Discovery LNG Terminal

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Discovery LNG Terminal is a cancelled (inferred 4 y) LNG export terminal in Canada.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Discovery LNG Terminal	Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada	50.024444, -125.2475 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Discovery LNG Terminal	export	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	20 mtpa	20.0 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Discovery LNG Terminal	export	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Discovery LNG Terminal	export	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	–	–	–	2030	2019 (cancelled)

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Discovery LNG Terminal	export	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	Rockyview Resources Inc [100%]	BV Investment Partners LP	–

Background

In 2014, Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. applied for a license to export LNG from a proposed 20 mtpa facility, named Discovery LNG, on the north side of the Campbell River in British Columbia. The project site was formerly owned by the Elk Falls Mill. The proposal stated plans for a four-train facility with first production in 2021, and full capacity achieved by 2024.

In 2016, the license was awarded.

In 2017, the license was transferred from Quicksilver to Rockyview Resources Inc, who stated their intention to continue developing the project. Quicksilver went bankrupt in 2015 and rebranded as Rockyview Resources.

In Sightline Institute's 2018 report, it wrote that Rockyview had lowered its expectations for the project's timeline, pushing the start date to 2030. As of January 2018, Rockyview was still seeking joint venture partners.

There have been no formal development updates since 2017, and the project is presumed to be cancelled.

Opposition

The Council of Canadians, a Canadian social justice organization, has announced opposition to the Discovery LNG Terminal. The Council of Canadians' Campbell River local chapter has organized accordingly. In February of 2015, the Council of Canadians Campbell River Chapter hosted a public forum in opposition to the project and LNG terminals and pipelines more broadly. Approximately 80 people attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Timberline Earth Club.

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Additional data

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