LNG #Canada to start cooldown of plant next week in final step before first LNG

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

An LNG tanker is expected to arrive in Canada on April 1 to start cooling down LNG Canada’s plant in Kitimat, British Columbia, considered the final step before the plant begins production of the superchilled gas.

“The delivery is expected in early April and is critical to our safe start-up and commissioning process now underway, and to achieving our first cargo by the middle of 2025,” LNG Canada told Reuters on Monday.

The company is Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export facility and when complete is expected to export 14 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of the superchilled gas.

Once LNG Canada enters service, Canadian gas exports to the U.S. will likely decline, traders said, as Canadian energy firms will have another outlet for their fuel and will sell more to other countries. For now, the U.S. is the only outlet for Canadian gas.