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An Alaskan company engaged in distributing liquefied natural gas has applied for an export permit to the National Energy Board, adding to the growing list of companies seeking to ship surplus Canadian natural gas to energy-hungry markets.

Anchorage-based Crowley Holdings Inc. plans to export as much as 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas annually for a period of 25 years.

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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 also source LNG from Elmowrth LNG plant in Alberta owned by Ferus Natural Fuels. Inc.

While the company may ship LNG on marine vessels, it is also considering other modes of transport to connect 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 to the United States, the company said in its application.

Crowley holds long-term licences to export natural gas to countries that do and do not have a free trade agreement with the U.S. The company, with revenues of US$2 billion last year, operates across North and Central America.