Our newsletter: 23 November 2023 Early startup for LNG Canada? The Coastal GasLink pipeline finished installation ahead of a year-end deadline, and LNG Canada is more than 85% complete. So there’s been speculation that LNG Canada could start up earlier than its long-standing projection of “mid-decade.” The latest talk of an early start — in …
Our newsletter: 09 November 2023 CGL hits mechanical completion, early Coastal GasLink, having completed installation of its 670-kilometre pipeline from Dawson Creek to Kitimat, then moved on to “mechanical completion” — ahead of its year-end schedule. That included documentation, additional engineering analysis, and safely addressing any potential deficiencies, now that all pipe has been welded, …
Our newsletter: 26 October 2023 Step forward for Ksi Lisims LNG The Nisga’a Nation’s Ksi Lisims LNG project in northern BC has applied for a BC government environmental certificate, thus entering a six-month period of evaluation and consultation, with more to follow. And Ksi Lisim’s application included news that the project is looking to TC …
Our newsletter: 12 October 2023 Push for federal loan program grows Calls for federal loan guarantees to help Indigenous Peoples invest in natural-resource projects have taken on a new life. The latest champion is Enbridge CEO Greg Ebel: “If used to displace coal in Asia and eastern Europe, Canadian natural gas would have a tremendous …
Our newsletter: 28 September 2023 B.C. natural gas: Montney leads the way The Montney natural-gas play in B.C. and Alberta continues to dominate drilling activity, production, and growth in gas reserves. This from the B.C. Energy Regulator, which notes that in the last five years, gas production in B.C. has increased 40.2%. The regulator’s new …
