FortisBC: Tilbury LNG expansion
Posted by Peter Roaf
on Jun 09, 2015
As operators of the only two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities in Western Canada, FortisBC is expanding the one in Delta's Tilbury industrial park.FortisBC Community & Aboriginal Relations Manager, Amy Hennessy
Guest speakers from the company, Amy Hennessy, Community & Aboriginal Relations Manager, Edmond Leung, Chief Engineer, LNG, and Rob Dunsmore, Project Director, Tilbury Expansion
The FortisBC Tilbury facility has operated safely in Delta since it opened in 1971 as has the second LNG facility at Mt Hayes on Vancouver Island after opening in 2011. The Tilbury LNG expansion, expected to be complete by fall 2016, will include the addition of a second storage tank and additional liquefaction capacity.
LNG from the Tilbury site supplements gas supply for FortisBC customers during the coldest winter days. It also helps the transportation industry and remote communities transition to cleaner energy sources.
As fuel for transportation, LNG is economical, at about 40 per cent the cost of diesel, and cleaner, offering a 15 to 25 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over diesel. Truck operators say it is also quieter, offering a nicer ride.
FortisBC Chief Engineer, LNG, Edmond Leung
Transportation customers such as Vedder Transport Ltd., Arrow Transportation Systems Inc. and Denwill 
Enterprises Inc. are supplied with LNG from the Tilbury facility, along with remote
Enterprises Inc. are supplied with LNG from the Tilbury facility, along with remotecommunities like Inuvik, NWT.
FortisBC Project Director, Tilbury Expansion, Rob Dunsmore