Yesterday, the first LNGC, ‘Maran Gas Roxana’, berthed at LNG Canada’s Kitimat, British Columbia, export terminal.
She brought a cargo, which will be offloaded for equipment testing.
This is critical to the safe start-up and commissioning process in advance of operations coming online. The first LNG export cargoes are expected by the middle of this year, LNG Canada said.
Her arrival was co-ordinated by HaiSea Marine personnel and tugs, British Columbia Coast Pilots and Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada, with support from the Canadian Coast Guard and Canada Border Services Agency.
LNG Canada is a joint venture company involving Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corp and KOGAS.
With access to abundant, low-cost Canadian natural gas and an ice-free harbour, the company said that the Kitimat export facility, converted from an import terminal, located in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, will:
Provide security of supply for global markets that rely on Canada’s natural gas reserves to fuel their economies,
Reduce global GHG emissions, as natural gas replaces the use of coal,
Bring significant economic growth and stability to northern British Columbia communities and all of Canada.
LNG Canada’s facility has a 40-year export license, which enables the initial shipments of up to 14 mill tonnes of LNG per annum.
