An inaugural liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo left the new LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, B.C., on June 30, marking the first-ever large scale LNG shipment from Canada’s West coast to Asian markets.
The 291-metre long and 46-metre wide GasLog Glasgow tanker chartered by Shell and operating under Bermuda’s flag left the Kitimat terminal with the cargo for its 10-day journey to northern Asia. Following the LNG being pumped onto the tanker, tugboats will take the vessel approximately 300 kilometres through the Douglas Channel to the open ocean.
The Kitimat export terminal is Canada’s first large-scale facility to begin operations, with the rest targeted to open between 2027 and 2030. Construction on the $18 billion LNG Canada terminal in Kitimat began almost seven years ago and is one of seven LNG facilities under development in Canada, all of which are located in B.C….