Canadian Minister Expects Approval of Kitimat LNG Export License in Fall of This Year
Posted on Jul 21, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Minister Expects Approval of Kitimat LNG Export License in Fall of This Year
Speaking to Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] in Alberta, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said that he expects the National Energy Board to approve the 20-year LNG export license sought by Kitimat LNG this upcoming fall. Minister Oliver noted that this license would be the first for exporting natural gas to a market outside the United...
Kitimat LNG Buys Paper Mill Site for Construction Work Camp
Posted on Jul 15, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Kitimat LNG Buys Paper Mill Site for Construction Work Camp
Kitimat LNG announced yesterday that it has purchased the site of a closed paper mill to serve as a work camp and storage location during construction of the planned liquefaction and LNG export facility. Find further details in the Vancouver...
Shell to Partner with Three Asian Firms in British Columbia LNG Export Project
Posted on Jul 1, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Shell to Partner with Three Asian Firms in British Columbia LNG Export Project
Shell Canada told the Calgary Herald that it plans to partner with China National Petroleum Co., Korea Gas Corp., and Mitsubishi Corp. in developing an LNG liquefaction and export project in British Columbia, Canada. A spokesperson for Shell noted that the company has not yet selected a location for the...
Canada’s NEB Reports Releases Data on Canaport LNG Imports
Posted on Jun 30, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Canada’s NEB Reports Releases Data on Canaport LNG Imports
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has released recent data on LNG imports to the Canaport terminal located in New Brunswick. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that the 5.63 Bcf of LNG imported to Canaport LNG in April represents an approximately 50% decline from March 2011 LNG import...
Op-Ed: Shipping LNG from Northern Canada to South Korea an Option
Posted on Jun 29, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Shipping LNG from Northern Canada to South Korea an Option
An op-ed piece carried by The Tyee (British Columbia, Canada) discusses the possibility of transporting natural gas from Canada’s Mackenzie Delta as LNG to South Korea and other Asian...
Canadian Official Cautions on LNG Exports from United States
Posted on Jun 27, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian Official Cautions on LNG Exports from United States
Robert McLeod, minister for industry, tourism and investment for the Northwest Territories, told a conference in Washington, D.C., that he would be cautious in supporting LNG exports by American companies. McLeod cited climate change concerns in his comments, questioning why the United States would export natural gas supplies while still using energy sources with higher greenhouse gas...