to export up to 1.6 Bcf/day of LNG from the proposed Energie Saguenay liquefaction project near Saguenay, Quebec. GNL Quebec, owned by Freestone Capital LLC and Breyer Capital LLC, proposes to construct a 650-kilometer pipeline to connect with TransCanada’s main pipeline to supply the...
TransCanada Pipeline to LNG Canada’s Proposed Kitimat Terminal Receives B.C. Environmental Approval
Posted on Oct 27, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on TransCanada Pipeline to LNG Canada’s Proposed Kitimat Terminal Receives B.C. Environmental Approval
The British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office has approved the construction and operation of TransCanada’s proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline, an approximately 415-mile, 48-inch diameter natural gas pipeline that would run from the Groundbirch area near Dawson Creek, B.C. to the proposed LNG Canada export terminal near Kitimat, B.C. Documents related to the project can be...
DOE Grants Strom Authority to Export LNG to FTA Nations
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Grants Strom Authority to Export LNG to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Strom, Inc. authority to export 28.21 Bcf/year of LNG over a 25-year period to nations having a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Strom proposes to liquefy domestically produced natural gas using “small-to-medium size modular, scalable, portable liquefaction systems” at a proposed facility at Crystal River, Fla., and...
Golden Pass Products Responds to EPA Request to Justify LNG Export Project
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Golden Pass Products Responds to EPA Request to Justify LNG Export Project
Golden Pass Products has responded to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request to “explain why [Golden Pass’s LNG export project] better supports U.S. strategic energy objectives than the option of not exporting domestic natural gas.” Golden Pass cited the economic and geopolitical benefits of its project in its response to this and other EPA questions. Golden Pass’s...
B.C. Proposes LNG Tax Rate
Posted on Oct 22, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. Proposes LNG Tax Rate
Yesterday, the British Columbia (B.C.) government introduced the Liquefied Natural Gas Income Tax Act, which proposes to tax LNG projects at a rate of 1.5% when production begins, rising to 3.5% after capital costs are recovered and then rising to 5% after January 1, 2037. Some LNG terminal sponsors applauded the reduction in the tax rates that were originally proposed this past...