About the Alliance
The BC LNG Alliance is dedicated to fostering the growth of a safe, environmentally and socially responsible liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in British Columbia that is globally competitive.
B.C.’s significant natural gas reserves and our proximity to Asian markets give our province a rare opportunity to grow a vibrant new industry while serving the growing demand for natural gas and a better quality of life in the Asia-Pacific.
The Alliance was launched officially on October 7 in Terrace, B.C., to demonstrate how vital northern British Columbia is to the industry.
- Alliance Members
- Kitimat LNG (Chevron Canada and Apache Canada Ltd.)
- LNG Canada (Shell Canada Energy, PetroChina, KOGAS and Mitsubishi Corporation)
- Pacific NorthWest LNG (PETRONAS, JAPEX, Indian Oil Corporation, Sinopec and PetroleumBRUNEI)
- Prince Rupert LNG (BG Canada)
- Triton LNG (AltaGas and Idemitsu Canada)
- Woodfibre LNG (Pacific Oil and Gas)
- Alliance Goals
- Foster a globally competitive LNG export industry for the benefit of British Columbians and Canadians
- Work with government at all levels to ensure there are policies and programs in place that will enable the LNG industry to reach its full potential
- Ensure the industry is developed to the highest environmental and safety standards
- Engage with, listen to and address the concerns of First Nations, communities and stakeholders
- Provide the public with reliable information about our industry, operations, best practices and the challenges we face as a new industry
Working with our members, the Alliance aims to:
- LNG Benefits for British Columbia and Canada
- For example, up to 4,000 new jobs could be created to construct most of the large-scale LNG plants, while thousands of new and permanent jobs would be required to operate the plants and support the industry
- Together the Alliance members’ six projects represent a total potential investment in the tens of billions of dollars, just for the liquefaction plants alone
- Investments in pipelines and upstream production facilities would add billions more to the total
- When the plants are operational, they could provide new annual revenues that may well run into the billions of dollars to all levels of government through:
- Corporate Income Tax
- Federal
- Provincial
- Provincial Sales Tax
- Federal Goods and Services Tax
- Property Tax
- Customs Duty
- Carbon Tax
- Motor Fuels Tax
- Property Transfer Tax
- LNG Income Tax (once enacted)
- Corporate Income Tax
LNG holds the potential to create tens of thousands of new construction jobs and thousands of new permanent jobs for British Columbians for decades to come.
- A Competitive Fiscal Framework is Required to Cross the Finish Line
- LNG projects are large undertakings that involve substantial capital investment
- LNG proponents sizing up their Final Investment Decisions do so in the context of not only what is happening in British Columbia, but what is happening globally
- Alliance members want to ensure that the overall cost structure they operate in is competitive with other jurisdictions
- B.C.’s LNG industry requires clarity, certainty and a competitive fiscal framework to be successful in a highly competitive global LNG industry
Tamara Little: 604-767-0207
Email: tlittle@national.ca