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Woodfibre LNG kicks off construction

preparations for British Columbia terminal

TERMINALS CONSTRUCTION preparations are mov- (7.4mn cubic metres) per day. The facility will
ing ahead for the Woodfibre LNG project in also have storage capacity of 250,000 cubic
Squamish, British Columbia. Woodfibre LNG, metres. LNG will be shipped from the terminal
the Canadian subsidiary of Singapore’s Pacific to Asia to help replace coal-fired electricity gen-
Energy, has announced it has issued a notice to eration with gas. Once there, it is anticipated to
proceed to contractor McDermott International, result in emissions reductions of 3.5mn tpy of
covering site preparation for the project. carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent.
Major construction on the terminal is now The Woodfibre terminal will be powered by
expected to begin in 2023, with Woodfibre LNG renewable hydroelectricity. The company says
anticipating the project reaching substantial it will be the lowest-emission LNG export facil-
completion in 2027. The company was originally ity in the world when completed. BC has strict
targeting a mid-2020 construction start for the provincial targets for reducing greenhouse gas
CAD1.6bn ($1.3bn) facility but was forced to (GHG) emissions, requiring fuel to be produced
revise its timeline and secure a five-year exten- at a lower carbon intensity than most terminals
sion owing to delays caused by the coronavirus elsewhere in the world.
(COVID-19) pandemic. Woodfibre has offtake agreements with BP
McDermott is planning to use NetZero Mod- covering the majority of the plant’s output, at
ular LNG technology to build the facility, which 1.5mn tpy.
provides pathways for achieving net-zero emis- The company’s progress comes as BC pre-
sions from both brownfield and greenfield LNG pares to become an LNG exporter. Shell is cur-
projects. rently building the considerably larger LNG
Upon completion, the terminal will export Canada project in Kitimat, on the province’s
2.1mn tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG produced northern Pacific Coast. Shipments from LNG
using feedstock gas from the Montney shale play Canada, whose first phase will have a capacity of
over a 40-year period. The terminal is expected 14mn tpy, are due to begin in 2025. ™
to be supplied with around 260mn cubic feet

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