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Project Rabaska - Implementation of an LNG Terminal
Lévis (QC)
January 20, 2005 --
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of the Environment, has determined that a review panel is the most appropriate level of environmental assessment for the Rabaska Project, proposed by Gaz Métro, Gaz de France and Enbridge Inc. These companies are proposing the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located at the limits of the City of Lévis and the municipality of Beaumont, in the Province of Quebec. The project is subject to the federal environmental assessment process pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
The Minister's decision is based on the report and recommendation submitted by the responsible authorities, the National Energy Board, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Agency, concerning the determination of the environmental assessment process for the project. This report was issued following a public consultation held on the document entitled Rabaska Project - Environmental Assessment Scoping Document.
The Rabaska Project includes a terminal comprised of two storage tanks, a jetty to receive the LNG tankers, pumping, compression and vaporizing facilities and a pipeline of approximately 50 km to connect the terminal to the existing facilities of Trans Québec & Maritimes Pipeline Inc. in St. Nicolas.
For further information on this environmental assessment, please contact:
Dominic Cliche
160 Elgin Street
22nd Floor
Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
Telephone: (613) 948-1787
Fax: (613) 957-0941
Email: Dominic.Cliche@acee-ceaa.gc.ca
and refer to CEAR reference number 04-05-3971
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