Kitimat port announcement surprise to Rio Tinto Alcan, District of Kitimat
The announcement Monday that the federal government intends to turn the private port of Kitimat into a public port, an announcement confirmed by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver in Terrace,...
View ArticleTransport Canada promises consultation on Kitimat port five days after...
Five days after the announcement that the private port of Kitimat will become a public port under federal jurisdiction, Transport Canada is now promising to consult District of Kitimat officials as...
View ArticleCoastal First Nations launch election commercial with Exxon Valdez radio call
Coastal First Nations have launched a commercial aimed at the British Columbia electorate, using the call from the Exxon Valedez to US Coast Guard Valdez traffic control saying that the tanker had run...
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Analysis: The Harper government’s week of history-making blunders
The Panama registered bulk carrier Azuma Phoenix is seen tied up at Kitimat harbour on the afternoon of Jan 9, 2012. In March 2013. the federal government announced it was making the private port of...
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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...
View Article“No need to scare people” about tanker disasters, Transport Minister tells...
“There is no need to scare people,” about tankers, Transport Minister Denis Lebel told the House of Commons on Thursday, March 28. Lebel was answering a question from Skeena Bulkley Valley MP and NDP...
View ArticleJoint Review Panel confirms closing arguments to begin in Terrace June 17
The Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel has confirmed that final, closing arguments for the controversial Enbridge pipeline project will take place in Terrace for approximately two weeks, beginning on...
View ArticleSFU study says spill hazards for Kitimat from tankers and pipelines much...
A study by two scholars at Simon Fraser University says that the Enbridge Northern Gateway project is much more hazardous to Kitimat harbour, Douglas Channel and the BC Coast than Enbridge has told the...
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From the Orange Coast: The pollsters lost big in the BC election–but not for...
Updated with clarification The pollsters were the biggest losers in the British Columbia provincial election on May 14—but not in the way everyone is talking about. It’s clear to the Wednesday morning...
View Article“Trust me is not good enough,” harsh BC government argument slams Enbridge,...
The government of British Columbia has filed a harsh assessment of Enbridge Northern Gateway in its final arguments submitted May 31 to the Joint Review Panel—much harsher than the government press...
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Shell’s LNG Canada holds open house for Kitimat
The Shell LNG Canada project officially opened its Information Centre at the old Methanex site offices in Kitimat on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. About 180 people attended the event, which included a...
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Joe Oliver makes flying visit, meets Haisla, snubs Kitimat (almost)
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (centre) meets District of Kitimat Councillors, left to right, Rob Goffinet, Mary Murphy, Mayor Joanne Monaghan and Corinne Scott. (District of Kitimat) Natural...
View ArticleChevron postpones Kitimat LNG decision to 2014, seeks new equity partners,...
The Dow Jones wire is reporting that Chevron has postponed a final investment decision on the Kitimat LNG project until 2014, “putting a deadline on a project that has already seen delays.” Competitors...
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Kitimat in “horse race” with Australian LNG project Chevron says
The Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia. Chevron says Gorgon Project work continues to progress with the installation of the second of three amine absorbers, two condensate stabilization modules...
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Seaspan keeping an eye open for opportunities in Kitimat, CEO says
Seaspan ULC, the large BC-based marine transportation and shipbuilding company is keeping its on eye on future opportunities in Kitimat and along Douglas Channel, chief executive officer Jonathan...
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Apache sells some of its gas and oil assets, confirms commitment to Kitimat...
Apache Corporation said Thursday it will sell oil and gas producing properties in the Nevis, North Grant Lands and South Grant Lands areas of western Alberta, to Ember Resources Inc., a private...
View ArticleOne of the Kitimat LNG projects plans to self-generate power for liquefaction...
At least one of the two large liquified natural gas projects in Kitimat is, at least at this point, planning to self-generate the power required using a gas-fired, steam-driven electrical generation...
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Check out Kitimat’s LNG competition
Screen grab American Petroleum Institute interactive map of LNG export projects. (API) The American Petroleum Institute, the lobby group for US energy companies has launched an interactive map on its...
View ArticleKOGAS selling stake in Kitimat’s LNG Canada
Reuters is reporting that the Korean Gas Corp is selling part of its stake in the Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat. Reuters says KOGAS CEO Jang Seok-hyo told the World Energy Congress that the...
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While BC is told refining heavy crude is uneconomic, planning for US west...
Supporters of David Black’s Kitimat Clean project to build a refinery about 25 kilometres north of Kitimat have been met by skepticism by experts and economists from the Canadian oil patch who keep...
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