"OIL INDUSTRY

Lobbying with François Legault to support the energy industry

Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 5:56 p.m."


"The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), which represents the petroleum and natural gas industry, now has a lobbying mandate with the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, to ensure that the province ties in with new federal measures to promote the revival of the Canadian energy industry, in which GNL Québec's Énergie Saguenay project is part.

Registration on the Quebec Lobbyists Registry was completed on May 26. It includes the President of the CAPP, Tim McMillan. The only public office holder covered by the mandate is the Premier of Quebec.

The mandate concerns communications concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the upstream petroleum and natural gas industry (production and transportation) in order to encourage the Quebec government to take guidance in in support of measures adopted by the federal government to support the recovery of the Canadian energy sector. The approach aims to encourage the return of investments in Canada
The association talks about new standards for clean fuels and support for large companies, including the petroleum industry.

The inscription directly mentions the LNG Quebec natural gas liquefaction plant project at the port of Grande-Anse, in Saguenay. It highlights the potential of specific projects, such as the Énergie Saguenay project, which would create nearly 6,000 direct and indirect jobs during its development phase, as well as 1,100 direct and indirect jobs once in operation.

The association demands that the provincial and federal governments work together.

CAPP says it is the voice of Canada's upstream petroleum and natural gas industry, according to the terms of reference. We encourage responsible growth in our sector by advocating economic competitiveness as well as safe, socially and environmentally responsible practices, can also be read.

A BAPE in the fall

As a reminder, the Énergie Saguenay project must be studied in the fall by the Office of Public Hearings on the Environment (BAPE), in a formula that has not yet been decided, because the commissioners have not been appointed.

The other half of the project led by Gazoduq, the 780 km gas pipeline that will connect the plant to the distribution network that currently goes to northeastern Ontario, will be jointly analyzed by the Canadian Impact Assessment Agency and BAPE. GNL Québec and Gazoduq are two subsidiaries of the same company.

In March, Gazoduq also made a change to its mandate to the Registry of Lobbyists of Quebec in order to obtain financial support from the government for the realization of the project.
However, such a mention is already found in the initial declaration of GNL Québec in 2014."


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