Fluor Corp. and Japan-based JGC Corp. have been granted limited notice to proceed with the proposed expansion of LNG Canada’s liquefied natural gas export terminal in Kitimat, B.C., Fluor said on June 1.
The joint venture contractors were builders of the initial 14 million tonne per annum plant completed in 2025 at a cost of around $31 billion and did the front-end design and engineering analysis for the long-awaited next phase, which is expected to double its capacity when completed in the early 2030s.
No cost estimate was released for the project, pending a final investment decision expected “by the end of the year” by major owner Shell and its partners, Natural Resources Canada Minister Tim Hodgson said, adding that federal and provincial regulatory and commercial hurdles have been cleared.
Phase 1 is already exporting liquefied natural gas to Asian markets and has shipped more than 60 cargoes, according to LNGCanada. .
The expansion would also require new pipeline and marine infrastructure. A Canadian unit of Spanish engineer Técnicas Reunidas was appointed in March for the front-end engineering design for the expansion of the project’s feed gas line, Coastal Gas Link.
The expansion project has been considered by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects office, which aims to speed up “nation-building” projects through expedited permitting.
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