Woodfibre LNG Receives Favorable Environmental Decision
Posted on Mar 21, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Woodfibre LNG Receives Favorable Environmental Decision
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that the proposed Woodfibre LNG export terminal (Woodfibre), located near Squamish, British Columbia, is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. The Environmental Assessment Decision Statement on the project establishes legally binding conditions, including...
Repsol’s Canaport LNG Terminal Conversion to Exports Put on Hold
Posted on Mar 17, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Repsol’s Canaport LNG Terminal Conversion to Exports Put on Hold
CBC News reports that Repsol has put on hold its proposal to convert the Canaport LNG import terminal in New Brunswick, Canada into an export terminal. The company attributed the decision to its inability to find outside investors and current market conditions, which make the conversion uneconomical. ...
Coalition of Scientists Urge Rejection of Pacific Northwest LNG Draft Environmental Assessment
Posted on Mar 9, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Coalition of Scientists Urge Rejection of Pacific Northwest LNG Draft Environmental Assessment
The Globe and Mail reports that more than 130 scientists have signed a letter to Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna requesting that she reject a “scientifically flawed” draft environmental assessment for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal near Lelu Island, British Columbia. According to the article, the draft assessment found that the LNG export terminal...
Petronas Releases Statement on Pacific NorthWest LNG Export Project
Posted on Mar 9, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Petronas Releases Statement on Pacific NorthWest LNG Export Project
Malaysian state oil company Petronas, primary sponsor of the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal in British Columbia, issued a press release stating that it “is proactively taking steps to mature the project towards its Final Investment Decision” and, once a federal environmental assessment report is completed, it will review the report’s findings and the LNG market outlook...
Crowley LNG Files for Canadian Export License
Posted on Mar 3, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Crowley LNG Files for Canadian Export License
Crowley LNG, Inc. has filed an application with the Canadian National Energy Board to export up to 10 Bcf/year of LNG over 25 years to the United States and its territories. The LNG to be exported will be produced at the Tilbury LNG Plant in Delta, British Columbia and/or the Mount Hayes LNG Plant on Vancouver Island, both owned by FortisBC Energy Inc. LNG for export may also be...
Douglas Channel LNG Project Postponed
Posted on Feb 25, 2016 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Douglas Channel LNG Project Postponed
The Financial Post reports that the proposed small-scale Douglas Channel LNG liquefaction plant and export terminal in British Columbia has been postponed due to the inability of its sponsors “to secure meaningful off-take agreements for the project” and “due to adverse economic conditions and worsening global energy price levels.” The sponsors of the project are AltaGas, Idemitsu...