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October 30, 2025
Opening: Target 2027 (company); Canadian official indicated 2028.
Cost: $8.8 billion.
Capacity: 2.1 mtpa (0.28 Bcf/d); 250,000 m³ storage; 100% offtake with BP.
Feed pipeline: Eagle Mountain–Woodfibre (~47 km, 24″) capacity ~0.28 bcf/d.
Location: Howe Sound near Squamish; via FortisBC transmission system.
Ownership: Pacific Energy Corporation (70%); Enbridge (30%).
In 2015–2016, Woodfibre LNG cleared fundamental regulatory hurdles: the Squamish Nation approved its Environmental Assessment (Oct 14, 2015), followed by the provincial EAO issuing the Environmental Assessment Certificate (Oct 26, 2015). The project committed early on to electrification using renewable hydroelectricity, abandoning gas-fired compressors in favor of lower emissions. In 2021–2022, Woodfibre gained traction—with BP signing a 15-year offtake for 100% output, and Enbridge taking a 30% ownership stake while engineering and construction advanced. By 2025, site work accelerated: foundation and marine pile installation progressed, and officials confirmed the facility should enter service around 2028, slightly later than the 2027 target previously cited by the company.
References:
“First Cargo Puts Canada on the Map of LNG Exporting Nations.”, LNG Canada news, July 2025, https://www.lngcanada.ca/news/first-cargo-puts-canada-on-the-map-of-lng-exporting-nations/
“First cargo leaves LNG Canada.” Shell, June 2025, https://www.shell.com/news-and-insights/newsroom/news-and-media-releases/2025/first-cargo-leaves-lng-canada.html
Coastal GasLink, https://www.coastalgaslink.com/ . Accessed 3 September 2025
Tan, Florence. Tang, Ashley. “Shell CEO says local price index makes LNG Canada project attractive.“, Reuters, June 2025, https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/shell-ceo-says-local-price-index-makes-lng-canada-project-attractive-2025-06-17/
“First LNG carrier arrives in Kitimat, BC, as $40B liquefied natural gas plant prepares to start.”, CBC News, April 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lng-canada-first-ship-1.7501046#:~:text=CBC%20News%20Loaded-,First%20LNG%20carrier%20arrives%20in%20Kitimat%2C%20B.C.%2C%20as%20$40B,according%20to%20the%20federal%20government.
“Post-construction update.”, Coastal GasLink, June 2024, https://www.coastalgaslink.com/whats-new/news-stories/2024/2024-06-18-Post-construction-updates/
“LNG Canada to welcome new President & Chief Executive Officer in April 2025.”, LNG Canada, December 2024, https://www.lngcanada.ca/news/lng-canada-to-welcome-new-president-chief-executive-officer-in-april-2025/#:~:text=LNG%20Canada%20remains%20on%20track,GHG%20emissions%20and%20stakeholder%20needs.