CNOOC Affiliate Aurora LNG Files for NEB Export License
Posted on Dec 2, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on CNOOC Affiliate Aurora LNG Files for NEB Export License
Aurora LNG, a joint venture of Nexen Energy ULC (owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)), and Japanese companies INPEX Corporation and JGC Exploration Canada Ltd., filed an application with the Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) for authority to export up to 1140 Bcf/year of LNG over a 25 year period from a proposed export terminal anticipated to be located in the...
Unveiling of B.C. LNG Tax Program Pushed Back to February 2014
Posted on Nov 20, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Unveiling of B.C. LNG Tax Program Pushed Back to February 2014
The Financial Post reports that the details of British Columbia’s (B.C.) proposed tax program on LNG output has been pushed back from this month to February 2014. According to Rich Coleman, B.C.’s minister of natural gas development, the tax is on LNG output at the plant level, so it also will apply to gas moving to the Canadian West Coast from Alberta and...
Nexen Signs Option Agreement for Grassy Point, B.C. LNG Terminal Site
Posted on Nov 14, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Nexen Signs Option Agreement for Grassy Point, B.C. LNG Terminal Site
The Vancouver Sun reports that Nexen Inc., owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has signed an agreement for the sole option to purchase Crown Land at Grassy Point, British Columbia, to develop an LNG export terminal. The article states that the proposed LNG project at Grassy Point, Aurora LNG, is owned 60% by Nexen and 40% by Japanese companies INPEX Corp. and JGC...
The Business Council of B.C. Recommends Accelerated LNG Development in Energy Policy White Paper
Posted on Nov 11, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on The Business Council of B.C. Recommends Accelerated LNG Development in Energy Policy White Paper
The Business Council of British Columbia (B.C.) recently released a report on B.C. Energy Policy recommending, among other things, that the province take the following steps to accelerate natural gas and LNG development: (1) work with key stakeholders to formulate and release publicly a document on guiding principles for LNG development; (2) support the creation of a Ministry of...
Triton LNG Files for National Energy Board Export Authority
Posted on Oct 31, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Triton LNG Files for National Energy Board Export Authority
The Globe and Mail reports that Triton LNG LP, a joint venture between AltaGas Ltd. and Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., filed an application with Canada’s National Energy Board for authority to export over a 25-year term up to 115 Bcf /year of LNG from a floating liquefaction storage and offloading (FLSO) vessel to be located in the Kitimat or Prince Rupert areas. The...
Goldboro LNG’s Nova Scotia Export Project under Environmental Review
Posted on Oct 31, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Goldboro LNG’s Nova Scotia Export Project under Environmental Review
CBC News reports that Pieridae Energy (Canada) Ltd.’s proposed Goldboro LNG export terminal in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia is under environmental review by the province. According to the article, the project has one committed customer but it has not secured a supply of gas and is looking at potential sources in the United...