storing vital products with care - british columbia
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Open HouseNovember 2020
Storing vital products with care
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Peter KeeshanManaging Director
Dean KirkbyProject Engineer
Thanh Nguyen Regulatory
& Stakeholder
Relations Manager
Amy DopsonCommunity
Engagement
Specialist
Meet the Team
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• Who is Vopak
• The Vopak Pacific Canada
Project
• Environmental Assessment
Overview
• Community Engagement
Activities
• Submit Your Feedback &
Questions
With great pride we
present our proposed
project to you.
We look forward to your
questions & comments!
Agenda for Today
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Who We Are
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Hub terminal
Terminal
Number
of terminals
66
Number
of countries
23
Number
of employees
5,559
Market
capitalizationIn EUR billions
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We store vital products with care
Vopak’s Global Presence
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Transfer
of Product
Management
of ChangePermit to
Work
Lockout and
Tagout
Confined Space
Entry
Working at
Heights
Excavation Motorized
Vehicles
Vopak’s Fundamentals on Safety
Ideal Location
• Shortest sailing route to Asia on the Pacific
• Safe port operations
Market Demand
• Increasing demand for products in Asia
Benefits
• Expands Canada’s export portfolio
• Gives global access to landlocked Canadian products
• Contracting, procurement & employment opportunities
• Economic growth for local, provincial and across Canada
Significant
shipping
advantages
vs. US Gulf
Coast
Project Opportunity
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Vopak Pacific Canada
Supporting Infrastructure
Project Description
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Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
storage tank
Methanol storage tanks
Clean Petroleum Products
(CPP) storage tanks
Office building
Lagoons
LPG cooling equipment
LPG pressurized bullets
Rail
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Jetty
Project Description Continued
A loading platform9
Firewater pump platform
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11 Mooring buoys
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Liquid
Petroleum Gas
(LPG)
Methanol
Clean
Petroleum
Products
(CPP)
Products We Would Store
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Steady
demand in AsiaCPP
(Diesel/
Gasoline)
~90 railcars
per day
LPG ~60 railcars
per day-42 ℃ 98,000 m3 ~2 vessels
per month
Demand in Asia
is set to
increase by
21% in 5 yrs
Rail ImportStorage CapacityCooling
Vessel Export
Market Demand
Methanol ~90 railcars
per day
No cooling
process220,000 m3 ~ 8 vessel
per month
No cooling
process
260,000 m3 ~ 2 vessels
per month
Transportation Process
Supply
~90 railcars
per dayAsia has the
largest & fastest
growing market
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Transportation Safety
● Puncture resistance system
● Thermal protection and heat shielding
● 99.998% of all rail shipments arrive at
destination without incident
● Double hull structures
● Tanks systems typically have 2 barriers
● Routine inspections
● Piloted by qualified marine professionals
with local knowledge
No longer require dredging or deep water
mooring structures
Mooring methods are safe and utilize world-
class technology
Reduces potential environmental effects
Smaller overall footprint
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Jetty Design Update
Regulatory Approvals Construction Activities
(2 yrs) Operations (50+ yrs)
Q2 2021 Q4 2021 Q4 2023
Estimated Project Timeline
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● Site preparations & earth works
(6 - 8 months)
● Foundation & concrete work
(no pile driving)
● Delivery of prefabricated equipment
● Construction of tanks
(2 years)
● Assembly, installation & pre commissioning of facility
● Expanding existing rail loading/unloading facilities
Construction Activities
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Two years to complete
● Activities will occur during the least
risk window
Only 2.5 months of activity each
year from November 30 to
February 15
Includes seven months of
● Installing over water structures
● Jetty construction
● Mooring installation system
Piling
Marine Construction Activities
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Environmental Assessment Overview
Project Description
Section 11 Order Issues
Draft EEE/Applicationfor Screening Determination
Project Description and Terms of Reference
EEE/ApplicationReview Period180-days
Start of construction activities
June
26,
2018
July 25,
2019Today
Oct. 9,
2020
Nov.2,
2019
Q2 2021
Regulatory Schedule
Q4 2021
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The Application
Assessment of Environmental, Economic, Social, Heritage & Health Effects
Part BIndigenousConsultation
Part CPublic Consultation
Part DManagement Plans, Monitoring & Follow-Up Programs
Part E
Section 5
Environmental Effects Evaluation
Section 6
Potential Accidents &
Malfunctions
Section 7
Effects of the Environment
on the Project
Section 8
Indigenous Consultation
Introduction / Foundation
Part A
Section 1
Project Identification
Section 2
Project Description
Section 3
Consultation & Engagement
Section 4
