The Nisga'a Nation, Rockies LNG Partners LP, and Western LNG let a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to Black & Veatch, in collaboration with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) of South Korea, for the Ksi Lisims LNG nearshore floating production plant in northwest Canada.
Ksi Lisims will be hosted by the Nisga’a Nation on their wholly-owned treaty land at Wil Milit on the northern tip of Pearse Island near the Nisga'a village of Gingolx, BC. The initial project description for the proposed floating 12-million tonnes/year plant was filed in July 2021 (OGJ Online, July 20, 2021).
Commercial operations are expected to begin in 2028.
Project partners expect Ksi Lisims to provide global markets with low-carbon LNG to help meet growing energy needs and reduce the need for base-load coal plant construction. The plant will use hydropower generated in British Columbia and potentially carbon capture and storage, as well as other mechanisms such as carbon offsets and efficiency monitoring. The project’s greenhouse gas emissions are expected to be 90% lower than conventional LNG plants.
