Texada LNG Terminal

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Texada LNG Terminal is a cancelled (inferred 4 y) LNG import terminal in Canada.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Texada LNG Terminal	Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada	49.666667, -124.416667 (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
Texada LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	3.8 mtpa	3.8 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Texada LNG Terminal	import	–	–

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
Texada LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	–	–	–	–	2009 (cancelled)

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Texada LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	WestPac LNG Corp [100%]	WestPac LNG Corp [100.0%]	–

Background

Texada LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG terminal in British Columbia, Canada.In 2007, Westpac LNG announced that it intended to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal, and a gas-fired electricity generation project, at Kiddie Point on the north end of Texada. Controversy surrounding the project ramped up quickly: the year also witnessed the re-introduction of Texada Action Now by Texada residents,and the formation of the Alliance to Stop LNG, comprising a large number of conservation, environmental, community and labour groups around the Georgia Basin. As of summer 2009, the project was shelved for the time being due to the global economic downturn.

Opposition

The Texada LNG is being opposed by dozens of environmental and community groups including The Sunshine Coast Conservation Association. The groups are making their voices heard to the Premier Gordon Campbell's Climate Action Team. The groups argue that it is hypocritical for Canada to attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while allowing the importation and burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation.

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