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Sep 30, 2026
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LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion at Kitimat terminal, doubling export capacity
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The decision, announced in Vancouver with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson present, commits the partners to a project Ottawa has valued at $32 billion in private investment at Canada’s first LNG export terminal, which began shipping to Asia in 2025.
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LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion at Kitimat terminal, doubling export capacity
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The Shell-led LNG Canada consortium announced Tuesday it has made a final investment decision to proceed with the Phase 2 expansion of its Kitimat, B.C., terminal, adding two processing units that will double capacity to roughly 28 million tonnes a year. Ottawa and industry are hailing the multibillion-dollar project as a vote of confidence in Canadian energy—but analysts caution that building LNG plants in Canada costs more than on the U.S.…
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