Quicksilver Canada gets LNG export approval

Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. has received approval from the National Energy Board of Canada to export 20 million tonnes/year of LNG from a possible liquefaction plant near Campbell River, BC.
July 2, 2015

Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. has received approval from the National Energy Board of Canada to export 20 million tonnes/year of LNG from a possible liquefaction plant near Campbell River, BC.

The company, which produces natural gas in the Horn River basin of British Columbia, is studying feasibility of building a plant at on the site of a pulp and paper processing complex closed in 2009. The LNG facility, called Discovery LNG, would have four, 5 million-tpy trains.

The export approval is for 25 years. In its application, Quicksilver said exports could begin as early as 2021 and reach capacity rates as early as 2024.

About the Author

OGJ editors

Sign up for Oil & Gas Journal Newsletters