A worker at the LNG Canada site in Kitimat
Canada’s west coast to become second-tier LNG player
Indigenous-led Cedar LNG project a clear sign of a shift in activity but limits remain to how far sector can go
After missing earlier waves of LNG export activity, projects on the Canadian west coast have been gaining momentum in recent years, with the Indigenous-led Cedar LNG project in late June becoming the third to achieve positive FID in the region. Cedar LNG, a 3.3mt/yr floating liquefaction plant within the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in British Columbia (BC), is a 51/49 partnership between the Haisla Nation and Calgary-based midstreamer Pembina Pipeline. Upon completion in late 2028, the $4b plant is to be one of the lowest-emitting LNG export facilities in the world, as the entire plant is to be powered by renewable electricity sourced from provincial Crown corporati
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