LNG Canada Expansion Gets Green Light, Doubling Production Capacity

Shell and its partners have approved a major expansion of the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. The Phase 2 upgrade will double the plant's production capacity to 28 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and make Canada one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters.

The project involves adding two new liquefaction trains, increasing LNG Canada's total export capacity from 14 mtpa. Shell expects to receive nearly 6 mtpa of additional LNG from the expansion, with commercial operations targeted for the early 2030s.

LNG Canada is a joint venture led by Shell and backed by Malaysia's Petronas PETR.KL, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corp, and Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS). The facility is Canada's first large-scale LNG export terminal and one of the country's largest private-sector investments.