First Nations groups to participate in project to capitalize on liquified natural gas
CBC
The Miawpukek First Nation and the First Nations Major Projects Coalition have signed an agreement to work toward increased equity participation in a project to earn revenue from liquified natural gas.
The agreement, which was signed on the first day of the Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association conference in St. John's, represents the first-ever Indigenous participation in an offshore energy project in the province.
"The benefits by way of own source revenue generation and the jobs this project will create for our community members is significant and a big part of our plan for self-sufficiency," said Miawpukek First Nation Chief Misel Joe in a statement.
The project, called LNG Newfoundland and Labrador, involves building a central gas hub near the four oil producing fields in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin and a 600 km subsea pipeline to Grassy Point in Placentia Bay. The project would also require construction of a special ship to produce liquified natural gas and then transport it to Europe.
In a presentation, LNG Newfoundland and Labrador CEO Leo Power said the project would capitalize on demand from countries like Germany, which he said is looking to diversify its natural gas supply.
According to Power's presentation, the plan is to sanction the project in three or four years, and begin producing about four million tonnes of liquified natural gas annually by 2030.
The project is expected to cost $10 billion, and Power said he expects investment to come in from around the world.
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