Vancouver Island First Nations Band Signs Agreement with Steelhead LNG
Posted on Jul 8, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Vancouver Island First Nations Band Signs Agreement with Steelhead LNG
The Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN) and Steelhead LNG Corp. announced an agreement to begin an LNG project at Sarita Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The proposed project includes a liquefaction facility at the southern end of Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island. Steelhead LNG applied to the National Energy Board on July 8 for a license to export 30 million tonnes of LNG per year for 25...
LNG-Buy BC Online Tool Ready
Posted on Jul 7, 2014 in Canada & Mexico | Comments Off on LNG-Buy BC Online Tool Ready
The government of British Columbia has announced that businesses may begin pre-registration to use an internet registry, the LNG-Buy BC tool, to connect local, British Columbia businesses with major LNG projects. A British Columbia government official explained in a statement, “LNG-Buy BC tool is focused on ensuring B.C. businesses have the right tools they need to connect with the...
Canadian Government Conditionally Approves Northern Gateway Project
Posted on Jul 7, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Government Conditionally Approves Northern Gateway Project
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has approved Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline Project, subject to 209 conditions that were recommended by an independent body established by the Minister of the Environment and the National Energy Board of Canada to review the project. The proposed pipeline is a 1,200 kilometer twin pipeline system that would carry tar sands oil from Edmonton to...
Edmonton Industrial Park to Develop LNG for Export to China
Posted on Jun 27, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Edmonton Industrial Park to Develop LNG for Export to China
The Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) announced plans to build a 1,000 acre industrial park in Sturgeon County, including a facility to make LNG to export to China. EEDC signed a memorandum of understanding with two partners – Gascana AB Energy Ltd. And Gascana-Sino Industrial Park Administrative Committee Inc. – to complete the Sino Canada Natural Gas Development...
WesPac Midstream seeks Permission to Export LNG from B.C.’s Lower Mainland
Posted on Jun 23, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on WesPac Midstream seeks Permission to Export LNG from B.C.’s Lower Mainland
WesPac Midstream Vancouver LLC (“WPMV”) filed an application with Canada’s National Energy Board seeking a license to export up to 146 Bcf or 4.14 billion cubic meters of LNG per year over 25 years. WPMV intends to export the LNG produced at the Tilbury LNG Plant located in Delta, British...
China Oil and Gas Group to Purchase Calgary-based Baccalieu Energy
Posted on Jun 23, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on China Oil and Gas Group to Purchase Calgary-based Baccalieu Energy
China Oil and Gas Group Ltd., a natural gas distributor and operator of LNG facilities in China, announced that it will buy Calgary-based Baccalieu Energy, Inc. for CAD$236 million. Baccalieu operates in west central Alberta, Canada concentrating on unconventional oil and gas operations in a formation known as the...