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, …
The Canadian Gas Association sees growing Asian demand — from Japan in particular — for Canadian LNG. And it’s not alone in seeing a long future for LNG: Executives in the natural-gas industry expect strong demand for the fuel in Asia through 2040 and 2050 as countries continue their coal-to-gas switch, and look to meet …
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 …
A letter to Ottawa from Indigenous groups, including our Alliance, calls on the federal government to include oil and gas in any loan-guarantee program to help Indigenous Peoples buy equity in natural-resource projects. The letter:
Introducing the Impact Assessment Act in 2019, the federal government promised speedier processing of natural-resource projects “through legislated timelines.” It didn’t happen. As the Canada West Foundation reported earlier this year: “The IAA was intended to speed up a cumbersome application process for major infrastructure and resource projects, some of which were in the assessment …
