BC aboriginal group eyes Enbridge’s Kitimat terminal for LNG project – The Globe and Mail
Nov. 26 2014
An aboriginal group keen to export liquefied natural gas has its sights set on B.C. property slated for the Northern Gateway bitumen terminal, highlighting the troubles faced by oil pipeline plans.
The northern B.C. location for the planned Kitimat-area terminal would be an ideal venue for a native-led LNG project, according to the Haisla First Nation. The Haisla are devising LNG proposals against a backdrop of vocal opposition in British Columbia against Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway and protests against Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.’s plans to nearly triple its Trans Mountain oil pipeline capacity from Edmonton to the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby.
The Haisla are seeking to acquire up to five floating LNG terminals, possibly from Singapore, and station liquefaction equipment on ships on the west side of Douglas Channel. One or two of the ships would be assigned to Enbridge’s terminal site on property designated “neutral map reserve” – B.C. Crown land that has been identified for Northern Gateway.
