Northern Dancer Energy Inc.
Northern Dancer Pipeline Gas Supply to AVVAQ Peninsula, NWT
Liquified Natural Gas Plant - Press Release (for public domain)
pipeline to lng export terminal
LNG Terminal on the Gravity Based Structure, NWT
This will be the first Canadian northern LNG terminal and shall be located 30kms offshore north of Inuvik..
Northern Dancer Energy Inc. RISING SUN LNG PROGRAM
1.0 GENERAL
We all understand the need to ship energy and goods from western, eastern and northern ports to better the Canadian economy, and the economies of territories and provinces. We think we have found the solution, and our intention is to install an approximate 3km wide energy corridor with the first pipeline on it to ship natural gas within Alberta and/or British Columbia, to a northern deepwater port on the north coast near Tuktoyaktuk, NT where a liquified natural gas (LNG) plant shall process the gas prior to loading on to ships bound for international markets.
The corridor alternatives will be reviewed to determine the best option and shall comply with all environmental needs set in place by our Indigenous partners and by government regulatory protocols. This will allow Canadian gas, as LNG, to be shipped out of a Canadian port, for sale to international markets.
2.0 LOCATION SUMMARY – WHY HERE?
Access, on the NT northern coast, for a suitable port location is critical along with considerations for keeping the port open 365 days per year. The chosen location shall include land-based infrastructure and an ocean based structure to house an LNG plant and ship berthing facilities in deepwater suitable for ships.
3.0 PIPELINE
The pipeline is estimated to be minimum 42” diameter extending from existing pipeline networks in northern Alberta. The pipeline proposed route will follow the previously approved MacKenzie Valley Gas route extending approximately 1290 kilometers to Inuvik where it will capture MacKenzie Delta Gas and continue on to the north coast of NT and under the sea out to a Gravity Based Structure (GBS). The route chosen offers the shortest pipeline length to the final destination.
4.0 FIRST NATIONS & INUVIALUIT – STEWARDS OF THE LAND
This project cannot proceed without asking for Idigenous involvement, equal partnership, and environmental stewardship. We believe this buy in has to be ratified at the front end of the project and to this end we will rely on these people to determine:
a. if this project is viable with respect to their involvement
b. will it work with respect to integration into the environment (IE the people, the land and the water)
c. will it fit the northern way of life
d. will they come on board as operating and equity partners in both the short and long term for the project and for generations to come.
The Government regulatory process will run concurrent with consultation with our Indigenous partners but we consider getting approvals from the partners a primary achievement.
e. are the Indigenous people ready for the opportunity to work on this project with good remuneration and offer for some to be trained for management, operations and some will be offered opportunity for qualification in the trades through the apprenticeship to red seal programs.
5.0 LNG PLANT/POWER PLANTS
An LNG export plant shall be built on the GBS and will process and liquify natural gas transmitted to it. The LNG product will be loaded on to specially designed ice breaker ships for transport to foreign markets. At the Inuvik area a Natural Gas Thermal power plant is required to power the Gas Processing, a compressor station and the LNG cooling system and support related facilities. Local infrastructure nearby is powered by a separate system not part of this project.
At the southern end of the corridor we shall supply and install a smaller Natural Gas Thermal power plant to support the supply end of the energy corridor and to provide electricity for the local infrastructure by boosting the local electricity grid. All compressor stations, except Inuvik, shall have their own generating facility to power the large gas compression systems which are driven by electric motors.
6.0 LNG FACILITY
The Gravity Based Structure shall be located at a location approximately 32kms from the north of Richards Island and shall extend out to water at an approximate depth of 20M. On this GBS shall be located a self-supporting two train LNG conversion plant, accommodations for operations and LNG tanker loading systems. The gas supply line shall be trenched into the ocean floor from the shore of Richards Island.
7.0 COST ESTIMATE
We estimate this project to be in the region of $30B Cdn.
8.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
Our proposal is to design and build a 1450 km natural gas pipeline, between AB, and the GBS location north of Inuvik, NT. It is estimated that this new infrastructure will cost $30 Billion CDN. We will also provide a power line along portions of the right of way to service and operate the pipeline functions. New power generation and distribution assets will be constructed, which could assist with further industrial development of the north. This infrastructure will allow some remote residents and business owners to benefit from lower electricity and heating costs. Governments will benefit from reduced subsidies for power generation. We see this project as a nation-building effort by all those involved and in particular we see this as a huge benefit for the Northwest Territories and its citizens to prosper while blending in with traditional lifestyles.
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