Liquified Natural Gas Projects in Canada

This article provides an overview of the liquified natural gas (LNG) projects in Canada, focusing on the Kitimat LNG project. It discusses the environmental impact, benefits to local communities, and the commitment to safety and risk management. The article also addresses the issue of greenhouse gas emissions and the project's efforts to manage them.

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The Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a natural gas made up of hydrocarbons that has
been converted into a liquid state by decreasing the temperature to about -260 Fahrenheit.
This is a type of non-renewable energy resources. In the year 2013/14, eighteen liquefied
natural gas projects were proposed in the Northern British Columbia (BC). Many proposals
were rejected since then due to various issues like market conditions, local concerns over
siting and so on. Few of the ongoing projects have cleared the environmental assessment and
obtained export licenses (Winter, Dobson, Fellows, Lam& Craig, 2018). One of the leading
LNG projects in Canada is the Kitimat LNG project, which provides a clean and reliable
natural gas to overseas customers in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
The Kitimat LNG project is a part of the Chevron in Canada and is co-ventured by
Woodside Energy in Australia. It has the entire necessary federal, provincial and export
licences in place. In the year 2011, the significant work started at the proposed site of Kitimat
LNG project at Bish Cove. The natural gas is reliably delivered from the Liard and Horn
River basins in northeastern British Columbia via Summit Lake to the Kitimat LNG facility
site at Bish Cove on the northwest coast of British Columbia through the Pacific Trail
Pipeline (PTP) is a proposed 480 km natural gas pipeline. The Kitimat LNG project provides
a reliable, secure, cleaner-burning fuel to Asia. The PTP has a benefits agreement with all 16
First Nations whose traditional territories are along the proposed PTP route. Chevron
Canada was committed to build the PTP and is now committed to operate the pipeline in a
manner that, above all, protects people and the environment (Raj, Suman, Ghandehariun,
Kumar & Tiwari, 2016).
Since, the Kitimat LNG project has partnership with the First Nations, it gives
significant benefits to them. The project provides new jobs, as it will need workers for the

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construction of the infrastructure, it will need employees to operate the pipeline and work in
the plant. Many citizens of the First Nations were trained and many of them had found jobs.
The construction materials have been sourced from the First Nations to build the pipeline.
The project also generates revenues to local, provincial and federal governments, with British
Columbia being the largest beneficiary, by increasing the tax. The project also provides
business opportunities to the citizens of the First Nations. The project also focuses on
community benefits. Investing in communities where the organization work creates long-term
shared value and mutually beneficial relationships (Coates, 2018). So, the project support
initiatives with governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations and community
programs that helps to move toward the collective goal to create strong, healthy communities.
Chevron Canada believes that they can play significant role in improving the quality
of the life in the communities where they work. They invest in the areas of health, education,
economic development and community partnerships that contribute to identify needs while
delivering sustainable and measurable outcomes. Chevron Canada strives to be a good
neighbour, sharing the concerns of the communities and working to create a better future
(Bishop & Sprague, 2019).
The project is dedicated in preserving the robust and diverse natural environment
where they operate, with the help of responsible development. The project follows four
environmental principles to define the development of energy in an environmentally
responsible manner (Steffensen, 2016). Firstly, to include the environment in decision-
making, better decisions are made when environment is considered, in our everyday action
and in major capital investments. Secondly, to reduce the environmental footprints, the
project utilises processes to identify and manage risks to the environment and reduce
potential environmental impacts throughout the time of the project. Thirdly, to operate
responsibly, the project applies tenets of operation and improves reliability and process safety

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to prevent accidental releases. Lastly, to steward the sites, the project decommissions,
remediates and reclaims operating and legacy sites with the aim of beneficial reuse.
The protection of people and the environment is a fundamental to the Kitimat LNG
project. It does not compromise with it. They believe that clean, safe and healthy
environment can work together to meet the world’s energy needs. They work on water
management and protect this critical natural resource. They use fresh water for the hydraulic
fracturing operations, however they are now pursuing a longer-term strategy to identify and
assess non-potable sources to reduce or eliminate their reliance on potable freshwater. These
includes recycled flow back of produced or processed water, identification and production of
non-potable groundwater sources, use of treated municipal or industrial wastewater and
effluent, and exploration for deep groundwater saline sources (Lucchetta, 2016). It is also
committed to improve continually the environmental performance and reducing the potential
impacts of the operations on the environment through the implementation of Operational
Excellence Management System of the organization.
The project is dedicated to develop a work place, which is free from injuries and
dangerous incidences, by giving them training on safety measures, providing with safety
equipments and ensuring that the employees and contractors are back to their home safely.
They also work on risk management and health, safety and environment management for
reducing the occurrence of fatalities and serious injuries. The project have developed a safety
culture where it follows the phrase "Do it safely, or not at all" with a strong "Stop Work
Authority," to support the underlying safety message, that is "There is always time to do it
right."
The LNG projects also lead to the increase in the emission of the greenhouse gases
that result in the change in the climate. The Kitimat LNG project is also committed to

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manage the greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency, reducing flaring,
venting, and fixing methane leaks when they occur. The project takes prudent, practical and
cost-effective actions to address the risks of the change in climate as part of the commitment
to run the project in the right way, and to unlock the potential for progress and prosperity
everywhere (Williston, 2016).
The Kitimat LNG project follows the rules and regulations to ensure safety of the
environment and risk management. The LNG is transported by Chevron safely around the
whole world for over 50 years, making it one of the safest industries in the world. The
Kitimat LNG project is air cooled instead of being cooled with the help of water, this result in
significant reduction of the usage of water during the operation. Chevron’s major Australian
LNG projects are recognised as the cleanest projects in the world, the same engineering
design and technologies are used for the Kitimat LNG project.
Thus, to conclude it can be said that the Kitimat LNG project, is one of the largest
LNG projects in British Columbia, with early starting in the year 2011 and by 2015 it got the
support of all the First Nations along its proposed route of the pipeline. The project adheres to
the rules and regulations so that there is no or less occurrence of fatal incidences and serious
injuries. It uses technology so that the management of water and environment is effective.
However, it cannot be ignored that increasing number of LNG projects increases the emission
of greenhouse gases, which severely affects the climate.

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