B.C. Delays Unveiling of LNG Tax Structure
Posted on Feb 5, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on B.C. Delays Unveiling of LNG Tax Structure
The Vancouver Sun reports that the British Columbia government has delayed until next fall the introduction of legislation to establish a tax regime on LNG exports. According to the report, the tax proposal was expected to be made public this month, and some information is expected when the government releases its budget on February 18, 2014, but no specific numbers are expected until...
Article Provides Update on Goldboro LNG Terminal Project
Posted on Jan 28, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Article Provides Update on Goldboro LNG Terminal Project
An article in The Chronicle Herald reports that the Nova Scotia environmental assessment office is in the process of reviewing Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd.’s proposed Goldboro LNG terminal project in Guysborough County. The article states that Pieridae is due to submit responses to the office’s questions by the end of January, after which a review panel will prepare a report and...
Japan Looks at Canadian LNG Supplies but Potential Obstacles Remain
Posted on Jan 22, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Japan Looks at Canadian LNG Supplies but Potential Obstacles Remain
The Globe and Mail reports that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company are looking favorably upon obtaining LNG from British Columbia (B.C.), Canada. However, possible shortages of labor for terminal construction, details of the impending B.C. LNG tax, and the potential for a global LNG supply glut have raised concerns over whether a Japan-Canada LNG relationship...
Woodside Signs Agreement for B.C. Land for Potential LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 17, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Woodside Signs Agreement for B.C. Land for Potential LNG Terminal
The Globe and Mail reports that Australian company Woodside Petroleum has signed an agreement with the government of British Columbia (B.C.) to acquire land at Grassy Point, B.C. for the development of an LNG export terminal. Aurora LNG, a joint venture led by CNOOC Ltd. of China, earlier entered a similar agreement for development of an LNG export terminal at Grassy...
Oregon LNG Affiliate Files for Canadian Gas Export License
Posted on Jan 16, 2014 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Affiliate Files for Canadian Gas Export License
Oregon LNG Marketing Company (OLM), an affiliate of Oregon LNG, filed an application with Canada’s National Energy Board to export to the United States over a 25-year period up to 473 Bcf/year of natural gas for further export as LNG from Oregon LNG’s proposed export terminal in Warrenton, Ore. OLM’s application can be found...
Public Comment Sought on Environmental Review of the Woodfibre LNG Export Project
Posted on Dec 31, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Public Comment Sought on Environmental Review of the Woodfibre LNG Export Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is seeking public comment on the potential environmental effects of the proposed Woodfibre LNG export project in British Columbia (B.C.) to assist CEAA in determining whether a federal environmental assessment is required for project. CEAA is also seeking comment on the B.C. Government’s request to substitute B.C.’s environmental...