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* Status: Planned
 
* Status: Planned
  
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=== Brief Description ===
* The proposed project includes the development of a natural gas liquefaction facility and an LNG transfer facility to enable the export of the LNG product to global markets via marine vessels.
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* The project is a single train, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site. The facility will have a storage capacity of 250,000 m3 and produce approximately 2.1 million tonnes per year of LNG
* It is expected to operate for approximately 25 years and to produce between 1.5 and 2.1 million tonnes of LNG per year
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* Low emissions plant
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** Woodfibre LNG will be the cleanest liquefied natural gas export facility on earth, achieved through the adoption of a low-emission philosophy across every element of engineering and design.  
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** The facility will use hydroelectricity for the main liquefaction process, and includes state of the art technology that enables liquefaction machinery to restart without flaring, a recycling system for "boil-off" gas, and additional transformers, switchgear and transmission lines.
  
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=== Technical Details ===
 
* Storage capacity:  250,000 cubic metres
 
* Storage capacity:  250,000 cubic metres
* Constructor:
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* Constructor: ''McDermott'' - Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction (EPFC)
 
* Licensor: Linde
 
* Licensor: Linde
  
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=== Ongoing Projects/Project Status ===
* Commissioning is expected in [[[LNG Terminals to be Completed in 201X | 201X]]]
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* Commissioning is expected in [[LNG Terminals to be Completed in 2027 | 2027]]
  
+++ Suppliers / Customers
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=== Suppliers / Customers ===
 
* Suppliers:  
 
* Suppliers:  
 
* Customers:  
 
* Customers:  
  
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=== History ===
 
* 2014 - Export licence awarded by the Ministry of Natural Resources
 
* 2014 - Export licence awarded by the Ministry of Natural Resources
 
* 2014 - Linde awarded Engineering Contract
 
* 2014 - Linde awarded Engineering Contract
 
* 2015 - Application made for an Environmental Assessment Certificate
 
* 2015 - Application made for an Environmental Assessment Certificate
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* 2021 - McDermott awarded EPFC contract
  
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=== Other Information ===
 
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5440 Linde awarded engineering contract for LNG plant in Canada]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5440 Linde awarded engineering contract for LNG plant in Canada]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5697 Environmental Assessment Office Accepts Woodfibre LNG Application]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5697 Environmental Assessment Office Accepts Woodfibre LNG Application]
# [ Woodfibre LNG awards EPFC contract to McDermott]
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# [https://lng-news.blogspot.com/2021/11/woodfibre-lng-awards-epfc-contract-to.html Woodfibre LNG awards EPFC contract to McDermott]

Latest revision as of 07:36, 25 November 2021

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Woodfibre Natural Gas Limited
  • Website: http://www.woodfibrelng.ca/
  • Location: Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
  • Capacity: 2.1 million tons/annum
  • Status: Planned

Brief Description

  • The project is a single train, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site. The facility will have a storage capacity of 250,000 m3 and produce approximately 2.1 million tonnes per year of LNG
  • Low emissions plant
    • Woodfibre LNG will be the cleanest liquefied natural gas export facility on earth, achieved through the adoption of a low-emission philosophy across every element of engineering and design.
    • The facility will use hydroelectricity for the main liquefaction process, and includes state of the art technology that enables liquefaction machinery to restart without flaring, a recycling system for "boil-off" gas, and additional transformers, switchgear and transmission lines.

Technical Details

  • Storage capacity: 250,000 cubic metres
  • Constructor: McDermott - Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction (EPFC)
  • Licensor: Linde

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

  • Commissioning is expected in 2027

Suppliers / Customers

  • Suppliers:
  • Customers:

History

  • 2014 - Export licence awarded by the Ministry of Natural Resources
  • 2014 - Linde awarded Engineering Contract
  • 2015 - Application made for an Environmental Assessment Certificate
  • 2021 - McDermott awarded EPFC contract

Other Information

  • -

Links

  1. Woodfibre LNG Project - Public Comments Invited
  2. NEB Approves Four LNG Export Licence Applications
  3. Harper Government Announces Approval of Four Long-term LNG Export Licences
  4. Linde awarded engineering contract for LNG plant in Canada
  5. Environmental Assessment Office Accepts Woodfibre LNG Application
  6. Woodfibre LNG awards EPFC contract to McDermott