Shell approves $12bn liquefied natural gas project in Canada
by Adam Vaughan from Environment | The Guardian on (#3ZZJ7)
Scheme will send supercooled gas to Asia as countries switch over from coal
Shell has approved a $12bn (9.3bn) investment in a mega energy project to send supercooled gas from Canada to China and other Asian countries as they turn from coal to gas.
The scheme will be Canada's biggest ever infrastructure project and is the world's first major liquefied natural gas project to be given the go-ahead in five years. Shell has a 40% stake in the $31bn Canada LNG joint venture, along with Malaysian, Chinese, Japanese and South Korean energy firms.
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