Site C essential for LNG development: Clark
Erica Fisher, EnergeticCity.ca, Fort St. John, Feb 8, 2012
Site C and B.C.'s proposed LNG development go hand in hand, according to Premier Christy Clark. In an interview with Moose FM/energeticcity.ca, Clark explained that the newly approved licence for Shell to export liquefied natural gas out of Kitimat will use 100 per cent of the power Site C would create.
Comparing two carbon bombs: LNG plants vs Enbridge pipeline
Marc Lee, Progressive Economics Forum, February 8, 2012
With the spotlight on the federal government’s aggressive push to export tar sands bitumen via the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline to Kitimat, and from there by tanker on to China, the BC government reclaimed some attention on the energy file when it released its Natural Gas Strategy last week. With lots of glossy pages, but little detailed content, it is reflective of Premier Clark’s signature style. The short of it is that shale gas from BC’s Northeast is to be pipelined to Kitimat and loaded onto tankers in liquid form (LNG) to be exported to China. Between LNG and Enbridge, little Kitimat is poised become an export platform for the two most environmentally controversial practices of the oil and gas industry, shale gas and tar sands extraction, all to appease the endless appetite for energy coming from the curious blend of totalitarian police state and unbridled capitalism that is modern China.
NEB approves BC LNG, second Kitimat LNG project
Robin Rowland, North Coast Energy News, February 2, 2012
The National Energy Board has approved a 20-year-export licence for Kitimat’s second LNG project, known as BC LNG. A NEB news release says:
Natural gas fuelling new economic opportunities
News Release, Premier's Office, Feb 3 2012
VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark today announced British Columbia's natural gas strategy will be established on a foundation of four priorities for long-term economic prosperity under the BC Jobs Plan.
How Much Liquefied Natural Gas Should the US Export?
Stuart Burns, Ag Metal Miner, January 12, 2012
Capitalism is a wonderful thing. It can create so much wealth, spur so much research and progress that we sometimes take on blind faith that unrestrained pursuit of profit is a good thing.
Liquefied gas exports could fuel demise of TransCanada's Alaska-Alberta pipe dream
By Rebecca Penty, Calgary Herald, January 6, 2012
TransCanada Corp., is in talks with Alaska's top energy producers on plans to export natural gas in liquid form by tanker, as its long-standing vision to link the state's vast quantities of northern gas with the North American pipeline system increasingly appears to be in jeopardy.
Company pulls out of LNG project
Jeff Montgomery, News Journal, DelawareOnline.com, Jan 6, 2012
N.J. terminal seen as unprofitable
A New York energy company has quietly surrendered its controversial authorization for a liquefied natural gas import terminal along the Delaware River in New Jersey, opposite Claymont, saying low domestic gas prices and rising global demands make the venture's profitability "unlikely."
LNG Boom May Ease After Biggest Jump in 3 Years
Jacob Adelman & Dinakar Sethuraman, Bloomberg, SFGate, December 29, 2011
The biggest surge in Asia's liquefied natural gas prices since 2008 may be ending as supplies increase from Australia and Angola and Middle East cargoes are diverted from the U.S. and Europe.
Cheniere plans second U.S. LNG export terminal
By Ben Lefebvre, Wall Street Journal, December 16, 2011
HOUSTON (MarketWatch) -- Cheniere Energy Inc. said Friday it is taking steps to develop a second terminal along the U.S. Gulf Coast to export liquefied natural gas.
The move would help the heavily indebted company tap into booming natural-gas production in the area.
Deloitte: Assumed US LNG export volumes could boost gas prices
By Paula Dittrick, Oil & Gas Journal, 12/16/2011
HOUSTON - If the US were to export 6 bcfd of LNG in the future, a world gas model developed by Deloitte MarketPoint LLC estimates a weighted-average price impact of 12¢/MMbtu on US prices during 2016-35, Deloitte LLP announced Dec. 15 at its annual Oil & Gas Conference in Houston.
CFN oppose natural gas power plants for Kitimat LNG projects
Malcolm Baxter, Kitimat Sentinel, December 16, 2011
The Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative (CFN) say one of the redeeming features of liquefied natural gas exports is that in China it will be used largely to replace coal, “the greatest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet.”
