Western Copper and Gold Corporation announced that it has initiated a preliminary front end engineering and design (Pre-FEED) study to evaluate technology options for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) process facility to be located at or near the Fort Nelson Gas Plant, which is about 20 km south of the town of Fort Nelson, BC, beside the Alaska Highway.
Western is working on the Pre-FEED study with Yukon Energy Corporation as they examine potential options to cost effectively supply the Yukon with additional energy capacity. Yukon Energy is the main generator and transmitter of electricity in the Yukon. The Pre-FEED study will include engineering and market scoping studies that will form the basis of the LNG supply chain to be used in the Casino Feasibility Study, on track to be complete by the end of 2012.
“This is another important step for Western as we move towards completing the feasibility study for Casino, ” said Dale Corman, Chairman and CEO of Western. “A definitive plan for power is critical to moving Casino forward and I’m looking forward to seeing great progress in our plans as we work together with Yukon Energy and other energy companies.”
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LNG World News Staff, April 20, 2012; Image: Western