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Excitement builds over LNG plant
Campbell River firefighters firefighters douse a tree that caught caught on on fire fire in a backyard of an an 800-block 800-block Kit Crescent home home on on Monday Monday afternoon.
Rushford Rushford said. said. “The “The community community isis totally totally behind behind us. us.”” Rushford Rushford said said the the Elk Elk Falls Falls site, site, which which itit bought bought from from Catalyst Catalyst Paper Paper in in May May for for $8.6 $8.6 million million isis aa perfect perfect location. location. ItIt has has aa deepwater deepwater port, port, aa brownfield brownfield site site (mothballed (mothballed indusindustrial trial location) location) that that isis “beautiful” “beautiful” for for LNG, LNG, there there are are multiple multiple ways ways to to get get the the gas gas here here and and there there isis an an educated educated local local workforce workforce that that isis aa legacy legacy of of the the former former pulp pulp and and paper paper operation. operation. “You “You are are not not going going to to see see aa better better site site in in B.C. B.C. to to do do LNG LNG than than CampCampbell bell River, River,”” Rushfrod Rushfrod said. said. The The company company has has leased leased approxiapproximately mately 129,000 129,000 acres acres in in northeastnortheastern ern B.C. B.C. in in the the Horn Horn River River Basin, Basin, where where Horn Horn River River Shale Shale formaformations tions are are believed believed to to contain contain large large quantities quantities of of recoverable recoverable deep deep shale shale natural natural gas. gas. The The company company also also holds holds 410,000 410,000 acres acres in in Alberta. Alberta. The The challenge challenge for for the the company company isis to to find find markets markets for for its its Horn Horn River River property, property, the the most most likely likely target target being being Asia Asia –– Japan, Japan, South South Korea Korea and and China. China. With With its its Elk Elk Falls Falls purchase, purchase, Quicksilver Quicksilver has has the the means means to to ship ship LNG LNG to to Asian Asian markets. markets. A A previously-identified previously-identified hurdle hurdle to to the the project project isis the the size size of of the the existexisting ing gas gas pipeline pipeline that that supplied supplied the the former former pulp pulp mill. mill. That That 10-inch 10-inch line line isis not not big big enough, enough, Rushford Rushford said. said. A A 36-inch 36-inch line line will will be be needed. needed. A A route route for for aa new new pipeline pipeline has has been been identiidentified fied and and negotiations negotiations are are ongoing ongoing with with landholders. landholders. Rushford Rushford said said the the company company isis
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It will be a long haul before DisDiscovery LNG starts shipping liquid liquid natural gas from the former Elk Falls Falls Mill site. But Quicksilver Resources is seriserious about seeing the project happen, happen, says senior vice president and chief chief operating officer David Rushford. Rushford. “Obviously, we’re very serious,” serious,” Rushford said, during an interview interview at a community meet and greet held held at the Elk Falls Mill site Monday. Monday. Interest in the project is high high amongst Campbell Riverites. People People were asked to RSVP to the adveradvertised informational event and 400 400 took the time to indicate they were were coming. For every person that that RSVPs, there’s an exponential numnumber that plan to drop by so QuicksilQuicksilver staff were prepared for up to 800 800 to show up. The interest and support shown shown by Campbell River has impressed impressed Quicksilver officials. “When you try to develop these these projects, one of the things you look look for is a supportive community,” community,”
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