Ksi Lisims LNG LP, the consortium that owns the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project to be located on the northwest coast of British Columbia, announced on May 27 that it had entered into a Heads of Agreement with Germany’s state-owned SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe) for the sale and purchase of 1 million tonnes per annum (MMtpa) of LNG for up to 20 years, subject to the completion of a Sales and Purchase Agreement.
The Ksi Lisims LNG project is a proposed 12 MMtpa floating LNG project to be located on Pearse Island in northwest British Columbia, a stone’s throw from the Alaska border, that would take in 1.7-2.0 Bcf/d of natural gas. The consortium is owned by Houston-based Western LNG, Rockies LNG Partners, and the Nisga’a Nation. A related press release issued by Natural Resources Canada, a department of the Canadian federal government, noted that deliveries were “expected to begin by the early 2030s”.
The Ksi Lisims LNG project received federal and provincial environmental approvals in September 2025, and an LNG facility permit from the B.C. Energy Regulator in November 2025. The LNG facility is to be fed by the proposed ~750-km (~466-mile) Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline (PRGT), which was initially proposed to feed a Petronas-led LNG project near Prince Rupert, B.C. that was never built. The PRGT pipeline received permitting and environmental approvals over a decade ago and in 2025 saw those approvals effectively re-validated. PRGT is a joint venture initiative of Western LNG and the Nisga’a Nation, and was purchased from TC Energy in 2024.
The Nisga’a Nation is a self-governing, modern treaty nation with rights over the lands on which the LNG project would be built. Rockies LNG Partners is a partnership of 12 Canadian natural gas producers that together produce over half of Canada’s natural gas. Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canadian Natural Resources Limited, and Ovintiv Inc. are the largest producers within the partnership.
In 2024 Shell signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement for 2 MMtpa from Ksi Lisims. In 2025 TotalEnergies signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement for 2 MMtpa, and announced it was acquiring a 5% stake in Western LNG, with an option to increase its stake in Western LNG and/or take a direct stake in the project up to approximately 10% at FID. Reuters reported on May 28 that Western LNG's CEO said in an interview that they want to secure another 3 to 4 MMtpa before making a positive FID, which could happen as early as this year.
