As concrete pouring and substantial site preparation begins at the Woodfibre LNG project in British Columbia (BC), project partners are targeting for the facility to be Canada’s second operational terminal.
Touted as one of the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitting liquefied natural gas export projects, Woodfibre is designed to access Western Canada’s prolific natural gas reserves to send more volumes on an abbreviated route to Asian customers from the Pacific Coast. Early construction began in the fall of 2022, and work began last year on the first out of 18 Chinese fabricated modules that would make up the LNG project. All modules are scheduled to arrive by fall 2025.
“Once the facility is up and running, it will have the capacity to liquefy up to 2.1 million tonnes of LNG per year (mmty) and store up to 250,000 cubic meters,” Woodfibre spokesperson Sean Beardow told NGI. “Under normal conditions, the project expects to load one ship approximately every 10 days.”
