LNG

• FortisBC hoping to build LNG storage facility in Kelowna as natural gas shortfall looms

  Fortis is planning to build a small-scale liquified natural gas storage facility to help generate power during winter peak demand periods.

  Economy

  Nov 25
  
• Haisla Nation signs off on multi-billion-dollar Cedar LNG plant for B.C. coast

  On Tuesday, the Hasila Nation and its partner Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced a green light with their final investment decision in the Cedar LNG plant.

  Economy

  Jun 25
  
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• Controversial worker ‘floatel’ drops anchor for LNG project near Squamish

  The MV Isabelle X, a Croatian-built former cruise ship that underwent a $100 million renovation to serve as a "floatel" for workers sailed from Nanaimo to Howe Sound on Friday.

  Economy

  Jun 21
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• Province says ship has sailed on Squamish’s power to regulate ‘floatel’

  The District of Squamish says a new provincial order doesn't overrule its power to regulate a cruise ship meant to house workers for a nearby LNG project. The Province disagrees.

  Politics

  Jun 19
• B.C. First Nations start to see LNG economic benefits, report says

  "I am seeing more people gaining access to mortgages which we've never been able to see ever in our nation's history before," Haisla Nation Chief Crystal Smith said.

  Economy

  Jun 6
• A look inside the now-sidelined ‘floatel’ meant to house LNG workers near Squamish

  The public is getting a look inside a retrofitted cruise ship intended to serve as accommodation for LNG workers at a project near Squamish.

  Economy

  May 9
• Squamish rejected a ‘floatel’ for LNG workers. What happens next?

  District of Squamish councillors voted 4-3 to reject a one-year permit for a cruise ship that would have housed the Woodfibre LNG crews.

  Economy

  May 2
• B.C. greenlights Delta LNG jetty construction

  A marine jetty project in the city of Delta has been issued an environmental assessment certificate.

  Environment

  Mar 29
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• Biden’s move to pause U.S. LNG approvals dismays Canadian energy producers

  Canada's energy industry is reacting with dismay to U.S. president Joe Biden's move to pause approvals of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals in that country.

  Canada

  Jan 26
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• ‘Floatel’ ship slated to house 600 LNG workers arrives in Vancouver from Europe

  The ship recently housed people fleeing war in Ukraine, and the company building the LNG export facility says it has since undergone an "extensive refit."

  Politics

  Jan 5