ExxonMobil Corp. has filed for permission to export 30 million metric tons a year (mmty) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the west coast of British Columbia (BC) (see related story). The Irving, TX-based operator said in an export license application with the National Energy Board that it is assessing potential construction sites in the Kitimat and Prince Rupert, BC areas for an LNG facility that would include six processing units. The project would be a partnership with its majority-owned Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil Ltd. If all goes as scheduled, gas exports could begin in the 2021 to 2023 time frame, the filing indicated. The BC venture, to be known as WCC LNG Ltd., would be supplied with gas from Western Canada fields. During the life of the project, gas also could be sourced from other North American basins. In May ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum International, which are sponsoring the proposed Golden Pass Products LNG terminal in Sabine Pass, TX, launched pre-filing for their proposed 15 mmty project (see NGI, May 20).
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NEB: NatGas Glut to Continue
Plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) — including the long lineup of terminals proposed for the northern Pacific Coast of British Columbia (BC) — are moving too slowly to cut the North American supply glut for at least three years, according to the National Energy Board (NEB).
NEB: Gas Glut Won’t Float Away Anytime Soon
Plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) — including the long lineup of terminals proposed for the northern Pacific Coast of British Columbia (BC) — are moving too slowly to cut the North American supply glut for at least three years, according to the National Energy Board (NEB).
OR Backers: Two Oregon LNG Projects On Track; BC Problematic
While there continues to be uncertainty among more than a half-dozen proposed West Coast projects in British Columbia, the backers of two long-standing liquefied natural gas (LNG) export-import projects in Oregon told NGI Wednesday they are alive and well and several steps ahead of their competitors in western Canada.
Pembina Mounting C$1B Post Merger Buildout
Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. said it will proceed with a C$1 billion expansion of its natural gas liquids (NGL) infrastructure, with at least some of the development intended to build upon its acquisition of Provident Energy Ltd., which was completed last year.
British Columbia Pledges LNG Trade Support
The British Columbia (BC) government has committed C$152 million to the province’s embryonic liquefied natural gas (LNG) export development. The contribution — C$32 million for aboriginal cooperation, and C$120 million to industry for northern infrastructure construction — was billed as a bargain price for tickets to prosperity.
BC Government Pledges Funds to Support LNG Trade
The British Columbia (BC) government has committed C$152 million to the province’s embryonic liquefied natural gas (LNG) export development.
Canadian Government OK’s Shell Consortium LNG License
LNG Canada Development Inc., a consortium led by Royal Dutch Shell plc to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Kitimat, British Columbia (BC), was granted a long-term export license by Canada’s Ministry of Natural Resources.
Industry Briefs
Apache Canada Ltd. and Chevron Canada Ltd. have completed the previously announced transaction making them 50-50 partners in the Kitimat LNG [liquefied natural gas] plant in British Columbia, the Pacific Trail Pipelines and 644,000 gross undeveloped acres in the Horn River and Liard basins. After a brief transition, Chevron Canada will assume operatorship of the LNG plant and the pipeline. Apache Canada increased its ownership in the LNG plant and pipeline from 40% and will operate the upstream assets. Apache’s net proceeds from the transaction were $405 million. Encana Corp. and EOG Resources, formerly 30% nonoperating owners in Kitimat LNG and Pacific Trail Pipelines, sold their interests and exited the venture (see Daily GPI, Dec. 26, 2012).
TransCanada Denied Horn River Pipe Permit, For Now
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has refused to let TransCanada Corp. grab an early lead in building new pipelines for shale gas in northern British Columbia (BC) by rejecting immediate construction of a jumbo link to the main drilling target, the Horn River Basin.
