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.

Air quality benefits

LNG is a safe and environmentally responsible energy choice for marine shipping and is an important step in reducing emissions and underwater noise.

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 the largest source of sulphur dioxide emissions in the Lower Mainland. Fuelling with LNG can reduce sulphur oxide emissions to almost zero.

Emissions reduction benefits

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

International ships going to and from Vancouver produce more greenhouse gas emissions each year than the entire province of B.C. combined.

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

The world is turning to affordable natural gas as an alternative to coal and oil for home heating and industrial processes.

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.