Norwegian company looks to jump-start LNG export project in Quebec

A subsidiary of a Norwegian energy company wants to build a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec.

Marinvest Energy Canada says there's a strong business case for an LNG project in Quebec to export Canadian natural gas to Europe.

The company is offering few details about the project, but an elected official in Quebec's Côte-Nord region says it would be located in Baie-Comeau, along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Quebec Premier François Legault says members of his team have met with representatives of the company.

Legault rejected a proposal for an LNG facility in Quebec's Saguenay region in 2021, amid widespread opposition to the project.

He has said Quebecers are now more open to fossil-fuel projects due to the trade war with the United States.

WATCH / Quebec is taking a look at proposed project: 

Quebec reviewing new LNG project proposed by Norwegian company

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Duration 2:35

Four years after shelving a similar project in the Saguenay region, the Quebec government says it could be interested in a new one proposed by Marinvest Energy that would be centred around a facility further east.