[lenaitch]

Oil spills? We are talking about LNG - Liquefied Natural Gas. LNG spills rapidly evaporate into the atmosphere, so I don't see the threat of remote oil spills.

Natural gas is terrestrially transported as a compressed gas. Pressures depend on the line, but generally at pressures between 500 and 1500psi. It doesn't evaporate because it is already a gas, but will disperse because it is lighter than air. One problem may be the cause of a breach because it is flammable:

Gas is liquified by deep cooling (about -160*C) for storage or marine transport at virtually no pressure. The gaseous/liquid volume comparison is about 1/600.

If people think beyond 'pipeline = bad', I imagine there would be a lot less opposition to transporting NG vs liquid petroleum.

 

[afransen]

The business case is very tough there due to the threat of remote oil spills and the accompanying prohibitively high insurance costs. Environmentally it would risk disaster in the difficulty to respond to any oil spills due to its very remote location. Another port in northern manitoba would be more useful in exporting things like Potash.

There are bunch of LNG projects on Canada's west coast. In addition to LNG Canada that's about to come online, Woodfibre LNG is currently under construction with Cedar LNG set to begin construction. Ksi Lisims LNG, a potentially massive project, is going thru the approval process now.

When it comes to exporting LNG to Europe, it would be more feasable for Canada to focus on developing LNG projects in Atlantic Canada, where it would be pretty advantageous when exporting to Europe.

Suggests to me there would be significant value in Canada developing more ice breaking capacity to keep northern ports active longer in addition to supporting arctic sovereignty.

 

[guavadelic]

A Norwegian energy company seems to lobbying to push an LNG project in Quebec:

Norwegian company looks to jump-start LNG export project in Quebec​

Speaking to reporters in Sept-Îles, Que. on Friday, Premier François Legault confirmed that members of his team have met with the proponents of the project, which he said would be located in Baie-Comeau, Que., along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the province’s Côte-Nord region.

But he added the project is “very preliminary.”

Greg Cano, chief operating officer for Marinvest Energy Canada, said there is a “clear and growing demand” for LNG in Europe, and Quebec is “strategically well-positioned to meet this need.”

“In our view, Quebec can play a key role in helping diversify export options for Canadian natural gas, especially at a time when relying solely on the U.S. market presents growing challenges,” he said in an email statement.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...y-has-plans-for-lng-export-project-in-quebec/