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Since 2019, four energy mega-projects spawned or hosted in northern British Columbia – Site C dam, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink pipeline – have been under construction, boosting B.C.’s economy with thousands of construction jobs and billions spent on procurement and wages, reported Western Investor. "With a total capital spend estimated at $100 billion, these four projects alone provided up to 20,000 construction jobs in B.C. in 2022. But all projects are now in the home stretch, and construction will soon begin winding down." "The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) and Coastal GasLink pipeline (CGL) – are expected to be finished by the end of this year. LNG Canada and Site C have roughly another year to go. The burning question across northern B.C. is ‘what comes next.’" https://lnkd.in/gHXpEmSV #northernbc #britishcolumbia #industrial #infrastructure #development

#Canada’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has launched a CAD1.5 billion (~$1.1 billion) fund to develop critical minerals infrastructure to be spent over seven years. The fund aims to address infrastructure gaps and support #cleanenergy and electrification. https://lnkd.in/g_d7K9Pm Canada Energy Regulator | Régie de l’énergie du Canada #electricvehicles Environment and Climate Change Canada Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada

#Canada’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has launched a CAD1.5 billion (~$1.1 billion) fund to develop critical minerals infrastructure to be spent over seven years. The fund aims to address infrastructure gaps and support #cleanenergy and electrification. https://lnkd.in/gKhMad3J Canada Energy Regulator | Régie de l’énergie du Canada #electricvehicles Environment and Climate Change Canada Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada

REGULATOR PROVIDES REASONING Regulator Provides Reasons for Trans Mountain Route Change Ruling https://hubs.la/Q026q4V40 The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) on Friday released its decisions for approving a route change application for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX), a day after the corporation building the project warned of further construction challenges. #regulator #transmountain #routes #energyregulator #energyindustry #pipeline #expansion

🍁The potential two-year delay of the Trans Mountain pipeline due to regulatory issues is a stark reminder of the challenges facing critical infrastructure projects in Canada.🍁 While regulatory oversight is necessary, are we risking economic growth and energy security with excessive delays? This situation underscores the need for a more streamlined, yet responsible, approach to development. How can we balance regulatory diligence with the urgency of developing vital energy infrastructure? 💭 Source: https://lnkd.in/g6C9RKMd

As federal money flows to carbon capture and storage, #Texas bets on an undersea bonanza! Over the last century, the state of Texas has reaped billions of dollars by allowing companies to burrow into the floor of the Gulf of Mexico to extract oil and gas. Now, the General Land Office — the state agency tasked with protecting the vulnerable Texas shoreline and other natural resources — is eyeing carbon sequestration as the next industry to develop in the Gulf. https://lnkd.in/gX5rHbU7

Will #floatingwind set sail off the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador? Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canada's federal government that grants the province full control over offshore wind development in its inland bays, including the right to allocate seabed for projects. Newfoundland’s inland bays have high potential for shallow floating wind – particularly Placentia Bay and St. George’s Bay. With the new MOU, interested developers may have a faster route to secure seabed for projects. But project development will depend on offtake options. With low electricity consumption, the province needs to find ways to export the great quantities of power that could be generated from its offshore winds – whether as electrons or molecules. --- In 2024, focus will be on the parallel efforts of two leading provinces for #offshorewind in Canada: 🔹#NovaScotia, which has an offshore wind roadmap and a green hydrogen action plan, as well as large shallow-water areas with high potential for fixed-bottom offshore wind. Nova Scotia’s most promising acreage is in waters where jurisdiction is shared with the federal government, so the province is collaborating with the federal government and planning a seabed auction in 2025. 🔹 #NewfoundlandandLabrador, which has excellent potential for shallow floating wind off the southern half of the island of Newfoundland. Newfoundland and Labrador's best potential for offshore wind is in its inland bays, where it has full jurisdiction. It may therefore in theory begin allocating seabed as soon as needed. Aegir Insights recently published an updated Atlantic Canada market report. Subscribers can reach out to our Head of Research Maria Holm Bohsen to schedule a walk-through of the recent developments in the Canadian market. #offshorewindenergy #floatingoffshorewind #energytransition #Canada

On May 1 we heard the good news, the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) is finally operational. Adam Pankratz and I had a chance to author a long form article about the project for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI). It’s a critical piece of infrastructure and the people who worked for nearly a decade to get the project built deserve nothing but our respect.    It’s important though, to look at this project not just as an oil pipeline, but as a metric of Canada’s ability to build big things. It turns out that we can – but it’s been expensive, late, and a bit painful. That needs to change for the future.   Within the TMX expansion is an important lesson for all Canadians, not just those who support oil and natural gas: it’s a warning that building the infrastructure required for an energy transition will face similar challenges. Critical minerals mines, transmission lines, and even communications networks must all travel through Indigenous territories to be built. Environmental permits must be obtained. If managed improperly, both add risk and cost.   The reality is, if we take decades to build the infrastructure we need, we will miss out on having an impact on reducing emissions and adequately funding the social programs we need. Capital for major projects is liquid and it will go to jurisdictions beyond our boarders if we don’t fight to bring it here.     When you’re thinking about building that next big project, study the lessons of TMX. Thank you to David Williams and Ken Peacock at Business Council of British Columbia for the important research and data about the major projects and their positive impact on BC's GDP.   #oil #LNG #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition 

Canary Media Inc.'s recent coverage highlights the contentious development of liquefied natural gas (#LNG) export terminals and accompanying gas pipelines in South Texas, a region previously untouched by major oil and gas infrastructure. The $18.4 billion Rio Grande LNG project, already under construction, and other proposed developments have sparked significant opposition from residents, indigenous groups, and environmental activists. Concerns center around the environmental impact these projects could have on the Rio Grande Valley's nature-based economy and the health of its communities, which are predominantly Hispanic or Latino and face high poverty and unemployment rates. The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, for example, is purchasing land to block the Rio Bravo gas pipeline, employing a strategy aimed at returning land to Indigenous stewardship. Community organizers and environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, are mobilizing against the LNG projects, arguing they threaten the local ecosystem—home to critical habitats for migratory birds, endangered species, and a significant population of dolphins—and the region's air quality. Despite these concerns, officials in Cameron County and the Port of Brownsville - Texas support the projects for their promised economic benefits. NextDecade and Glenfarne Group, LLC, the developers behind the Rio Grande LNG and Texas LNG projects, tout the potential positive impacts on the Rio Grande Valley. However, activists and community leaders counter that the natural environment should remain the primary driver of the region's economy, rather than fossil-fuel development. https://lnkd.in/gUdbFh5e