Woodfibre LNG Files for Canadian National Energy Board LNG Export License
Posted on Jul 25, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Woodfibre LNG Files for Canadian National Energy Board LNG Export License
Woodfibre LNG Export Pte. Ltd. (Woodfibre), a subsidiary of Pacific Oil & Gas Limited, has filed an application with the Canadian National Energy Board for a license to export over 25 years up to 2.1 million tonnes (105 Bcf) per year of LNG to Pacific Rim markets, including Japan, South Korea and China, from a proposed LNG export terminal near Squamish, British Columbia. The...
Petronas in Talks with Sinopec for Share of Petronas’s B.C. LNG Export Terminal
Posted on Jul 25, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petronas in Talks with Sinopec for Share of Petronas’s B.C. LNG Export Terminal
Reuters reports that Petronas is negotiating to sell to China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) at least a 10% interest in Petronas’s proposed $20 billion LNG export facility on Lelu Island in Port Edward, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The negotiations with Sinopec follow sale of a 10% interest in the project to Japan Petroleum Exploration Company and...
Report: British Columbia LNG Industry Could Support 75,000 Permanent Jobs
Posted on Jul 24, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Report: British Columbia LNG Industry Could Support 75,000 Permanent Jobs
A report recently released by the B.C. Natural Gas Workforce Strategy Committee estimates that as many as 75,000 permanent jobs could be created if five LNG export terminals are constructed and operated in British Columbia. Read more in The Vancouver Sun...
Petronas Affiliate Files for Canadian National Energy Board LNG Export License
Posted on Jul 5, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Petronas Affiliate Files for Canadian National Energy Board LNG Export License
Today, Pacific NorthWest LNG, a subsidiary of Progress Energy Canada Ltd. and Malaysian state oil company Petronas, filed an application with the Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) for a license to export up to 19.68 million tonnes of LNG per year from its proposed LNG export facility on Lelu Island in Port Edward, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. A final investment decision on...
Canada Commences Environmental Assessment for Prince Rupert LNG Export Project
Posted on Jun 21, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation | Comments Off on Canada Commences Environmental Assessment for Prince Rupert LNG Export Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has commenced an environmental assessment of BG Group affiliate Prince Rupert LNG Limited’s proposed LNG liquefaction and export terminal on Ridley Island at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Public comments on the scope of the environmental assessment are due July 21, 2013. Read more in the...
Article Assesses Status of British Columbia LNG Export Terminals
Posted on Jun 20, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Article Assesses Status of British Columbia LNG Export Terminals
An article in MarketWatch reviews the status of the LNG export terminals proposed for the west coast of British Columbia, finding that four of the nine proposed projects are much further along in development than the...