LNG

A renovated cruise ship known as a “floatel” is seen at anchor in the harbour in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Floatel’ anchored off Nanaimo ordered to Squamish

Squamish yet to give former cruise ship-turned LNG construction crew quarters permission

 

A Canada Action advertisement seen on a bus in Victoria in December 2023 has been ruled as misleading by national oversight group Ad Standards Canada. Ad Standards ruled in January 2024 that the ad’s claim that LNG “will” reduce emissions cannot be backed up with evidence and amounts to greenwashing. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment)

B.C. LNG ads claiming emission reductions are misleading, watchdog rules

Ad claims LNG ‘will’ cut emissions, but Ad Standards Canada says that isn’t a known fact

 

B.C. Ferries navigate around luxury passenger vessel MV Isabelle on their routes between downtown Nanaimo and Gabriola Island Thursday morning, Feb. 8. The ship is a luxury floatel waiting off Nanaimo for approval to use as construction workers accommodations for Woodfibre LNG’s export facility in Howe Sound. (Chris Bush/ News Bulletin)

Fearful Squamish rejects ‘floatel’ housing for LNG plant workers

Council votes to reject repurposed cruise ship citing safety and environmental concerns

 

An artist’s rendering of the Woodfibre LNG terminal set to open near Squamish in 2027. Ahead of it’s opening, scientists are studying what impact the gas flaring process at the site could have on people living nearby. (Credit: Woodfibre LNG)

Scientists studying possible health impacts of incoming Squamish LNG plant

Pollution produced during gas flaring process could impact area residents, study authors say

  • Apr 15, 2024
An artist’s rendering of the Woodfibre LNG terminal set to open near Squamish in 2027. Ahead of it’s opening, scientists are studying what impact the gas flaring process at the site could have on people living nearby. (Credit: Woodfibre LNG)
Construction workers are seen on top of the FortisBC Tilbury LNG expansion project in Delta, B.C., Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

LNG export jetty gets environmental approval for southwest B.C. coast

Province issues environmental certificate for Delta marine shipping development project

Construction workers are seen on top of the FortisBC Tilbury LNG expansion project in Delta, B.C., Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A BC Ferries vessel approaches the Saltery Bay terminal on the Sunshine Coast. (John McKinley file)

Watchdogs urge BC Ferries to skip LNG in its plans to expand fleet

Environmental groups want ferry corporation to speed transition to electric

  • Mar 14, 2024
A BC Ferries vessel approaches the Saltery Bay terminal on the Sunshine Coast. (John McKinley file)
A worker drives past a former landfill undergoing remediation at the Woodfibre LNG export terminal site on Howe Sound, as work continues to prepare for construction, in Squamish, B.C., Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Construction is expected to begin later this year on the liquefied natural gas export facility which is being built on the site that was used as a pulp and paper operation for nearly 100 years before closing in 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Floatel’ to house Squamish LNG construction workers sails into B.C. waters

More than 600 workers will be able to stay in facility while Woodfibre LNG project is built

A worker drives past a former landfill undergoing remediation at the Woodfibre LNG export terminal site on Howe Sound, as work continues to prepare for construction, in Squamish, B.C., Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Construction is expected to begin later this year on the liquefied natural gas export facility which is being built on the site that was used as a pulp and paper operation for nearly 100 years before closing in 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Dr. Melissa Lem, a Vancouver physician and president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, speaks outside Premier David Eby’s Vancouver constituency office Thursday (Aug. 24). The association was calling on the province to put a moratorium on future LNG projects, citing the risks associated with climate change. (Lauren Collins)

Doctors, nurses want B.C. to limit wildfire, climate impacts of LNG industry

Group gathered outside Premier David Eby’s office call for moratorium on future LNG projects

Dr. Melissa Lem, a Vancouver physician and president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, speaks outside Premier David Eby’s Vancouver constituency office Thursday (Aug. 24). The association was calling on the province to put a moratorium on future LNG projects, citing the risks associated with climate change. (Lauren Collins)
Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).

