Project Profile

Value: US$30 billion
Location: Kitimat, British Columbia,  traditional territory of the Haisla First Nation, Canada
Capacity: 2 X 140,000 and 265,000 cubic metres
Reserves: unknown
Area: 350-400 hectares
Start-up Year: -

Shell, KOGAS, Mitsubishi and PetroChina are working together to design, build and operate the proposed LNG Canada project, located near Kitimat, B.C. in the traditional territory of the Haisla First Nation. LNG Canada is uniquely positioned to realize the potential benefits for British Columbia because of the world-class technical expertise we bring to producing, storing, shipping and selling gas, along with the access to markets that comes from our group of partners. The proposed LNG Canada facility will be located on 350-400 hectares of land in the industrial area of Kitimat, incorporating the former Methanex site, which Shell and its co-venture companies purchased in late 2011. When built, the LNG Canada facility will be one of the most significant contributors to the local and regional economies, as it will process more LNG than any other LNG facility being proposed for B.C.’s north.

LNG Canada reviewed over 500 sites in British Columbia – from the Lower Mainland to the northwest corner of the province – prior to selecting the site near Kitimat at the mouth of the Douglas Channel. British Columbia was a natural choice for an LNG export facility because of its abundant gas reserves – more natural gas than the province or the country needs for domestic use. One of the key drivers of site selection was the desire to be as far inland as possible, because this shortens the amount of pipeline required to connect the gas reserves to the LNG export facility. Other drivers included Kitimat’s year-round ice-free deep-water port, its existing infrastructure including roads, power lines, housing and the Terrace airport, and a site already zoned for industrial use. The LNG Canada site is approximately 300 hectares and at full build out, will include:
- a natural gas receiving and LNG production facility
- a marine terminal with the capacity to hold two LNG carriers between 140,000 and 265,000 cubic metres
- a tugboat dock
- four processing units or “trains”, LNG storage tanks
- LNG loading lines that connect the storage tanks to the wharf
- roads required primarily during construction and for maintenance
- a material offloading facility primarily for use during construction
- supporting infrastructure and facilities that include power supply, water supply, and handling and waste collection and treatment

URS Corporation has been awarded a contract by LNG Canada to serve as the main information contractor for its proposed project to build a liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. Under the contract, URS’ scope of work will be to configure, implement, and support an integrated engineering environment that enables the project to create and share information through a central, globally accessible platform. This represents a dynamic shift in how the industry leverages technology to gain efficiencies and improve the quality of information. URS is under contract for the project’s front-end engineering design phase and will work closely with LNG Canada’s main contractor, CFSW LNG Constructors, a joint venture with affiliates of Chiyoda, Foster Wheeler, Saipem, and WorleyParsons.


Operators:

LNG Canada Joint Venture: Operator with 100% interest

Shell: 50% interest
Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS): 15% interest
Mitsubishi Corporation: 15% interest
PetroChina Company Limited: 20% interest

Contractors:

URS Corporation: Contract by LNG Canada to serve as the main information contractor for its proposed and for the project’s front-end engineering design phase

CFSW LNG Constructors Joint venture: Main EPC contract
Chiyoda Corp
Foster Wheeler
Saipem
WorleyParsons

General Electric (GE): GE’s high-efficiency LMS100-PB dry low emission (DLE) aeroderivative gas turbine as well as vertically and horizontally split centrifugal compressor technologies for its proposed gas liquefaction plant for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Kitimat, British Columbia. The LMS100-PB is the largest aeroderivative gas turbine available with a free power turbine, ideally positioning it for large LNG applications

ROI Land Investments: Agreement for ROI to develop housing in Kitimat, British Columbia. Of the 93 units being developed, LNG Canada will lease 35 units, which include a mix of apartments and townhouses, to house some of its employees required to support the proposed liquefied natural gas project. The five-year agreement calls for ROI to construct housing for some of LNG Canada’s employees in a phased approach.

Civeo Corporation: Contract with LNG Canada for the provision of open lodge rooms and associated services in Kitimat, British Columbia. The contract covers up to 400 rooms for approximately fifteen months for LNG Canada’s initial room needs. To support this new contract, Civeo will develop a new accommodations facility, to be named Sitka Lodge, which will include private washrooms, recreational facilities and other amenities. Civeo’s Sitka Lodge will initially have 436 rooms with the potential to expand to serve future accommodations demand in the region.