The National Energy Board says it will consider a jurisdictional challenge of a pipeline approval that is a key component in a recently sanctioned $40-billion liquefied natural gas export facility in British Columbia. The federal regulator says it will accept submissions until next Monday from challenger Mike Sawyer, the provincial and federal governments, and other parties on whether the 670-kilometre pipeline should be considered a federal project. LNG Canada announced earlier this month that it was going ahead with a plant in Kitimat on B.C.’s coast, with the pipeline delivering natural gas from the northeast corner of the province. The energy board says Sawyer’s jurisdictional challenge was received in July. regulatory process, whereby it received all of its valid permits under the current provincial regulatory bodies.”Coastal GasLink Pipeline, LNG Canada and the provincial Energy Ministry could not immediately be reached for comment.

Source: National Post October 22, 2018 22:55 UTC