TORONTO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Canadian federal government
plans to require a separate climate test for proposed pipelines
and a planned LNG export terminal, which are now under
regulatory review, to determine their impact on Canada's
greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a Globe and Mail report
citing a government source late on Monday.
The climate analyses are part of proposed measures - which
include additional First Nations consultations - that Ottawa
will impose on Kinder Morgan (N:KMI)'s KMI.N Trans Mountain expansion
and TransCanada's TRP.TO Energy East, both currently before
the National Energy Board, said the report.
The Globe report said the measures that impose new delays on
billion-dollar projects, will also apply to Pacific NorthWest's
planned LNG export terminal, currently in front of the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Agency.
Pacific NorthWest LNG is a proposed natural gas liquefaction
and export facility in the western Canadian province of British
Columbia. The facility plans to liquefy and export natural gas
produced by Progress Energy Canada, a subsidiary of Malaysia's
Petronas.
Pacific NorthWest itself is majority owned by Petronas, with
minority interests owned by Sinopec, JAPEX, Indian Oil IOC.NS ,
and PetroleumBRUNEI.
The Globe said the government is expected to announce the
measures next month.
(Writing by Euan Rocha Editing by W Simon)