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Fluor Corporation’s joint venture (JV) has received limited notice to proceed for the proposed phase 2 expansion of the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia.
Authorised activities under the notice include procurement, engineering, site preparation and resourcing.
The expansion would double the export facility’s production capacity to 28 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), if a final investment decision is achieved.
The JGC Fluor BC LNG II JV with JGC Corporation (JFJV2) played a key role in delivering the first phase, providing engineering, procurement, fabrication management, construction and commissioning services.
The partners delivered two trains last year, along with supporting infrastructure including storage tanks, rail yard, water treatment facility, flare stacks and a marine terminal.
Pierre Bechelany, Fluor’s Business Group President of Energy Solutions, said it looks forward to advancing the next phase of the project to help connect Canadian natural gas to global markets. JFJV2 comprises Fluor Canada (50%) and JGC Contractors (No2) BC (50%).
“The limited notice to proceed enables us to initiate early planning and move forward with key activities to support a proposed Phase 2 final investment decision by LNG Canada,” he said.
Located on Canada’s west coast, the LNG Canada facility benefits from access to low-cost natural gas and an ice-free harbour. The plant offers an annual production capacity of approximately 14 mtpa of LNG in its first phase.
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LNG Canada is a joint venture comprised of Shell (40%), Petronas (25%), PetroChina (15%), Mitsubishi Corporation (15%) and Kogas (5%).
Canada recently signed its first long-term LNG supply agreement with a European buyer, after German state-owned from the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project in British Columbia.
