The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency informed it has decided that a federal environmental assessment is required for the WesPac Tilbury Marine Jetty project.
The agency said in a notice that the decision has been made following a review of the project description provided by WesPac, the possible adverse environmental effects and comments received during the comments period.
Among the comments was a call made by environmental groups to reject BC’s request to substitute provincial assessment asking the Federal Environment Minister, Leona Aglukkaq to conduct the review.
The proposed project will develop an LNG jetty on the Fraser River, adjacent to the existing FortisBC Tilbury LNG plant. The Marine Jetty project will include a dock and loading platform with a berth for docking a single barge or carrier for LNG loading.
Construction is anticipated to start in late 2015 and last about 14 months, with the goal for the marine jetty to be operational by the end of 2016.
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LNG World News Staff; Image: WesPac