An Alaskan company engaged in distributing liquefied natural gas has applied for an export permit to the National Energy Board, contributing to the growing listing of companies trying to ship surplus Canadian natural gas to energy-hungry markets.
Anchorage-based Crowley Holdings Inc. intends to export around 10 billion cubic feet of gas annually for a period of Twenty five years.
In its application filed March 1, the company said it plans to export Canadian LNG from FortisBC Energy Inc.’s Tilbury LNG plant in Delta, B.C. and from Mount Hayes LNG plant on Vancouver Island. Crowley will even source LNG from Elmowrth LNG plant in Alberta of Ferus Natural Fuels. Inc.
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While the organization may ship LNG on marine vessels, it’s also considering other modes of transport for connecting Canadian shale plays to markets in the states of Washington and Alaska.
“Contingent on regulatory approval, LNG may also be loaded into LNG ISO shipping containers or LNG rail cars” via railroad on existing rail lines from Canada towards the United States, the company said in its application.
Crowley holds long-term licences to export natural gas to countries which do and do not have a free trade agreement using the U.S. The company, with revenues of US$2 billion last year, operates across North and Central America.
