Bear Paw Gas Pipeline

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Bear Paw Gas Pipeline was a proposed natural gas pipeline in Nova Scotia, Canada, which is now considered cancelled

Location

The Bear Paw Pipeline Project will connect gas supply sources near Goldboro, Nova Scotia, Canada to the Bear Head LNG Terminal in Point Tupper, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Sotia, Canada.

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Project details

• Operator: Bear Paw Pipeline Corporation Inc.
• Owner: Bear Head Energy Inc
• Parent company: Buckeye Partners LP
• Length: 62.5 kilometers
• Capacity:
• Diameter:
• Status: Cancelled
• Start year:
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: Bear Head LNG Terminal

Background

Bear Paw Pipeline Corporation Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of LNG Limited, is proposing to construct and operate a 62.5 km (38.8 mile) natural gas pipeline to supply natural gas to the Bear Head LNG Terminal in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Bear Paw Pipeline Project will connect gas supply sources near Goldboro, Nova Scotia, to the terminal. Construction of the gas supply pipeline is essential to the development of Bear Head LNG.

Bear Head LNG would convert natural gas into a liquefied form to be shipped overseas, with a facility consisting of a 327-acre site that includes 255 acres onshore and 72 acres offshore. The pipeline is to deliver natural gas from receiving points near Goldboro, Guysborough County, to Bear Head LNG export facility in Richmond County.

In October 2019, Bear Head LNG applied for an extension to its permits until Dec. 31, 2022. Developers say the project's construction has been delayed due to difficulty in securing the necessary natural gas feed-stock for the LNG facility, and that Bear Head has been negatively affected by changes in global energy market conditions since the initial permit approval in 2016.

In late Feburary 2020, LNG Limited was acquired by LNG9 Limited.

In July 2020, it was reported that the Bear Head LNG Terminal was for sale.

As of September 2020, all required initial permits were in place for Bear Head LNG to construct the LNG export terminal. Canada's National Energy Board and the U.S. Department of Energy have granted export licenses for the facility. LNG produced at the facility will be transported by LNG vessels to overseas markets. Environmental assessment registrations are being prepared in accordance with the Nova Scotia Environmental Act.

In May 2022, Buckeye Partners LP acquired Bear Head Energy Inc and noted it intended to continue with the development of the project. All permits were in place, though no details about construction timeline were given.

In March 2023, Bear Head Energy Inc announced that it would be reenvisioning the project as a hydrogen and ammonia facility. The LNG terminal and the associated pipeline is now considered cancelled.