Proposed Projects | LNG in Northern BC

LNG in Northern BC

Proposals for LNG development in BC will dramatically increase greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making the province’s climate action goals impossible to meet.

First Nations and communities along the Skeena were not consulted with Petronas' LNG plant proposed for Lelu Island. The impacts of this project would be far-reaching and long lasting. Sign the declaration today to help protect Skeena salmon.

Although many proponents are committed to hiring locally, government and industry have recognized the need for temporary workers to fill skilled labour shortages.

In 1973, a superport was proposed for the Skeena Estuary and rejected due to a study that concluded, “The construction of a superport at the Kitson Island - Flora Bank site would destroy the salmon habitat."

There's more than 12 LNG projects proposed for Northern BC, which is leaving community members confused and overwhelmed.

Proposals for LNG development in BC will dramatically increase greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making the province’s climate action goals impossible to meet.

LNG carriers arriving and departing from the LNG facilities would force local waterways to close to marine traffic, sometimes for hours at a time. For communities reliant on marine waters for fishing and recreation, limited access is a real concern.

Waste pits attract nearby wildlife that ingest the chemicals. As a result of these toxins, hunters are finding game with tumours, abscesses, and foul smells.

Proposed Projects

Eighteen liquefied natural gas proposals have been put forward in northern BC to date, making the scale of proposed development unprecedented. Some of these proposed projects are simply speculative, but others have cleared environmental assessments and obtained export licenses.

Each of the proposals is operating independently from one another, meaning they each have separate environmental assessment deadlines, open houses, site locations and pipeline routes. This makes it very challenging for local residents to keep track and meaningfully engage with each proposal.

Pipelines Map FACILITIES MAP TABLE OF PROPOSED PROJECTS
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST LNG AND PRINCE RUPERT GAS TRANSMISSION PROJECT

Petronas | Japex | Petroleum Brunei | TransCanada Pipelines Corp. | Indian Oil Corp. | Sinopec

PRINCE RUPERT LNG AND WESTCOAST CONNECTOR GAS TRANSMISSION PROJECT

Royal Dutch Shell | Spectra

LNG CANADA GAS AND COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE

Shell Canada | Korea Gas Corp. | Mitsubishi Corporation | PetroChina Company Ltd. | TransCanada Pipelines Corp.

KITIMAT LNG AND PACIFIC TRAIL PIPELINES

Chevron | Woodside Petroleum (Apache withdrew in July 2014, Woodside joined in Dec 2014)

DOUGLAS CHANNEL ENERGY PARTNERSHIP AND PACIFIC NORTHERN GAS LOOPING PROJECT

Alta Gas Ltd. | Idemitsu Kosan Co. | EDF Trading Ltd. | EXMAR NV| Pacific Northern Gas

OTHER PROPOSALS

There are several more unconventional gas and LNG export proposals for northern BC. They are at various stages of development but have not yet entered the environmental assessment process.