Anglo Dutch energy giant Shell is pushing forward the development of a major liquefied natural gas project in Canada’s British Columbia, even though construction of the first phase is behind the schedule – in part due to impact from Covid-19 pandemic. Second phase workscope is a replica of phase one.
Shell operates LNG Canada with a 40% stake and is partnered by Malaysia’s Petronas on 25%, PetroChina and Japan’s Mitsubishi each on 15%, and South Korea’s Kogas on 5%.
In September, Fluor said the construction schedule for LNG Canada project had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic although the developer remains on target to deliver its first liquefied natural gas cargo in the middle of the decade.
Fluor chief executive Carlos Hernandez said the site workforce was reduced by half in March as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.
In November, LNG Canada said that a coronavirus cluster had emerged at the LNG Canada site in Kitimat, western Canada, with at least 41 people testing positive.
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