Lng Canada has begun to produce liquefied natural gas for export in its facilities in Kitimat, BC, about 650 kilometers northwest of Vancouver.
A spokesman confirmed on Sunday that the company has “save its first production” of LNG.
The west coast plant will receive natural gas, transported through the Coastal Gaslink pipe from near Dawson Creek in the northeast of the province, cool it and send it to Asian markets.
The installation is the first large -scale Canadian LNG project to begin production and also the first important LNG installation in North America with direct access to the Pacific coast, significantly reducing the Vela time to the Asian markets compared to the facilities of the Gulf of the United States coast.
It is expected to export 14 million tons of LNG per year, creating about 300 jobs in progress with an estimated value of $ 575 million annually for 40 years, according to the BC government. A phase 2 proposal would increase the amount of export to 28 million tons per year.
With a cost of $ 40 billion, the Canadian government said the project is the “Largest private sector investment In the history of the country, “with the support of Shell, Petronas, Petrochina, Mitsubishi Corporation and Korea Gas Corp.
Daybreak North7:18Lng Canada prepares to make his first shipment
Partners still consider phase 2 of the project
The mayor of Kitimat, Phil Germouth, said that LNG Canada is an example that other important infrastructure builders must follow.
“They clearly establish a gold standard when it comes to getting communities onwards, getting the first nations sideways,” Germouth told the main political correspondent of CBC, Rosemary Barton.
“They have done a fantastic job of that.”
Lng Canada says he is on his way to loading the first loads in mid -2025.
What is LNG?
LNG is made of natural gas, a fossil fuel often extracted from the northeast of BC and Alberta through a practice called hydraulic fracture or fracking.
It involves deepening the soil and injecting a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into the soil to force oil and gas release.
Then, the gas is sent through the pipe to the terminals, which cool it to approximately –160 C, at which time it can be sent abroad for use as fuel.
LNG is often known as “clean” because burn it by fuel causes less emissions than coal or oil, but that claim is disputed by some analysts due to the energy and destruction needed to produce.
One of the known impacts of fracking is a Earthquake increaseThey have felt with a growing frequency in the PEAC River region of BC in recent years.
Two other smaller LNG exports are also being built on BC
The facilities, Woodfibre GNG (near Squamish) and Cedar LDP (in Kitimat) are expected to be completed between 2027 and 2028.
