October 30, 2025

Newfoundland LNG (Grassy Point, Placentia Bay) – First proposed in the mid-2000s by a consortium (North Atlantic Pipeline Partners, later Newfoundland LNG Ltd.) to build an import terminal, later converted to an export concept. It was envisioned as a large-scale terminal (up to 9 mtpa) using gas from offshore Newfoundland fields. The project never reached FID and stalled after 2012 due to lack of upstream gas commitments.

In 2022–2023, new interest appeared around using offshore gas (e.g., from Bay du Nord and other fields) for LNG exports. However, Equinor and partners focused instead on oil development, leaving LNG as a long-term option without active investment. The Government of Newfoundland & Labrador has supported feasibility studies for hydrogen and ammonia exports, not LNG, as part of its energy transition strategy. Newfoundland LNG exists only as a past proposal and long-term idea — no active LNG export project is moving forward today.

References:
“Placentia Bay Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facility and Marine Terminal.”, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/projects/project-2177/ . Accessed 24 Sept. 2025.

‌“Grassy Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facility with Offshore Gas Hub and Subsea Pipeline.”, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, October 2021, https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/files/env_assessment_y2021-2177_registration_Redacted.pdf

Snyder, John. “New LNG Export Facility Proposed for Eastern Canada.” Riviera, October 2021, www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/new-lng-export-facility-proposed-for-eastern-canada-68139 .

“Grassy Point Liquified Natural Gas Project Environmental Assessment to Continue as a Comprehensive Study.”, Government of Canada, December 2016, https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2007/09/grassy-point-liquified-natural-gas-project-environmental-assessment-continue-comprehensive-study.html

‌“Canada approves Newfoundland LNG project.”, Reuters, August 2008, https://www.reuters.com/article/newfoundlandlng/canada-approves-newfoundland-lng-project-idUSN1325422220080813/