OTTAWA, March 19 (Reuters) – Canada’s federal environment assessment agency was on Saturday granted an extra three months to complete a study on the impact of a major Petronas-led liquefied natural gas export project, the latest delay to hit the terminal.
The Malaysian state-owned oil giant Petronas and its partners have been waiting nearly three years for a permit to build the C$ 36 billion ($ 28 billion) LNG facility in northern British Columbia.
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said in a statement that she had agreed to the agency’s request for more time. She also said that once the agency filed its final report, the federal cabinet would take a final decision on whether to approve the project.
($ 1=$ 1.30 Canadian) (Reporting by Julie Gordon; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
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