Kitimat Residents Adjust to Life Alongside New LNG Canada Plant

Kitimat residents adjust to life alongside new LNG Canada plant

LNG Canada has loaded and shipped the first of at least 170 ships with liquefied natural gas destined for overseas markets

LNG Canada Sent Its First LNG Shipment to Asia

LNG Canada produced its first liquefied natural gas shipment for export to South Korea at its facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. The facility will halve shipment times to Asia, from 20 days via the Gulf of Mexico and Panama Canal down to 10 days, and will avoid transit through vulnerable chokepoints. Construction on LNG Canada’s 14-million-metric-ton-per-year facility began almost seven years ago. The commercial startup of the $18-billion Sh…

Kitimat mayor praises LNG project for strengthening Indigenous relationships – Energeticcity.ca

A tanker being loaded with the first cargo of Canadian LNG is shown at the port of Kitimat, B.C. on June 28th.(THE CANADIAN PRESS/LNG Canada) KITIMAT, B.C. — The small community of Kitimat is adjusting to life alongside its new LNG processing facility, with the mayor lauding the project for strengthening relationships with the local First Nation.  On June 30th, LNG Canada successfully filled the belly of a 300-metre-long ship with liquefied natu…