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Alberta, BC Pursuing GHG Reduction Credits for Canadian LNG Exports

Alberta, BC Pursuing GHG Reduction Credits for Canadian LNG Exports

The Alberta and British Columbia (BC) governments have set out to gain formal, international greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction credits for exporting LNG as a replacement for coal and oil in other countries. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith last week told attendees of the International Gas Union’s LNG2023 conference in Vancouver that she has begun talks with…

July 18, 2023
Ukraine’s Naftogaz Signs Tentative Deal for LNG, Hydrogen from Troubled Quebec Project

Ukraine’s Naftogaz Signs Tentative Deal for LNG, Hydrogen from Troubled Quebec Project

Ukraine’s largest natural gas and oil company has signed a tentative agreement to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen from a Canadian company looking to revive its Quebec export project. While in Washington DC, state-owned Naftogaz of Ukraine and Symbio Infrastructure announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for LNG supply from a proposed Quebec…

June 15, 2022
Energie Saguenay LNG Project in Quebec to Cause Adverse Impacts, Says Canada Regulator

Energie Saguenay LNG Project in Quebec to Cause Adverse Impacts, Says Canada Regulator

On the heels of rejection by the Quebec government of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) proposal, Energie Saguenay has run into another negative opinion by a federal regulator. The latest rejection follows one in July by the province’s Environment Ministry for GNL Quebec’s proposed terminal and Gazoduq pipeline.  “The project is likely to cause direct…

September 23, 2021
GNL Quebec Lining Up Supply for Eastern Canada’s Proposed Energie Saguenay LNG Project

GNL Quebec Lining Up Supply for Eastern Canada’s Proposed Energie Saguenay LNG Project

The pandemic delayed but failed to kill the $10.6 billion plan for Atlantic seaboard liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from French Canada, according to project sponsor GNL Quebec Inc. Still, public health precautions that slowed preparations and regulatory review have postponed the target date for starting shipments by two years until late 2026, President Tony…

July 13, 2021
Quebec LNG, Pipeline Project Still Facing Questions Following Government Assessment

Quebec LNG, Pipeline Project Still Facing Questions Following Government Assessment

A seven-year-old contender to move liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from French Canada vowed to earn Quebec government approval after doubts were  raised Wednesday in a provincial environmental assessment. Risks and rewards were documented, but no recommendation was made regarding the estimated $10 billion Energie Saguenay and Gazoduq pipeline projects. The 506-page assessment was completed…

March 25, 2021
Gazoduq Quebec LNG Project Facing Big Regulatory Hurdles as Assessments Begin

Gazoduq Quebec LNG Project Facing Big Regulatory Hurdles as Assessments Begin

Formidable regulatory hurdles are awaiting the C$5 billion ($3.8 billion) supply pipeline, Gazoduq Quebec, proposed for the French Canadian attempt at liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports as an extended federal and provincial environmental assessment begins. The list of approval requirements alone fills a 183-page instruction manual for hearings by a combined panel of the Impact…

July 21, 2020