CGL pipeline and new era for Indigenous people

By our Alliance  CEO, Karen Ogen, in Business in Vancouver Indigenous. Opportunity. Ownership. Historically, those words have been spoken independently of each other. Today, after over a decade of LNG development – with the Coastal GasLink pipeline complete, and the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat nearing completion – we have entered an era where Indigenous, …

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Newsletter: Early startup for LNG Canada in 2024?

Our newsletter: 23 November 2023 Early startup for LNG Canada? The Coastal GasLink pipeline finished installation ahead of a year-end deadline, and LNG Canada is more than 85% complete. So there’s been speculation that LNG Canada could start up earlier than its long-standing projection of “mid-decade.” The latest talk of an early start — in …

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Blog: Time for a real plan on emissions

The federal government’s climate target for 2030 is a reduction of 40-45% of emissions nationally, compared to 2005 levels. And Ottawa is “committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.” Judging by the latest news, those targets are indeed merely hazy “targets.” As Parliament’s independent Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development reports: “The federal government …

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CGL hits ‘mechanical completion’ ahead of schedule

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, …

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Blog: Long future seen for Canadian LNG

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 …

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