Black & Veatch, a provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure solutions, in partnership with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the Ksi Lisims LNG nearshore floating production facility in northwest Canada.

The Ksi Lisims LNG project signifies the advent of the next generation of LNG export design, reshaping the industry to adapt to environmentally sensitive and greenhouse gas-constrained development situations. The project is a joint venture between Western LNG, the Nisga’a Nation, and Rockies LNG, making it one of the most noteworthy Indigenous-led infrastructure projects in Canada’s history. The facility will be situated on the Nisga’a Nation’s wholly-owned treaty land.

Davis Thames — Western LNG president and CEO said: “The Ksi Lisims LNG project team is delighted to be working with the world’s pre-eminent experts in floating LNG engineering and design.

“As global leaders in FLNG engineering and construction, we understand that Black & Veatch and Samsung Heavy Industries undertake extensive analysis and carefully choose each project they work with. This agreement demonstrates their confidence in the fundamentals of our project and our prospects for success. We couldn’t be more pleased to be working with them both.”

The project will utilize a floating LNG design that enhances the project’s economic viability, limits land impacts, and reduces construction-related risks. Ksi Lisims LNG, which is anticipated to commence commercial operations in 2028, is designed to produce up to 12 million metric tons of LNG per year for export to global markets.

Upon completion, Ksi Lisims LNG will boast one of the world’s lowest unit carbon emissions rates among large-scale LNG export projects worldwide. This eco-friendly approach will provide international energy markets with low-carbon, dependable LNG, thereby helping meet escalating energy needs and curbing the necessity for base-load coal plant construction.

Owing to its connection to British Columbia’s renewable hydroelectric grid and innovative design features, the project’s greenhouse gas emissions will be 90 percent lower than conventional LNG facilities. With a robust offset management plan in place, the Ksi Lisims LNG aims to achieve net-zero status by 2030.

Charlotte Raggett — Rockies LNG president and CEO said: “The opportunity to work on this game-changing LNG facility is attracting the best and brightest team in the LNG field.

“Canada is stepping up to offer the world’s most reliable, low-risk and low-emission natural gas. We’re happy to have Black & Veatch and SHI join us in getting this important clean energy resource to the markets that need it most.”

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