A joint review into the liquefied natural gas project was backed by the Nisga’a Nation
The federal government is poised to assign British Columbia’s environmental regulator to lead a joint review into a liquefied natural gas project backed by the Nisga’a Nation.
“The agency has decided that an impact assessment under the IAA is required,” the federal regulator said in its notice dated March 27. The Impact Assessment Act replaced the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act in 2019, with the revised regulatory process designed to pay greater scrutiny to the climate consequences of industrial proposals.
“The Ksi Lisims LNG project establishes a new blueprint for net-zero LNG design, and we’re confident it will meet British Columbia’s high environmental standards,” Ms. Scott said. LNG Canada is considering a major expansion in Kitimat, with the option in Phase 2 to utilize natural gas-fired turbines initially for liquefaction and then subsequently switching over to electric power. “Advancing electrification can benefit northern and Indigenous communities,” Teresa Waddington, LNG Canada’s vice-president of corporate relations, said in a statement.
Bookings to transport natural gas – known in the pipeline industry as “nominations” – are shaping up to be strong, according to Rockies. Birchcliff Energy Ltd. is the leading member of Rockies, but ARC Resources Ltd. has exited the group. “I am pleased to say that we have replaced ARC in both size and nominations,” Birchcliff chief executive Jeff Tonken said in an e-mail.