A heavy lift crane vessel based in Seattle is scheduled to sail to Vancouver, Canada next month to begin critical offshore construction work at the Woodfibre LNG project, a key liquefied natural gas export terminal located in Squamish, British Columbia.
Last week, seven of the 19 major modules for the project arrived on-site.
These components range significantly in size:
From a 126-tonne pipe rack
To a massive 11,000-tonne liquefaction unit
Woodfibre LNG, developed by Pacific Energy, is a smaller-scale LNG terminal with a planned export capacity of 2.1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
Located on the site of a former pulp and paper mill, it is one of Canada’s most advanced LNG projects and is designed to supply Asian markets with lower-emission natural gas.
The project incorporates electric drive technology, powered primarily by hydroelectricity, to reduce its environmental footprint.
This operation illustrates the growing cross-border cooperation in North America’s energy infrastructure, with key construction assets and expertise flowing between the US Pacific Northwest and Canada’s West Coast.