Proposed Ore. LNG terminal gets export permit
By JEFF BARNARD, San Jose Mercury News, December 7, 2011
A company that originally wanted to import liquefied natural gas from overseas through the Oregon port of Coos Bay received a preliminary permit Wednesday allowing it to switch to exporting.
The heated competition for shale gas
By Andrew Maykuth, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 13, 2011
The shale-gas bonanza is fueling a hot competition among businesses that want to claim a share of what is promoted as an abundant long-term energy source.
Canadian Gas Exports Threaten Energy Security
by David Hughes, Watershed Sentinel, Nov-Dec 2011
Sacrificing BC's Energy and Environment for Profit
Natural gas has been hyped of late as a way to reduce carbon emissions and reliance on oil and coal in business-as-usual growth scenarios. Much of this speculation rests on new technology to produce gas from previously inaccessible shale reservoirs.
Energy and Mines Minister Rich Coleman on Voice of BC
Rich Coleman and Vaughn Palmer, Voice of BC, Oct 27, 2011
Minister of Energy, Mines and Housing talks to Vaughn Palmer about an array of interesting topics about electricity, natural gas, shale gas, mining, smart meters, carbon neutrality, deferral accounts, BC's GHG.
Cheniere and BG ink $8 bln deal to export US LNG
By Edward McAllister, Reuters, October 26, 2011
- Cheniere to supply 3.5 mln tonnes a year to BG
- Deal will run for 20 years
- BG will ship LNG to markets across the globe
Shell buys Kitimat property for site of its proposed LNG terminal
By GORDON HAMILTON, Vancouver Sun, October 20, 2011
Royal Dutch Shell has purchased the old Methanex plant site at Kitimat, moving one step closer to building its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to access Asian markets.
Kitimat LNG export project gliding along with little opposition
By Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun, October 17, 2011
NEB approval grabs attention of would-be operators of Oregon's Coos Bay terminal
Kitimat LNG export licence wins National Energy Board approval
By Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun, October 13, 2011
NEB’s okay opens new markets for Canadian natural gas
VANCOUVER — The National Energy Board has granted a 20-year licence to export liquid natural gas to KM LNG, the consortium with plans to build a liquid natural gas terminal at Kitimat, marking another step toward the construction of a $4.5 billion LNG terminal on B.C.’s west coast.
Clark’s jobs plan needs huge power hike, BC Hydro says
Justine Hunter, Globe and Mail, Oct. 10, 2011
VICTORIA— The industrial mega projects that provide the backbone of Premier Christy Clark’s jobs plan will require a huge increase in British Columbia’s electricity capacity – the equivalent of nearly three new Site C dams.
Enbridge to buy Encana’s 52% stake in Horn River Basin gas plant
By Reuters, Calgary Herald, October 7, 2011
Enbridge to invest up to $900 million in Cabin gas plant
Enbridge Inc. said it would buy a majority stake in the Cabin gas plant in British Columbia’s Horn River Basin from Encana Corp. and some other sellers for $250 million Cdn, as it looks to strengthen its Canadian midstream business.
Oil giant Sinopec buys Calgary-based Daylight Energy for $2.2B
By Stephen Ewart, Calgary Herald, October 10, 2011
The aggressive push by China’s state-backed energy companies into the Canadian oilpatch continued Sunday when Sinopec International Petroleum agreed to pay $2.2 billion for Calgary-based conventional oil and gas producer Daylight Energy Ltd.
Another suitor sidles up to Kitimat LNG
By Jeff Lewis, Alberta Oil, October 07, 2011
Enbridge is the latest company to show interest in export scheme
Kitimat, B.C.: Ground zero in the race to fuel Asia
David Ebner and Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail, Oct. 08, 2011
KITIMAT, B.C., CALGARY — Two kilometres beyond an old logging road, workers are building the foundation of the future of Canada’s ailing natural gas business.
With thirst for LNG, it’s all about China: Encana exec
Rebecca Penty, Calgary Herald, October 5, 2011
Despite all the talk about Japan switching from nuclear energy and potentially requiring large amounts of natural gas for power, China is still the hungriest Asian market.
Enter North American liquefied natural gas.
