Blog: LNG, net zero, and the power to get there
British Columbia’s original policy for new liquefied natural gas plants was clear: They must produce net-zero emissions by 2030. So, for one thing, there was to be no burning some of their incoming natural gas to generate the electricity needed to operate their LNG plant. Then reality struck home: There was simply no way that…
Blog: Big LNG decisions on the horizon
Investors short-hand it as FID: the Final Investment Decision, in which investors decide if a multi-billion-dollar mega-project gets a final green light and goes ahead. Now Canada and BC are awaiting vital FIDs on two LNG-for-export projects: One on the expansion of LNG Canada at Kitimat and one on the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project…
Series: Investing in Canadian LNG, Part 3
The latest in a series from law firm Fasken, via Lexology: Part 3: Indigenous Partnerships and Investment: Indigenous support is critical to energy, infrastructure and resource project success in Canada. Read it at https://bit.ly/4xnirBP • Part 2: Putting Canadian LNG in context, and a look at Canadian LNG going forward: https://bit.ly/4q1GvI3 • Part 1: Canadian LNG…
Blog: Stake in the ground: Indigenous equity in infrastructure
(This week’s blog is condensed from a report by law firm Dentons in Canada, part of Dentons global.) Over the past few years, a combination of federal and provincial government programs — anchored by loan guarantees, equity loans, and legislative reforms — has dramatically expanded the capital available to Indigenous communities seeking ownership stakes in…
Karen Ogen: Canadian LNG is indeed Indigenous LNG
By KAREN OGEN, CEO, First Nations Natural Gas Alliance Three years ago, the world’s premier liquefied natural gas conference came to Canada – Vancouver, in fact – for the first time. It was an opportunity for BC to tell the world about our fledgling LNG opportunity. At that point three years ago, LNG Canada wasn’t…