Based on media reports and updates posted at the LNG Canada website, first production of LNG at the liquefaction site in Kitimat, BC (image below) is expected to begin late this week or on the weekend. LNG Canada’s Train 1 has been in a commissioning process since May with earlier postings suggesting that start up of Train 1 for LNG production would occur between May 15 and July 31, with the latest media reports clearly fitting within this window.
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LNG Canada’s Inaugural Export Cargo Leaves for South Korea
LNG Canada's first export cargo is on its way to South Korea. Other LNG tankers are waiting in the wings.
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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.
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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.
