BC Government Tries to Spur LNG Terminal Development
Posted on Sep 14, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on BC Government Tries to Spur LNG Terminal Development
In an effort to speed-up construction of an LNG terminal in the province, CBC News reports that British Columbia has signed an agreement with the Haisla Nation that allows the Haisla to lease or buy 700 hectares of land near Kitimat and to work independently to develop a LNG export terminal on the...
Apache’s Proposed Kitimat Startup Pushed Back a Year
Posted on Jun 22, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Apache’s Proposed Kitimat Startup Pushed Back a Year
The projected date for the first cargo to leave Apache Corporation’s proposed LNG terminal at Kitimat, B.C., is now 2017, a year later than previously planned, according to an Apache official. The delay is attributed to a lack of firm contracts with Asian LNG buyers. Read more in the Financial Post...
TransCanada to Build Pipeline to Serve Shell’s BC LNG Export Plant
Posted on Jun 5, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on TransCanada to Build Pipeline to Serve Shell’s BC LNG Export Plant
TransCanada announced that it has been chosen by Shell Canada Limited and its partners to construct and operate the proposed Coastal GasLink project, a $4-billion pipeline that will transport natural gas from the Montney gas-producing region near Dawson Creek, British Columbia (BC) to Shell’s proposed LNG Canada gas export facility near Kitimat,...
Forecast Includes Power Needs of Two Kitimat LNG Terminals
Posted on May 31, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Forecast Includes Power Needs of Two Kitimat LNG Terminals
BC Hydro has included in its Integrated Resource Plan the electricity needs of two LNG export terminals proposed to be built near Kitimat, British Columbia. The Plan’s forecasts of future demand include the expected power needs of the Douglas Channel and Kitimat LNG projects, which have received government approvals. The Plan does not include the potential energy demand of other...
Shell Executive Urges Canadian LNG Export Terminal Operations Within the Decade
Posted on May 30, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Shell Executive Urges Canadian LNG Export Terminal Operations Within the Decade
Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s Chief Executive Officer Peter Voser told reporters yesterday that Canadian LNG export terminals need to be in operation within the decade to capture a share of the Asian LNG market and that he believes the streamlined regulatory review process proposed by the government will permit such a timeline. Voser added that news may be forthcoming about...
B.C. Commits to Three Operational LNG Export Terminals by 2020
Posted on May 17, 2012 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. Commits to Three Operational LNG Export Terminals by 2020
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that British Columbia Premier Christy Clark stated that her government is committed to having three LNG export terminals in operation by 2020, with Japan as the intended buyer of the...