Bear Head LNG project moving forward

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued final authorization for LNG Limited’s Bear Head LNG project to export liquefied natural gas to countries that do not have free trade agreements with the United States.

This approval, in addition to DOE’s prior approval for exports to FTA countries, now allows Bear Head LNG to export chilled gas to countries with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy.

Bear Head LNG is the first and only proposed Canadian LNG export facility to receive both the non‐FTA authority from DOE and all the initial regulatory approvals to commence project construction. In addition, Bear Head’s approval in less than twelve months is the fastest non‐ FTA LNG export approval issued by DOE to date since the initial non‐FTA LNG export permit was issued, Australia’s LNG Limited said in a statement on Monday.

In tandem with the non‐FTA export permit, DOE determined that Bear Head LNG “does not require DOE’s authorization for Canadian natural gas to pass through U.S. pipelines (in transit) on its way to the export facility in Nova Scotia“.

This outcome enhances Bear Head’s commercial gas supply options by allowing a portion of supply requirements to come from Western and Central Canada largely using existing pipeline facilities,” said Bear Head LNG Corporation’s Project Director John Godbold.

Bear Head LNG proposes to develop an 8 mtpa or greater liquefied natural gas export facility on Nova Scotia’s Strait of Canso near Port Hawkesbury on a site permitted and partially developed a decade ago.

Bear Head is negotiating for gas supplies from Western and Central Canada, from offshore Nova Scotia, and from the abundant supplies available in the U.S. With DOE’s non‐FTA export approval, we are able to continue forward on U.S. gas production as the third leg of our gas supply portfolio,” said Brand.

 

LNG World News Staff