After the delivery of a cool down cargo from the LNG tanker Maran Gas Roxana (picture below) and additional equipment testing, LNG Canada is set to begin first production of LNG in June according to a report posted by Reuters on May 5. This timing would be consistent with reports earlier in the year (see our Analyst Insight of February 26) that the first LNG export cargo would take place in July.
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Thinking Out Loud - What Might Be the Timing and Scope of the Ramp Up of Gas into LNG Canada?
LNG Canada, under construction for nearly six years on Canada’s West Coast, is rapidly approaching the time when first gas will be entering the plant for testing and calibration of equipment, marking an important transformation for the Western Canadian natural gas market. This will kick off what will likely be about a yearlong testing process before officially entering commercial service in mid-2025. In today’s RBN blog, we consider daily gas flow data from the startup of similar-sized LNG plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast and develop a conjectural timeline for LNG Canada to help assess how much gas will flow to the site — and how soon — and when LNG exports might begin.
- Analyst Insight
LNG Canada Gas Production Update and Inching Toward First Liquefaction
Gas production for the LNG Canada partners recovered in March from wellhead freeze-offs in February and remains near the notional intake capacity for LNG Canada of 2.1 Bcf/d. Additional commissioning work continues with the first LNG export cargo still expected to take place in July.
- Analyst Insight
LNG Canada’s First Cool Down Cargo to Arrive from Australia
LNG Canada's first imported cool down cargo of LNG required to keep the site on track for further commissioning is to arrive from Australia.
