MONTREAL, July 4, 2025 — Greenpeace Canada expresses its deep concern about Marinvest Energy Canada’s proposed new liquefied natural gas project, which seeks to build a floating LNG terminal in Baie Comeau fed by a new several hundred kilometers long gas pipeline. Greenpeace is calling on the federal government to not include this massive new fossil fuel project on its list of ‘national interest’ projects created by Bill C-5. Greenpeace is also calling on the Quebec government, which already has a moratorium on new fossil fuel production projects, to close the door on new fossil fuel transportation and export projects so that it can focus on renewable energy.

“We should be building offshore wind farms, not floating fossil fuel plants”, said Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist with Greenpeace Canada. “There is no way that a fossil fuel project with so little consultation and such a weak business case should be on Mark Carney’s list of projects that can bypass environmental laws.”

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Additional background

Who is Marinvest? Marinvest Energy AS (Norway) is a Norwegian company founded in 2020 and based in Bergen, specializing in LNG distribution. The company is majority-owned by Tebina Energi AS (50.23%), a company active in LNG supply chains, carbon capture, and hydrogen. Marinvest Energy Canada was recently registered by Marc Desmarais and Patricia Lemoine, consultants at NATIONAL Public Relations. The company has four registered lobbyists: Jennifer O’Bomsawin, Patricia Lemoine Smith, Marc-André Leclerc, and Marc Desmarais. Marinvest lobbyists have been meeting with Quebec officials and on June 17 met with federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and Conservative MP and Quebec Lieutenant Pierre Paul-Hus.

What does Marinvest want? According to the federal lobbyist registry, Marinvest Energy Canada’s objective is “to determine the applicable conditions for implementing a transformative and beneficial energy project for the future of Quebec and Canada.” The objective of Marinvest Energy AS (the Norwegian promoter behind the project) according to its website is to “develop sustainable marine energy terminal systems” and “take advantage of natural gas and LNG as an energy transition source.”

LNG is not a transition fuel: Liquefied natural gas is not a transition fuel (see Greenpeace Canada’s blog: Mythbusting: Isn’t “natural” gas clean energy?) and renewable energy (e.g. wind and solar with batteries) is cost-competitive while much less environmentally harmful. 

Who runs Marinvest Energy Canada (MEC)? MÉC’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO) is Greg Cano, a former Transcanada (21 years) and Saudi Aramco (5 years) executive. More recently, Greg Cano was heavily involved in the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline on the West Coast (the infamous gas pipeline project opposed by the Wet’suwet’en, among others). As COO of PAPC (Pan American Pipe Constructors), Greg Cano was responsible for overseeing the operational aspects of PAPC’s construction contracts for the Coastal GasLink pipeline project.

For more information or to request an interview:

Patou Oumarou

Campaign Communications Officer | Greenpeace Canada

418 431 0263 | [email protected]
Keith Stewart
Senior Energy Strategist | Greenpeace Canada
416-659-0294 | [email protected]