Press digest: Canada — September 30
SHEL•Canadian newspapers reported that Shell and its partners approved a C$33 billion LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion, while the federal government was poised to designate a proposed West Coast oil pipeline a project of national interest. Cleveland-Cliffs could face legal action over layoffs at Stelco.
1. LNG expansion approved
Shell and its partners gave the green light to LNG Canada Phase 2 in Kitimat, British Columbia, a C$33 billion ($23.27 billion) expansion that would double the facility’s production capacity to 28 million tonnes per year.
2. Pipeline and Stelco
The federal government is poised to list a newly proposed West Coast oil pipeline as a project of national interest by Thursday, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said. Cleveland-Cliffs could face legal action from Ottawa over alleged violations of job commitments tied to its 2024 acquisition of Stelco Holdings, after announcing hundreds of layoffs in Canada.
