Environmental Assessment of Woodfibre LNG Project Paused For First Nation Consultations
Posted on Jul 2, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Environmental Assessment of Woodfibre LNG Project Paused For First Nation Consultations
The Vancouver Sun reports that the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Assessment Office has, at Woodfibre LNG’s request, suspended its review of Woodfibre LNG’s proposed 2.1 million metric tonnes/year liquefaction and LNG export terminal near Squamish, B.C., to permit Woodfibre LNG to address concerns of the Squamish Nation. According to the article, the “assessment will resume...
Cheniere Announces Funding and Notice to Proceed with Sabine Pass LNG Train 5 Construction
Posted on Jul 1, 2015 in Financing, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Cheniere Announces Funding and Notice to Proceed with Sabine Pass LNG Train 5 Construction
Cheniere Energy announced that Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL) “has engaged 18 financial institutions to act as Joint Lead Arrangers to assist in the structuring and arranging of up to approximately $5.8 billion of debt facilities, including approximately $4.6 billion of credit facilities and an approximately $1.2 billion revolving credit facility.” According to the press...
Quicksilver Resources Granted Canadian LNG Export License
Posted on Jul 1, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Quicksilver Resources Granted Canadian LNG Export License
Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. was granted a license by the Canadian National Energy Board to export 960 Bcf/year of LNG over a 25 year term from the proposed Discovery LNG liquefaction and export terminal on the north side of Campbell River, British Columbia. ...
Enbridge Buys Stake in Delfin LNG Offshore Terminal
Posted on Jul 1, 2015 in Financing, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Enbridge Buys Stake in Delfin LNG Offshore Terminal
Today, Fairwood Peninsula Energy Corp (Fairwood LNG) announced that Enbridge, Inc., has purchased a 5% equity investment in Fairwood LNG and has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Fairwood LNG to assist in the development of offshore LNG facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. Fairwood LNG is the parent company and 100%-owner of Delfin LNG LLC, which is proposing to construct a...
Project Agreements Signed with First Nations for LNG Canada’s Feeder Pipeline
Posted on Jun 30, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on Project Agreements Signed with First Nations for LNG Canada’s Feeder Pipeline
TransCanada announced its Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project (Coastal GasLink) has signed project agreements with Canadian First Nations Wet’suwet’en First Nation, Skin Tyee Nation, Nee-Tahi-Buhn Band, Yekooche First Nation, Doig River First Nation, and Halfway River First Nation, whose traditional and treaty territories are located along the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline...
Canadian National Energy Board Considering 40-Year Gas Export Licenses
Posted on Jun 30, 2015 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Canadian National Energy Board Considering 40-Year Gas Export Licenses
The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) is seeking comments on proposed amendments to its regulations to create a new category of licenses that would permit the export of natural gas for a term not exceeding 40 years. The amendments would also amend the definition of “natural gas” to include reference to 85% methane, and include new regulations listing the license application filing...