LNG Canada strike averted

Strike action has been averted at the LNG Canada construction site now…

Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives a keynote address at the the LNG2023 conference in Vancouver, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Alberta, B.C. want to expand Canadian LNG reach globally: Danielle Smith

Alberta premier expressed frustration about the lack of federal infrastructure

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives a keynote address at the the LNG2023 conference in Vancouver, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Delegates are silhouetted before the start of the LNG 2023 conference, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, July 10, 2023. Officials from the LNG industry gathering in Vancouver for an industry conference say the consensus among economists is that the gas shortage in Europe is a situation unlikely to last beyond 10 years, with the rise of renewables cutting into demand from 2030 onward. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Uncertain demand clouds future of Canada’s planned LNG exports, experts say

Economists say European gas shortage unlikely to last, renewables will cut into demand

Delegates are silhouetted before the start of the LNG 2023 conference, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, July 10, 2023. Officials from the LNG industry gathering in Vancouver for an industry conference say the consensus among economists is that the gas shortage in Europe is a situation unlikely to last beyond 10 years, with the rise of renewables cutting into demand from 2030 onward. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A module that arrived by ship is seen at the dock at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction in Kitimat, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Staff at LNG workers’ lodge vote to strike, Kitimat project disruption feared

Mediation underway after vote by 450 hospitality, food and maintenance lodge workers

A module that arrived by ship is seen at the dock at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction in Kitimat, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Delegates are silhouetted before the start of the LNG2023 conference, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, July 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Ukraine war proves value of LNG Canada, CEO tells global gas conference

LNG Canada export facility boss touts its reliability in volatile market during Vancouver session

Delegates are silhouetted before the start of the LNG2023 conference, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, July 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A police boat drives past the construction site of the ‘Uniper’ LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Sohn

Talk of LNG as clean fuel alternative risks losing sight of climate goals: experts

Critics call the move short-sighted and say it distracts from looking at more long-term solutions

A police boat drives past the construction site of the ‘Uniper’ LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Sohn
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrive for a dinner in Toronto on Monday, August 22, 2022. A new report suggests Canada should be doing more to make its abundant natural gas riches a key component of the world’s effort to move to a lower-carbon future. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says

Report calls for fast-tracking of infrastructure for liquid natural gas

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrive for a dinner in Toronto on Monday, August 22, 2022. A new report suggests Canada should be doing more to make its abundant natural gas riches a key component of the world’s effort to move to a lower-carbon future. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
The Woodfibre LNG project site is seen on the waters of Howe Sound near Squamish, B.C., on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Squamish LNG facility plans to achieve net-zero emissions at operation’s start

Company says it’s implementing a strategy that will result in the world’s first net-zero facility

The Woodfibre LNG project site is seen on the waters of Howe Sound near Squamish, B.C., on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Premier David Eby in Vancouver on March 14, 2023, announcing new framework for future oil and gas projects in B.C. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

B.C. creates new requirements for future energy and oil projects amid climate targets

Passing emissions tests and having plan to reach net-zero by 2030 part of new energy act framework

Premier David Eby in Vancouver on March 14, 2023, announcing new framework for future oil and gas projects in B.C. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pose for media prior to their meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/.AP-Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP

Joly pushes LNG ties in Japan and South Korea, amid North Korea missiles

Major export terminal is set to open in 2025 in Kitimat

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pose for media prior to their meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/.AP-Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP
Spectra Energy natural gas processing plant near Fort Nelson B.C. (Spectra Energy photo)

B.C. to phase out oil and gas drilling credits, raise provincial revenue

New system aims to cut emissions, restore environment

Spectra Energy natural gas processing plant near Fort Nelson B.C. (Spectra Energy photo)
B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister Murray Rankin (B.C. government photo)

Coastal GasLink doesn’t need Wet’suwet’en deal, B.C. minister says

Hereditary chief continues protests as pipeline moves ahead

B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister Murray Rankin (B.C. government photo)