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The project is expected to enable ship-
to-ship LNG marine fueling in the Port
of Vancouver and for LNG to displace
higher carbon fuels in industry and energy
generation.

that the facility has exported 7.2 million tons in the community.
of LNG since its restart in 2021. Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse said: “This Wärtsilä to supply biogas
Damietta LNG produced and exported agreement is important to Snuneymuxw
approximately 4 million tons of LNG for several reasons. FortisBC recognises the liquefaction technology for
in the last year, which is considered the importance of a relationship with us and
largest volume in its almost 20-year history. respects our aboriginal and treaty rights project in Sweden
According to Eni, this makes Damietta the within our traditional territory and waters.”
first LNG terminal in Egypt in terms of LNG “We know that sustainable development Wärtsilä will supply its biogas liquefaction
exports and contribution to Egypt’s role as an requires project-level decisions by government technology for an important new project in
energy hub in the Mediterranean. and regulators, and we support the Tilbury Mönsterås, Sweden. The system has been
The operator noted that around 60% of projects that FortisBC has developed and ordered by Scandinavian Biogas Mönsterås, a
the total shipments from the facility were will build on. We look forward to working joint venture company between Scandinavian
delivered to Europe. with FortisBC and other participants in Biogas Fuels (SBF), the majority owner,
Eni has been present in Egypt since 1954, this work to ensure we share and build and local farmers supplying manure and
where it operates through the subsidiary on the opportunities before us, mutual agricultural waste to the project. The plant will
IEOC. Currently, the company has an equity prosperity, employment, and protection of the produce bio-LNG, a substitute for fossil LNG,
hydrocarbon production of approximately environment.” and will be used as transport fuel for heavy
350,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. FortisBC President and CEO Roger vehicles, thereby contributing to a fossil-free
The company produced almost 60% of Dall’Antonia stated that the agreement marks transport system. The order was booked in
the total gas produced in the country in 2022 an important milestone on the path to true Wärtsilä’s order intake in December 2022.
when it also signed a framework agreement collaboration on projects that make up the The system will have the capacity to
with EGAS that will allow for maximising Tilbury expansion. produce 30 tpd of bio-LNG. It will be the
gas production and LNG exports. The parties “Coming together to establish an first project of this capacity using Wärtsilä’s
agreed to valorize Egyptian gas reserves by agreement like this takes time and a lot amine scrubber type Puregas CA technology
increasing jointly operated gas activities and of thoughtful discussion but I know it is to pre-treat the biogas, which is then liquefied
identifying opportunities to maximise short- worthwhile. Contributions from Snuneymuxw using the company’s mixed refrigerant (MR)
term gas production. will ensure FortisBC can plan and build process. The system will produce bio-LNG
Tilbury projects that will help minimise with a negative carbon dioxide footprint,
environmental impacts and create benefits and will thus contribute to a net reduction of
Snuneymuxw and FortisBC that will help support the Snuneymuxw greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
“We are pleased to have once again
community. We look forward to continuing
team up for Tilbury LNG our collaboration with Snuneymuxw.” been selected by Scandinavian Biogas Fuels
Tilbury projects are based on the
to supply our industry-leading biogas
projects expansion of the Tilbury LNG facility in Delta liquefaction technology for their latest project.
This will be a step-up in capacity from their
and consist of two phases.
FortisBC Holdings, a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., The Phase 1A expansion, commissioned in plant in Norway, and we look forward to
the North American regulated electric and 2019, added a 46,000 cubic metre storage tank strengthening the cooperation between
gas utility company, and Snuneymuxw First and LNG liquefaction capacity of 0.25 million our companies. Decarbonisation is central
Nation of the Coast Salish People, located tonnes per annum (MTPA). to all Wärtsilä products and solutions, and
in the centre of Coast Salish territory, have Phase 1B expansion is intended to serve this project is completely in line with this
signed an agreement to collaborate on the the demand for LNG as a marine fuel by ambition,” commented Magnus Folkelid,
Tilbury projects in Canada. increasing LNG liquefaction capacity by up to Manager Global Sales, Biogas Solu-tions.
According to FortisBC, the agreement 0.65 MTPA. In addition to the biogas liquefaction
respects Snuneymuxw’s rights in relation to FortisBC explained that the Phase 2 system, a bioLNG storage facility and export
the potential project impacts and represents expansion has two components and serves station will be supplied. Additionally, a three-
a commitment to share benefits related to the two functions. The first component is an year service agreement has been signed. While
Tilbury projects. additional storage tank of up to 142,400 cubic this 30 tpd capacity is an advance on earlier
The company said that Snuneymuxw has metres to provide a backup energy supply systems, Wärtsilä believes that plants with
committed to supporting Tilbury projects to the Lower Mainland and the second is a capacity of as much as 50 tpd will soon be
and participating in regulatory processes additional liquefaction of up to approximately needed. This is because the biogas industry is
associated with the projects including the 2.6 MTPA which is estimated to produce LNG being industrialised, and larger plants will be
Tilbury LNG Storage Expansion project and to help customers switch from higher carbon required to capture positive scale effects and
the Tilbury Marine Jetty project. fuels like diesel or coal. synergies. The main challenge to upsizing will
The agreement also ensures FortisBC The Tilbury Marine Jetty is proposed by be the availability of substrates (feedstock)
is supporting Snuneymuxw’s community Tilbury Jetty LP, an affiliate of FortisBC, and from which to produce biogas.
members through educational opportunities, according to FortisBC, it would be located
relevant training, and continued investments adjacent to the Tilbury LNG facility.

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