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

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

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

Apache delays Kitimat decision again, Wall Street Journal reports

The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) is reporting that Apache has once again delayed its decision whether or not to go ahead with the Kitimat LNG project. So far there is no news release on the Apache site and no … Continue reading

Kitimat LNG progressing–or is it?

At the District of Kitimat Council meeting on Monday, October 1, as part of Mayor Joanne Monaghan’s regular “good news” briefing, she told council that the Kitimat LNG  project continues to “progress positively.”  The news from Calgary on Tuesday, however, … Continue reading

Haisla, BC government sign agreement for third LNG facility at Kitimat

Updated with map, agreement details The Haisla Nation and the BC government have signed an agreement that will lead to a third liquified natural gas project near Kitimat. The “Haisla Framework Agreement” allows for the lease or sale of up … Continue reading

TransCanada to build Shell’s “Coastal Gaslink” natural gas pipeline to Kitimat

Shell Canada and its Asian partners have chosen TransCanada Corporation to design, build, own and operate the proposed natural gas pipline to Kitimat, now called the Coastal GasLink project. The estimated $4-billion pipeline will transport natural gas from the Montney … Continue reading

Apache expects first LNG cargo from Kitimat in 2016

Apache said Tuesday, May 22, 2012, that it expects the first LNG cargo leave the Kitimat terminal for Asia sometime in 2016, with possible further expansion in the future. Patrick Cassidy, director of Apache’s Investor relations division, was making a … Continue reading

Apache posts job for Kitimat LNG construction manager

The Apache Corporation website has a posting for a construction manager for the Kitimat LNG project. The posting says the job will initially based in Houston, Texas, with the manager coming to Kitimat sometime in the future. The posting calls … Continue reading