LOCAL BENEFITS

The Tilbury Pacific LNG project will deliver community benefits through good-paying jobs and business opportunities to boost the local economy for many years.

  • Generate short-term jobs during the initial construction phase.
  • Generate long-term jobs during the operation of the facility;
  • Support jobs growth in the natural gas sector and the broader energy and marine industries across BC.
  • Support municipal programs and spending in the community by paying industrial property taxes to the City of Delta.

LOCAL BENEFITS

The Tilbury Pacific LNG project will deliver community benefits through good-paying jobs and business opportunities to boost the local economy for many years.

  • Generate short-term jobs during the initial construction phase.
  • Generate long-term jobs during the operation of the facility;
  • Support jobs growth in the natural gas sector and the broader energy and marine industries across BC.
  • Support municipal programs and spending in the community by paying industrial property taxes to the City of Delta.

GLOBAL BENEFITS

Air quality benefits

LNG is a safer and more environmentally responsible energy choice than oil-based marine shipping fuels and is an important step in reducing emissions. LNG vessels used in B.C. would likely be newer builds, designed with the most advanced emission and safety requirements-meaning cleaner, quieter and safer operation.

LNG from Tilbury can help ship owners comply with International Maritime Organization sulphur emissions limits, and dramatically reduce nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions.

The marine sector is one of the largest sources of sulphur dioxide emissions in the Lower Mainland. Due to the negligible amount of sulphur in LNG fuel, sulphur dioxide emissions are reduced to near zero as long as the dual fuel engines are running mainly on LNG.

Emissions reduction benefits

Fuelling ships with LNG is one of the most significant short-term contributions to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.

With about 3,100 ships calling on the Port of Vancouver each year, switching to a cleaner fuel source for the marine shipping industry would see the Lower Mainland breathing easier.

LNG from Tilbury can reduce greenhouse gas emissions 27 per cent compared to the petroleum-based marine fuels used today.

Overseas industrial customers can reduce GHG emissions by 30-50 per cent if they switch from coal to LNG from Tilbury, according to an analysis commissioned by FortisBC.

GLOBAL BENEFITS

Air quality benefits

LNG is a safer and more environmentally responsible energy choice than oil-based marine shipping fuels and is an important step in reducing emissions. LNG vessels used in B.C. would likely be newer builds, designed with the most advanced emission and safety requirements-meaning cleaner, quieter and safer operation.

LNG from Tilbury can help ship owners comply with International Maritime Organization sulphur emissions limits, and dramatically reduce nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions.

The marine sector is one of the largest sources of sulphur dioxide emissions in the Lower Mainland. Due to the negligible amount of sulphur in LNG fuel, sulphur dioxide emissions are reduced to near zero as long as the dual fuel engines are running mainly on LNG.

Emissions reduction benefits

Fuelling ships with LNG is one of the most significant short-term contributions to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.

With about 3,100 ships calling on the Port of Vancouver each year, switching to a cleaner fuel source for the marine shipping industry would see the Lower Mainland breathing easier.

LNG from Tilbury can reduce greenhouse gas emissions 27 per cent compared to the petroleum-based marine fuels used today.

Overseas industrial customers can reduce GHG emissions by 30-50 per cent if they switch from coal to LNG from Tilbury, according to an analysis commissioned by FortisBC.