Everything you wanted to know about the LNG market (according to one report)

A report issued by Ernst & Young, The Global LNG Report, says that there will be strong demand for liquified natural gas over the next 10 to 20 years. At the same time LNG buyers will increasingly push back from “price-sensitive … Continue reading

Kitimat approves building permit for KM LNG construction camp

  District of Kitimat Council tonight (March 4, 2013) approved building permits for the KMLNG work camp at the old West Fraser Eurocan paper mill site. The first phase of the camp, called 1A will have 155 beds, followed by … Continue reading

Chevron advertises for Houston-based Kitimat plant logistics manager

Chevron, which recently took over management of the Kitimat LNG project is advertising for a Houston, Texas, based logistics manager for the project. The ad gives (in part) this job description: Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Kitimat … Continue reading

Haisla, Ottawa and BC sign agreement to open way for Kitimat LNG developments

The Haisla Nation, the federal government and the province of British Columbia have signed an agreement that opens the way for liquified natural gas development on Haisla territory on Douglas Channel. The federal government also announced new regulations under the … Continue reading

Chevron takes over Kitimat LNG operations from Apache, EOG and Encana

Apache has a new partner in the Kitimat LNG project, Chevron Canada Ltd and, in effect,  Chevron is taking over the project from Apache who has been unable to find customers for the liquified natural gas project in Asia. A … Continue reading

CNOOC-Nexen deal makes “absolutely no sense” Cullen says, fears Beijing will dictate Canadian resource policy

Skeena Bulkley Valley MP and NDP House leader says the Harper government’s approval of the takeover by CNOOC, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation of the Alberta-based energy company, Nexen Inc.  makes “absolutely no sense.” Cullen also told northwest reporters … Continue reading

PetroChina in multi-billion dollar LNG buying spree in Canada and Australia

PetroChina went on a multi-billion dollar natural gas buying spree Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, picking up shares in operations in both Canada and Australia. In Canada, Encana, one of the partners in the Kitimat LNG project, signed a joint venture … Continue reading

Douglas Channel Energy signs preliminary deal for two LNG tankers

LNG Partners LLC, of Houston, one of the backers of Douglas Channel Energy,  the BC LNG Douglas Channel Project, a partnership between LNG firms and the Haisla Nation, has signed a preliminary deal with Golar LNG for two tankers. Golar … Continue reading

Apache considering North American pricing for Kitimat LNG executives tell Miami conference

Apache is considering selling liquified natural gas shipped to Asia from Kitimat at North American prices, a industry-watching news site reports from an energy conference in Miami. Argus Media says that Apache and its partners in KM LNG, EOG and … Continue reading

New Joint Review Panel possible for Coastal GasLink pipeline project to Kitimat

The federal Environment Assessment Agency is asking northwestern British Columbia to comment on whether or not a federal assessment is needed for the TransCanada Coastal GasLink pipeline project that would feed natural gas to the proposed Shell facility in Kitimat. … Continue reading