Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Projects In British Columbia: Key Developments In 2022 And What's Next

This article forms part of our Power Perspectives 2023 publication. Download the full publication here.

In the past year, certain liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the province saw notable progress. While promising, these developments also underlined the potential for significant energy and transmission infrastructure needs to support proposed electrification of liquefaction processes.

In September 2022, LNG Canada – a joint venture between Shell Canada, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS – reported that its Phase 1 was 70% complete, with the associated Coastal Gaslink (CGL) pipeline 75% complete, making it two to three years away from its first outgoing LNG shipments. This $40 billion project is located in Kitimat, BC and was the first large-scale LNG export facility to announce a final investment decision in British Columbia. The terminal is being built on the head of the Douglas Channel, on the traditional territory of the Haisla