Project Profile
Value: US$30 billion
Location: Sarita Bay, approximately 10 km north of Anacla at the southern end of Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island, Canada
Capacity: 24‐mtpa (million tonnes per annum) - into four 6 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) LNG production trains
Area: unknown
Start-up Year: 2022
On July 8th, 2014, Steelhead LNG Corp. and the Huu-ay-aht First Nations signed an Opportunity Development Agreement to work together to explore developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on HFN-owned land at Sarita Bay, approximately 10 km north of Anacla at the southern end of Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island. The proposed US$30 billion LNG Project, which includes a 24‐mtpa (million tonnes per annum) land‐based facility, is one of the largest proposed LNG projects in British Columbia. The development of the Sarita Bay site would be split into four 6 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) LNG production trains, which is reflected in the application. Steelhead LNG is currently working with pipeline companies to explore infrastructure options to deliver natural gas from northern British Columbia to western Vancouver Island.On November 29, 2014, at the Huu-ay-aht First Nations People’s Assembly in Port Alberni, Huu-ay-aht citizens voted in favour of continuing to explore the proposed Project. The People’s Assembly vote approves the lease of Huu-ay-aht Treaty Settlement Lands to the proposed Project and the carrying out of comprehensive environmental, traditional-use and technical studies in advance of a final investment decision expected in 2018. The project is expected to start-up operations in 2022.
Operators:
Steelhead LNG Corp. and Huu-ay-aht First Nations: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
WorleyParsons: Contract for the provision of preliminary front-end engineering and design studies, geotechnical investigations, environmental impact assessments, and permitting approvals support. WorleyParsons will begin the newly awarded activities immediately and will support the project with technical personnel from its offices in Burnaby, Canada and London, England.
Höegh LNG and Bechtel: Contract to perform the pre-front end engineering and design work for the proposed Malahat LNG project. The pre-FEED work, which will commence immediately, and run through to spring 2016, will include proof of concept studies for developing floating LNG production/storage/offloading facilities for up to 6 million tonnes per annum of LNG at the proposed site. Further, the pre-FEED work will include establishing a basis of design appropriate to support the FEED phase. Engineering design and studies undertaken through pre-FEED will also support the environmental assessment and facilities permitting processes.