Methodology
Section 9
Public Consultation
Section 10
Management Plans
Section 11
Monitoring & Follow-Up
Programs
Part FConclusions
Section 12
Conclusions
Section 13
References
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Approach
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Identify areas to assess
Identify areas where effects may remain post mitigation efforts
Define the local and regional study areas
Baseline assessment
Identify potential Project effects for each identified area
Reduce potential Project impacts with proposed mitigation measures
Assess the potential cumulative effects on areas with remaining effects
Identify follow-up strategies
Methodology used to assess Project Related Effects
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Areas Assessed
Air
QualityGreenhouse
Gas Emissions
Marine
Resources
Terrestrial
Resources
Soils and
Terrain
Freshwater
Fish & Fish
Habitat
Economic
Conditions
Marine use &
Navigation
Community
Services &
Infrastructure
Community
Wellbeing
Heritage and
Archeology
Human
Health
Visual
QualityNoise
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Sense of Place
& Sense of
Attachment
Cultural
Identity
Indigenous
Socio-economic
Conditions
Indigenous
Physical &
Cultural Heritage
Indigenous
Health
Indigenous
Governance
Systems
Access &
Travel
Harvesting
Rights
Aboriginal Interests
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Regional study area Local study area
Defined Boundaries
and Indicators
Spatial
boundaries
● Local study areas
● Regional study areas
Temporal
boundaries
● Construction Phase
● Operation Phase
● Decommissioning Phase
Indicators● Measuring Metrics
● Reporting Metrics
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Overview of Field Surveys
Marine resources
Marine mammals
Freshwater fish & habitats
Terrestrial resources
Archaeology
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Project
Interactions
Potential
Accidents &
Malfunctions
● Fly rock
● Sediment release
● Worker safety incident
● Spills or leaks
● Unloading process
● Cargo transfer process
● Marine transit incident
● Fire or explosion
● Worker safety incidents
● Site clearing
● Road traffic
● Construction activities
● Commissioning & testing
● Transportation
● Product storage
● Vessel berthing & cargo
loading
● Maintenance
● Cleaning & removal activities
Potential
Effects
● Changes that could occur
to each assessed area
○ Initial effects
○ Effects likely to
remain post
mitigations
○ Cumulative effects
● Likelihood of effects
Mitigation
Measures
● Avoid
● Minimize
● Restore
● Offset
● Compensate
Assessment
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Marine
Habitats
● Schedule activities during
the least risk windows
● Make best efforts to avoid
placing vertical spuds or
anchors in valued/ sensitive
habitat areas
Marine Fish
& Invertebrates
● Monitor underwater noise
● Exclusion zones
● Minimize overwater lighting
● Slow speeds in harbour
Marine Mammals
● Monitoring
● Bubble curtains/ other noise
attenuating devices
● Stop Work Protocols
Examples of Mitigation Measures
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Community Services & Infrastructure
● Work camps
● 14/7 work schedules
● In-camp health care
● Limit traffic with bus
transportation
Community Well-being
● Support social housing
initiatives
● At-site Indigenous Liaison
● Cultural awareness training
Examples of Mitigation Measures
Marine Use &
Navigation
● Develop & implement a
Marine Access and Vessel
Communications Plan
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Key Follow Up Strategies
Environmental Monitoring
● Monitor fuel deliveries &
transfers
● Storage facility
inspections
● Water quality monitoring
(upstream & downstream)
Follow-up Programs
● Report any hazardous air
pollutant emissions
● Report GHG emissions
● Investigate any noise
complaints
Compliance & Auditing
● Weekly monitoring reports
● Mitigation implementation
report (annually)
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Community Engagement
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Community Feedback
Project
design
Covid19
safety
measures
Effects
on the
project
Assessment
scope
Local
opportunitiesTransportation
safety
Local
knowledge
Project
informationOtherAdditional
studies
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Local Opportunities
Local content
strategy
Contracting &
Procurement
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~250 construction jobs
Training Employment
Local opportunities
~40full-timeops jobs
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Consultation & Engagements
Meetings Technical Workshops
Local
support
Local
office &
contact
Consultation
plans
Information
materials
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Read Application3 ● https://www.projects.eao.gov.bc.ca/
● Visit the Prince Rupert Interpretive Center
Email us2● [email protected]
Visit Our Website 1 ● https://www.vopak.com/vopak-pacific-canada
Share your
comments4● http://gov.bc.ca/eao
Ways to Connect and Learn More
Thank you for participating!
Q&A
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Key Facts
2 year construction
period
$885Mconstruction
costs
10 days shipping
to Asia
Hire
local approach
Operational
by end of
2023
240 railcars/day
(full buildout)
~250construction
jobs
~40 full-time ops
jobs
171 vessels/year
(full buildout)
50+ years of
operation