LNG Canada, which delayed a final investment decision on its planned natural gas liquefaction plant in Kitimat, BC, in mid-2016, has named an engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for the project.
The move follows an offer by the British Columbia government of conditional incentives for LNG plant construction (OGJ Online, Mar. 26, 2018). Three other LNG projects planned for the province have been canceled.
LNG Canada selected the joint venture of Fluor Corp. and JGC for the EPC work, conditional on a final investment decision later this year.
The project involves two, 6.5-million-tonne/year liquefaction trains and an option to expand to four trains.
LNG Canada is a joint venture of Shell Canada Energy, 50%, and affiliates of PetroChina, 20%, and Korea Gas Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp., 15% each.
