A significant project for British Columbia

To export natural gas to global markets, LNG Canada needs to turn natural gas into a liquid, which enables the gas to be transported via ships to overseas markets. The LNG Canada project will consist of the following elements:

• An LNG facility that includes natural gas receiving and treatment facilities, liquefaction facilities, LNG and natural gas liquids (NGL) storage tanks, an NGL rail loading facility, office and maintenance facilities, and a short cryogenic pipeline to transfer LNG from the facility to the marine terminal
• A marine terminal consisting of a wharf that can accommodate and load LNG ships, and a material offloading area
• Supporting infrastructure and facilities including power supply and handling, water supply and handling, waste collection and treatment, and supporting maintenance and laydown yard and roads
• Temporary infrastructure and facilities including a construction camp and temporary laydown and assembly areas

LNG Canada Project at a Glance

• Located on approximately 300 to 350 hectares of land
• Project will be constructed in phases, with the first phase having a design capacity of 12 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG, with an option to expand the project in the future to approximately 24 mtpa per year
• First phase consists of the construction of two natural gas liquefaction trains
• Each train will be designed to process approximately 24 million m3/day of natural gas or 0.85 standard cubic feet per day (Bcf/day), and produce approximately 6 mpta of LNG
• At full build-out, will have storage capacity for 450,000 m3 of LNG
• The first phase will require an estimated workforce in the Kitimat area of up to 5,500 people at the peak of construction
• During operation, LNG Canada will directly employ an estimated 200 – 400 people after full build-out
• 170 to 350 LNG carriers are expected to visit the terminal annually, and the actual number will depend on the size of the LNG carriers
• The average LNG carrier is about 300 metres long and 40 metres wide

As part of the regulatory review process, LNG Canada will explore the cumulative effects of the proposed LNG export project, look at ways to reduce CO₂ emissions associated with the project, protect marine and terrestrial water sources, focus on LNG safety and security, and identify and manage social challenges from the earliest stages of development.