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October 30, 2025
Cost: $3.5 billion.
Capacity: Phase 1B (~0.65 mtpa, 0.09 Bcf/d) & Phase 2 (up to 2.5 mtpa, 0.33) proposed.
Feed pipeline: FortisBC transmission system.
Location: Fraser River, Tilbury Island (Metro Vancouver).
Ownership: FortisBC (100%).
In 1971 Tilbury began operations as British Columbia’s first LNG facility, initially serving peak winter demand through storage and peak-shaving supply. In 2019 (Phase 1A): Expansion commissioned, adding a 46,000 m³ storage tank and around 0.25 mtpa liquefaction capacity, enabling marine fuel use and first exports to China. In 2022 design of Phase 1B underway targeting an additional 0.65 mtpa liquefaction to meet increased marine-fuel demand; Phase 2 planning also underway (larger tank and >2.5 mtpa). In 2025 permitting continues for phased expansions. Construction planning is moving forward, with Phase 1B target start around 2026, and bunkering operations potentially beginning by 2027.
References:
“Tilbury Phase 1 LNG Expansion project.”, FortisBC, https://talkingenergy.ca/project/tilbury-phase-1-lng-expansion-project . Accessed 4 September 2025
“FortisBC: Tilbury LNG jetty gets OK from Canada.”, LNGPrime, July 2024, https://lngprime.com/lng-terminals/fortisbc-tilbury-lng-jetty-gets-ok-from-canada/116429/
“Blog: FortisBC wins Indigenous support for LNG projects.”, First Nations Natural Gas Alliance, May 2024, https://fnnga.com/2024/05/01/blog-fortisbc-wins-indigenous-support-for-lng-projects/#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20the%20Tilbury%20plant,tonnes%20of%20LNG%20production%20capacity.
“Tilbury Phase 2 LNG Expansion project.”, FortisBC, https://talkingenergy.ca/project/tilbury-phase-2-lng-expansion-project . Accessed 4 September 2025
“Tilbury LNG Expansion Project, Canada.”, NS Energy, June 2023, https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/tilbury-lng-facility-expansion/
“Environmental Assessment.”, Tilbury Pacific, https://tilburypacific.ca/regulatory-process/ . Accessed 4 September 2025