Wanted: New gas pipeline to Elk Falls
Paul Rudan, Campbell River Mirror, June 13, 2013
A new pipeline to Campbell River is needed before the former Elk Falls mill site can be converted into a liquified natural gas (LNG) plant.
LNG trade falls for first time in 30 years
RT.com, 14 Jun 2013
In 2012 the global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) has suffered its first annual drop after three consecutive decades of expansion.
Petronas expects to invest up to $16 billion in LNG export facility in B.C.
The Associated Press, Vancouver Sun, June 11, 2013
Global energy corporations are "dead serious" about investing in B.C., said provincial Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman
B.C. Liberals under the gun on LNG
Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun, June 7, 2013
When Premier Christy Clark takes the wraps off her new and expanded cabinet in Vancouver today, the most urgent to-do list will be the one handed to the minister in charge of fulfilling her promise to establish a liquefied natural gas industry.
Energy portfolio could blow up in Clark’s face
Justine Hunter, Globe and Mail, Jun 02 2013
VICTORIA — Premier Christy Clark will announce her new cabinet on Friday: Pity the new energy minister who has to find a credible way to power all her liquefied natural gas ambitions, while managing a gaping financial hole in BC Hydro’s books.
David Suzuki: B.C.’s gas plan is a short-sighted pipe dream
David Suzuki, Rabble.ca, May 28 2013
B.C. appears to be pinning its economic hopes on natural gas – much of it obtained by fracking. While the world should be turning from fossil fuels to cleaner energy and conservation, we’re poised to dig ourselves deeper into the climate-altering carbon hole.
CBC On the Island: Arthur Caldicott on Quicksilver's Elk Falls LNG project
Arthur Caldicott, CBC On the Island, May 29 2013
Host Gregor Craigie talks with Arthur Caldicott about Quicksilver Resources acquisition of the Elk Falls mill site in Campbell River, and its intention to evaluate it for an LNG export facility.
LNG may be part of old Campbell River mill site plan says Quicksilver after $8.6M deal
Neil Cameron, Campbell River Courier Islander, May 28, 2013
The new owners of the Elk Falls mill site say they will be engaging First Nations and the local community as it begins feasibility studies on possible uses for the property.
And one of those uses may include Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), said David Erdman, Manager, Investor and Media Relations for Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc.
“Quicksilver will engage with the province to start the process of assessing the site for remediation and we intend to engage First Nations and the local community as site development possibilities emerge,” said Erdman. “We will engage stakeholders early and often through this process, and we’ll have broader communications issued as soon as possible.”
Pacific NorthWest LNG awards design and engineering contract
Shaun Thomas, The Northern View (Prince Rupert), May 21, 2013
BC Hydro rate policy could hinder LNG growth prospects as grid expansion costs become an issue
Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, April 11 2013
A BC Hydro policy that slaps extra costs onto major new industrial customers could prompt natural gas producers to “abandon their plans” to support an international LNG export industry, according to documents obtained by The Vancouver Sun.
Demonstrators protest Pacific Trails Pipeline
CBC News, Mar 31, 2013
Pipeline will run 450 km from Prince George to Kitimat
Nearly one hundred costumed demonstrators marched to Chevron's North Burnaby refinery on Saturday, protesting the company's involvement in the proposed Pacific Trails Pipeline.
Corporate welfare not needed for LNG on West Coast
Claudia Cattaneo, Financial Post, March 21 2013
While Ottawa agreed in Budget 2013 to extend tax breaks for manufacturers for two years, a request by developers of liquefied natural gas terminals on Canada’s West Coast to receive similar tax savings fell on deaf ears.
Concerns over environmental track record of Indonesian billionaire planning LNG plant in Squamish
Kent Spencer, The Province, March 7 2013
Controversial Indonesian billionaire Sukanto Tanoto has purchased an industrial site in Squamish for the purposes of exporting liquefied natural gas.
But the self-educated entrepreneur has been criticized for environmental practices elsewhere in his $12 billion industrial empire, raising questions about his B.C. venture.
Environmental watchers say Tanoto’s logging company, APRIL, has a checkered record in cutting down Indonesia’s rainforests and destroying wildlife habitat.
CKNW's Michael Smyth talks with David Hughes about LNG
Michael Smyth & David Hughes, Post Carbon Institute, followed by A.J. Goodman, Shale Resource Centre for Canada, CKNW, Feb 27 2013
Expectations and hurdles high for B.C.'s LNG industry
Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail, Feb. 25 2013
VANCOUVER —
It will be years before Canadian natural gas heats Asian homes. But as the industry considers billions of dollars of investment to export liquefied natural gas, it faces a difficult path to shipping its energy overseas.
CFAX's Pamela McCall talks with David Hughes about LNG
Pamela McCall & David Hughes, CFAX, Feb 23 2013
Alfred Sorenson talks to CBC about LNG in BC
Alfred Sorensen, CBC Early Edition, Feb 15 2013
Alfred Sorensen of Pieridae Energy says LNG in BC is not as promising as Premier Clark states. Challenges include upstream gas production, fracking, water, power requirements. 10 million tonnes per annum plant may need 400 megawatts of electricity capacity. Mr. Sorensen was a partner in Galveston LNG which first proposed the Kitimat LNG project now owned by Chevron and Apache.
Bob Simpson: LNG snake oil for B.C.’s economic woes
Bob Simpson, Georgia Straight, Feb 14 2013
Forestry, mining, and agriculture all made cameo appearances in this week’s throne speech, but liquefied natural gas (LNG) had the starring role.
When the gruel is this thin, fantasy looks like a good alternative
Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun, February 12, 2013
VICTORIA — Bereft of revenues, political momentum and much in the way of new ideas, the B.C. Liberals Tuesday staked the last throne speech of their current term on wild speculation about a single sector of the economy.
LNG-fuelled prosperity is far from a sure thing
Editorial, Vancouver Sun, February 12, 2013
B.C. LNG – It’s a crowded coast
Peter Tertzakian, The Globe and Mail, Feb. 05 2013
“No one goes there nowadays,” said Yogi Berra. “It’s too crowded.”
Oil and gas industry seeks billion-dollar tax break to lure LNG plants
Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun, February 7, 2013
The Canadian oil and gas industry is asking Ottawa for subsidies that could be worth $2 billion in tax savings to encourage the development of liquefied natural gas plants in British Columbia.
Chevron stands off with LNG buyers over pricing, warns projects at risk
Jeff Lewis, National Post, Feb 1 2013
CALGARY — Chevron Corp. is taking a hard line with Asian utilities and other potential buyers seeking cheaper prices on exports of liquefied natural gas from Canada’s West Coast, warning that unless sales are indexed to oil prices “the projects won’t get built.”
Is B.C.'s gas like Alberta's tar sands? Yes, in many ways, so it's about time we talked about it
Derrick O'Keefe, rabble.ca, Jan 31 2013
Earlier today in Vancouver, top officials of the B.C. government joined a day-long seminar -- or, more accurately, a love-in -- with the fossil fuel export industry organized by the Vancouver Board of Trade.
