LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS  “LNG” IN BC
 
 
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Guest speaker, Tsawwassen Rotarian, Jako Krushnisky, is flanked by Ulf Ottho and Bridget Jacob
 
Pipelines
There are 40,000 km of pipelines in BC. 
Additional pipelines are required to transport natural gas to LNG plants
Pacific Trail Pipeline (PG to Kitimat)  – 480 km
Coastal Gas Link (Dawson Creek to Kitimat) – 650 km
Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project (Hudson Hope to Port Edward) – 900 km
 
LNG Plants
18 projects proposed to produce LNG for export along  BC’s coast.
Nine have been granted export approval so far.
2 LNG facilities in BC are serving domestic needs
Fortis BC’s Mt. Hayes storage facility in Ladysmith
Tilbury LNG in Delta
 
 
 
Economic  Development
It is expected that BC’s LNG industry will:
Generate $150 billion in tax revenue
Contribute up to $1 trillion to the provincial GDP
Create 100,000 direct, indirect jobs