Petronas-Led LNG Project Clears B.C. Environmental Hurdles

Pacific Northwest LNG Project SitemapApproval for pipeline, plant near Prince Rupert include measures to protect forests, wildlife

The B.C. government has granted environmental approval for two natural gas pipelines and Petronas’s proposed liquefied natural gas plant near Prince Rupert.

The environmental assessment certificates come with a variety of conditions to mitigate the effect to local wildlife, forests and marine life.

They do not necessarily mean the projects will be built, as the companies involved have yet to make final investment decisions on the multi-billion-dollar pipelines and facilities proposed as part of their LNG ambitions.

The government approvals include the 900 km, $5-billion, Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line by TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. It would run between Hudson’s Hope and the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG facility near Prince Rupert.

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