Fluor announces LNG Canada’s first cargo export

Since 2018, Fluor and its joint venture partner, JGC Corp., have provided critical engineering, procurement, fabrication management, construction, and commissioning services to build the facility and support its safe start up.

“This is a significant achievement in Canada’s energy landscape and a pivotal moment for Fluor,” said Mike Alexander, Fluor’s Business Group President of Energy Solutions. “First cargo marks the culmination of years of collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to project delivery excellence between LNG Canada, JGC, and Fluor. We are honoured to have played such a critical role in delivering the first phase of this LNG facility – safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality. This milestone reinforces Fluor’s global leadership in delivering complex energy projects.”

Located on Canada’s west coast, the LNG Canada facility benefits from access to abundant, low-cost natural gas and an ice-free harbour. The plant is the first-of-its-kind in Canada with a production capacity of up to 14 million tpy of LNG. It positions Canada as a major supplier of lower carbon natural gas to global markets and will operate under a 40 year licence.

“This facility establishes the global benchmark for responsible LNG development,” said Pierre Bechelany, President of Fluor’s LNG and Power Business. “Its design enables LNG Canada to produce LNG with some of the lowest emissions of any large scale LNG facility in the world.”

JGC Fluor used a modular fabrication approach to achieve significant schedule efficiencies by allowing site preparation, early works, and construction to occur at the same time as the module fabrication off-site. More than 215 modules were delivered and set into place at the site from January 2022 to July 2023. The largest modules measured approximately 45 m wide, 75 m deep, and 47 m in height. The project also included the construction of the second largest LNG storage tank in the world, standing 56 m high and 75 m in diameter with a volume of more than 225 000 m³.

James Ticer, Fluor Senior Vice President and Project Director for the LNG Canada Project, commented: “Fluor’s commitment to local economic development and Indigenous community participation was a vital component of the project. JGC Fluor and our subcontractors spent a total of CAN$3.3 billion on goods and services contracted with Indigenous businesses and joint ventures, and nearly CAN$200 million with local area businesses.”

LNG Canada is a joint venture between Shell, Petronas, Mitsubishi Corp., PetroChina, and KOGAS. JGC Fluor’s involvement in the LNG Canada Project continues through commissioning support and long-term operational readiness services.

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