Linde Group has won a contract with Woodfibre LNG for its planned Canadian plant.
Under the agreement, the technology firm will provide the engineering and procurement services for the 2.1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) natural gas liquefaction plant in the District of Squamish near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
“The Woodfibre LNG project is of high strategic value for Linde, as it bridges the gap in the LNG industry between traditional mid-scale and large-scale LNG trains,” said Professor Dr Aldo Belloni, member of the Executive Board of Linde AG.
“The project will be the second largest Linde-engineered LNG plant, surpassed in capacity only by the LNG facility on Melkøya Island near Hammerfest, Norway.”
Pending regulatory approvals, construction on the plant is expected to begin next year before coming on line in 2017.
On completion, the plant will be one of the first LNG export facilities on the west cost of Canada.