Kitimat LNG

Cooldown cargo is set to be delivered to Kitimat, BC, from Australia in early April, the final step prior to official startup.

The decision follows operator Chevron’s announcement at the end of 2019 to exit the project.

The $30.5-billion project is expected to produce 18 mtpa of LNG once it starts up; commissioning is expected sometime in the mid-2020s. Canada’s investment includes $160 million to fund energy-efficient turbines, which the government says will minimize greenhouse gas emissions.

After years of near-misses, a Shell-led partnership is building the first liquefied natural gas export facility in Canada. It creates a much-needed export market for producers facing a gas glut, but more is needed.