LNG News Editor:
Fluor Corp. of US and Japan’s JGC Corp. of Japan have completed the final weld on first liquefaction Train at the LNG Canada joint venture at Kitimat on the Pacific Coast province of British Columbia.
The Texas-based company said the final weld took 48 hours of continuous work from teams of welders working in shifts.
More than 380 pipe welders have worked on the project since construction began in 2018.
Work schedule
Fluor and JGC Corp. make up the JGC-Fluor joint venture, which is delivering multiple aspects of the LNG Canada joint venture, including engineering, procurement, fabrication and the delivery of modules.
The Fluor-JGC team is also leading the building the project's infrastructure and utilities, marine structures and LNG storage tank.
“The significance of achieving the last weld to support Train One completion is a testament to the collaborative efforts of the JGC-Fluor project team, subcontractors and a skilled and dedicated workforce,” said Jim Breuer, President of Fluor’s Energy Solutions business.
“We are now one step closer to the introduction of gas and start-up,” Breuer added.
Shell as operator holds 40 percent of shares in LNG Canada while Malaysia’s Petronas owns 25 percent.
The other project shareholders are PetroChina with15 percent, Mitsubishi Corp of Japan with 15 percent and Korea Gas Corp. with 5 percent.
The Coastal GasLink pipeline from the Montney Shale Basin in northeast BC will transport the feed-gas to the liquefaction plant at Kitimat.
Haisla First Nation
LNG Canada said that the project was involved the awarding of several billions of dollars of business to sub-contractors and to local suppliers, including businesses owned by members of the Haisla First Nation whose traditional lands are in and around Kitimat.
The Haisla nation is developing its own near-shore floating LNG plant at the nearby Douglas Channel called Cedar LNG in partnership with Calgary, Alberta-based Pembina Pipeline Corp.
Cedar and project partner Pembina reached a positive investment decision at the end of June 2024 and will proceed with the project on Haisla traditional territory near Kitimat.
The Cedar project with nameplate capacity of 3.3 MTPA and like LNG Canada is strategically positioned to leverage Canada’s abundant natural gas supplies and ship cargoes to Asia.
