Shell-Led LNG Canada Doubles Kitimat Export Capacity with Phase 2 Expansion

A major joint venture led by Shell has made a final investment decision to expand the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. The Phase 2 expansion will double the site's capacity and cement Canada's role in the global natural gas market.

The expansion involves the construction of two additional liquefaction trains within the existing facility footprint. This will increase the plant's total export capacity to approximately 28 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).

The project represents a massive infusion of private capital into the Canadian energy sector, leveraging the infrastructure and coastal access already established by the first phase of the project.

The execution of Phase 2 is expected to require a massive mobilization of skilled labor in northern British Columbia, where securing necessary workers will be crucial to prevent wage inflation and project delays.