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OIL & GAS AUSTRALIA
Bear Head gets the go ahead
LIQUEFIED Natural Gas Limited has been An aerial photograph of the developed Bear Head LNG site. Image courtesy LNG Limited.
given the go ahead from Canada’s National
Energy Board (NEB) to export liquefied In July 2015, the United States department regulatory approvals needed to construct the
natural gas (LNG) from the Bear Head LNG of energy granted the company export proposed facility in May.
project site. authorisation to free trade agreement
countries. The Australian company raised $174 million
The NEB’s decision approves an application in May to fund works on the Bear Head and
for the authority to export up to 8 million LNG Limited also received the last of 10 Magnolia LNG projects. l
tonnes per annum of LNG from Canada initial Canadian federal, provincial and local
starting in 2019.
Outlined in the decision is an option to
expand to increase production to 12 million
tonnes per annum in 2024.
The export licence extends for a period of 25
years from the date of first LNG exports.
The Bear Head LNG project site, located on
the Strait of Canso in Nova Scotia, was also
granted a licence to import 800 million cubic
feet per day of natural gas from the United
States.
LNG Limited said this was an amount
adequate to produce the authorised annual
LNG exports.
NEB’s export licence decisions are subject to
approval by Canada’s Governor in Council.
Bear Head project director John Godbold
was pleased with the decision, saying the
company was making steady progress toward
complete regulatory clearance for the project.
Connecting Environments Globally
Accommodation &
Workspace Modules
A range of DNV 2.7-1 accommodation, ancillary and
workspace modules including galley/mess, offices,
laboratories, test cabins, wireline support cabins, ROV
cabins and workshops
Offshore Containers Refrigeration Modules
A full range of offshore IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore are
containers, mud skips, tanks specialists in providing offshore
refrigeration and freezer solutions for
and baskets designed and offshore storage and transportation
manufactured in accordance with
Pluto Platform,
DNV 2.7-1 standards Australia
G/0213/15 Ferguson Group Australia Pty Ltd CELEBRATING 34 YEARS OF PUBLISHING IN AUSTRALIA ENERGY PUBLICATIONS 9
16 Alacrity Place, Henderson WA 6166
Tel: +61 (0)8 9494 8200
Contact: marketing@ferguson-group.com
www.ferguson-group.com
OIL & GAS AUSTRALIA
Bear Head gets the go ahead
LIQUEFIED Natural Gas Limited has been An aerial photograph of the developed Bear Head LNG site. Image courtesy LNG Limited.
given the go ahead from Canada’s National
Energy Board (NEB) to export liquefied In July 2015, the United States department regulatory approvals needed to construct the
natural gas (LNG) from the Bear Head LNG of energy granted the company export proposed facility in May.
project site. authorisation to free trade agreement
countries. The Australian company raised $174 million
The NEB’s decision approves an application in May to fund works on the Bear Head and
for the authority to export up to 8 million LNG Limited also received the last of 10 Magnolia LNG projects. l
tonnes per annum of LNG from Canada initial Canadian federal, provincial and local
starting in 2019.
Outlined in the decision is an option to
expand to increase production to 12 million
tonnes per annum in 2024.
The export licence extends for a period of 25
years from the date of first LNG exports.
The Bear Head LNG project site, located on
the Strait of Canso in Nova Scotia, was also
granted a licence to import 800 million cubic
feet per day of natural gas from the United
States.
LNG Limited said this was an amount
adequate to produce the authorised annual
LNG exports.
NEB’s export licence decisions are subject to
approval by Canada’s Governor in Council.
Bear Head project director John Godbold
was pleased with the decision, saying the
company was making steady progress toward
complete regulatory clearance for the project.
Connecting Environments Globally
Accommodation &
Workspace Modules
A range of DNV 2.7-1 accommodation, ancillary and
workspace modules including galley/mess, offices,
laboratories, test cabins, wireline support cabins, ROV
cabins and workshops
Offshore Containers Refrigeration Modules
A full range of offshore IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore are
containers, mud skips, tanks specialists in providing offshore
refrigeration and freezer solutions for
and baskets designed and offshore storage and transportation
manufactured in accordance with
Pluto Platform,
DNV 2.7-1 standards Australia
G/0213/15 Ferguson Group Australia Pty Ltd CELEBRATING 34 YEARS OF PUBLISHING IN AUSTRALIA ENERGY PUBLICATIONS 9
16 Alacrity Place, Henderson WA 6166
Tel: +61 (0)8 9494 8200
Contact: marketing@ferguson-group.com
www.ferguson-group.com
