Pieridae Energy Files DOE Application to Export Gas Through Canada to FTA and Non-FTA Nations
Posted on Oct 29, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Pieridae Energy Files DOE Application to Export Gas Through Canada to FTA and Non-FTA Nations
Pieridae Energy (USA) Ltd (Pieridae) has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export to Canada up to 292 Bcf/year over 20 years on the Maritimes & Northeast US Pipeline near Baileyville, Maine. The gas will be converted into LNG and exported from Pieridae’s proposed Goldboro LNG terminal in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia to nations with and without a...
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...
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...
B.C. Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for LNG Facilities
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental | Comments Off on B.C. Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for LNG Facilities
Yesterday, the British Columbia (B.C.) government proposed new greenhouse gas emissions standards applicable to LNG facilities that, according to a report in the Globe and Mail, establish a benchmark that is lower than any other in the world. A report in the Vancouver Sun states that LNG terminal sponsors say the proposed rules will not “derail their...
CEAA Seeks Comment on Whether Grassy Point LNG Project Requires a Federal Environmental Assessment
Posted on Oct 14, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on CEAA Seeks Comment on Whether Grassy Point LNG Project Requires a Federal Environmental Assessment
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is seeking public comment on whether a federal environmental assessment is required for Woodside Energy Holdings Pty Ltd.’s proposed Grassy Point LNG export terminal project in British Columbia. Comments must be submitted by November 3,...