Shell says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ARC Resources Ltd, a Calgary based energy company focused on the Montney shale basin in British Columbia and Alberta. The deal is worth $22 billion Canadian, ($13.6 billion US in cash and shares) and includes taking over ARC’s debts. Financial analysts report that offer […]
The British Columbia’s Energy Regulator issued an order on April 22, 2026, to LNG Canada to address instances of black smoke emissions during flaring at the site. A news release says BCER safety and compliance staff identified instances of non-compliance with the permit condition related to black smoke.The order requires LNG Canada to:Beginning April […]
Iran’s missile strikes damaged 17 per cent of Qatar’s LNG capacity, forcing a complete shutdown at Ras Laffan, the world’s largest LNG facility, Saad al-Kaabi, the CEO of QatarEnergy CEO says. That accounts for 12.8 million metric tons of LNG that is no longer available to Qatar’s mostly Asian customers. “I never in my wildest […]
LNG Canada flared an average of 40 times more gas than its permits allow for warm/wet and cold/dry flares (involved in the acid gas removal and liquefaction processes) during the last three months of 2025 and the first month of 2026, according to documents recently obtained by Canadian Physicians for Environment (CAPE) from the BC […]
The District of Kitimat announced March 26, 2026 that former mayor Joanne Monaghan has died. Photogallery In memory of Joanne Monaghan The news release from the District reads. he District of Kitimat is saddened to learn of the passing of former Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan. Joanne joined Kitimat Council in 1980 as Alderman (a title […]
The US aluminum company, Alcoa, announced officially on Monday March 16, that it will demolish its smelter at Ferndale, Washington. Calgary based AltaGas has acquired the rights to develop the site possibly for a green hydrogen plant. AltaGas is the parent company of Pacific Northern Gas, which supplies natural gas to Kitimat, through its consumer […]
Energy media organizations, mostly based in Houston, Texas, report that LNG Canada is working to increase production as the war with Iran strangles international energy shipping. The information is based on figures from the financial analysts including LSEG which provides of financial markets infrastructure and delivers financial data, analytics, news and index products to 44,000+ […]
Ravens are among the smartest birds on the planet. The intelligence of ravens as tricksters, messengers and observers has been described since time immemorial with myths and legends around the world. On the northwest coast ravens are prominent in the crests and stories of the indigenous peoples. A new study published in the journal […]
In 2011, J. P. Morgan Chase, Jeffery Epstein’s bank, tipped him and others about future LNG development in Kitimat, US Justice Dept files reveal. The Justice Department’s wide ranging release of files on convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein has yielded a surprising footnote, the first hints of liquefied natural gas development in Kitimat. Epstein was […]
The LNG Canada flare spiked at 260 million standard cubic feet per day or about 7,362,380 cubic metres per day during production problems with Train 2 during October, satellite data obtained by Northwest Coast Energy News can reveal. That is much higher than the expected 11,000 cubic metres per day for normal plant operations and […]