LNG

April 23 (LNGJ) - Japanese LNG project engineering company JGC Corp. and Fluor Corp of the US were jointly awarded an order to design and build the LNG Canada joint venture led by Royal Dutch Shell for an estimated US$14 billion, according to the Japanese business daily “Nikkei”. The LNG Canada venture partners include PetroChina, Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and Korea Gas Corp. The Shell-led project announced in February 2018 that it had short-listed two engineering, procurement and construction contractors as it tried to keep the venture on track in the midst of regulatory challenges. LNG Canada named the two consortiums to submit plans and costings as TechnipFMC and KBR of the US and Japanese company JGC partnering with Fluor. Shell's project is proposed for a brownfield site near the town of Kitimat and is backed by the Haisla First Nation native North Americans whose traditional lands surround the area.