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TERRACE - Kitsault Energy, the company wanting to build and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant near an abandoned mining town north of Terrace, has applied for a 25year natural gas export licence from federal regulators, the latest step in the company’s bid to export Canadian shale gas to Asian markets. Submitted to the National Energy Board (NEB) on Dec. 18, 2013, the filing requests a licence authorizing the export of up to 20 million tonnes of LNG per year for a term of 25 years.
The company intends to initially use smaller floating liquefaction plants beginning in 2018 and add on to those plants in future years in order to export up to 2.6 billion cubic feet of gas per day. “The proposed LNG terminal will be comprised of a floating, and/or land-based natural gas liquefaction plant, LNG storage and marine loading facilities,” reads the filing. Kitsault Energy was formed by Kitsault townsite owner Krishnan Suthanthiran to market the location as an energy hub because its location on Alice Arm provides access to the Pacific Ocean for LNG tankers and its
convenience as an end point for natural gas pipelines originating in northeastern B.C. The townsite was initially built to house molybdenum mine workers and their families, but was abandoned over 30 years ago when the mine closed. The outfit still needs to find partners or investors for an approximately 600-kilometre long pipeline to bring the product to Kitsault, the LNG facilities it wants built, and a supply of natural gas itself. “Kitsault Energy will employ several models for export including a tolling model and one where project partners may own their gas supply or contracts
and be responsible for sales and delivery,” reads the filing. “Accordingly, Kitsault energy may or may not be involved directly in the purchase and sale of natural gas with respect to export of gas from Canada.” The company intends to power the project using electric drives utilizing a BC Hydro transmission line already in use at Kitsault, gas turbine power generation, or a combination of the two, reads the filing. Three northwest LNG terminals received approval for export licences from the NEB last month. Three other projects in the Kitimat area received approval earlier.
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