Canadian Energy Board Grants LNG Export License to Triton LNG
Posted on Apr 18, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Energy Board Grants LNG Export License to Triton LNG
The Canadian National Energy Board has issued a license to Triton LNG Limited Partnership (Triton) authorizing Triton to export up to 115 Bcf per year of LNG over a 25-year period from a proposed LNG terminal at Kitimat or Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Triton is a joint venture between AltaGas Ltd. and Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., Japan’s second largest petroleum...
B.C. Government Signs Revenue-Sharing Agreements with First Nations for LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 10, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. Government Signs Revenue-Sharing Agreements with First Nations for LNG Terminal
The Financial Post reports that the British Columbia (B.C.) government has signed revenue-sharing agreements with two First Nations related to the development of the proposed Aurora LNG and other proposed LNG export terminals on Grassy Point, near Prince Rupert, B.C. The article notes that while there are about a dozen proposed LNG export terminals in B.C., none has reached a final...
Canadian Government Approves Four Long-Term LNG Export Licenses
Posted on Mar 26, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Government Approves Four Long-Term LNG Export Licenses
Today, the Government of Canada announced its approval of licenses for Pacific NorthWest LNG, Prince Rupert LNG, WCC LNG, and Woodfibre LNG to export LNG on a long-term basis from proposed terminals in British Columbia. The licenses were initially approved by the Canadian National Energy Board in December 2013. At that time, Joe Oliver, then Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources,...
Goldboro LNG Environmental Assessment Approved
Posted on Mar 21, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Goldboro LNG Environmental Assessment Approved
The Goldboro LNG export terminal project, sponsored by Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd., has received environmental assessment (EA) approval, with conditions, from the Minister of Environment for the Province of Nova Scotia. The proposed terminal would receive imported natural gas from the United States via pipeline and export it as LNG to international markets. According to an article...
Jordon Cove LNG Receives Authority to Import Canadian Gas for Export Terminal
Posted on Mar 21, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Jordon Cove LNG Receives Authority to Import Canadian Gas for Export Terminal
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Jordan Cove LNG (JCLNG) authority to import natural gas from Canada via pipeline up to 566 Bcf/year (1.55 Bcf/day) for a 25-year term to JCLNG’s proposed LNG export terminal at the Port of Coos Bay, Ore. JCLNG has already obtained Canadian National Energy Board authority to export the gas to the United States. DOE’s order can be found...
Press Release Provides Status of B.C. LNG Export Applications
Posted on Mar 10, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Press Release Provides Status of B.C. LNG Export Applications
A press release by the British Columbia (B.C.) Ministry of Natural Gas Development lists the projects and sponsors of the seven approved export licenses for LNG projects in B.C. and the four currently under review. The press release also estimates that if five LNG facilities move forward, the cumulative gross domestic product benefit to B.C. could total $1 trillion by 2046, and could...