B.C. government approves new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert
- SAFE
- Jun 6, 2025
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Thursday, June 5, 2025 2:15 PM
Construction of the Ksi Lisims liquified natural gas facility could begin in 2025 if it receives approval, proponents say. The proposed site is located at Wil Milit, approximately 15 kilometres northwest of Gingolx, a B.C. coastal community about 80 kilometres north of Prince Rupert. It would be supplied by the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline. (Nisga’a Lisims Government)
The B.C. government has approved the continued construction of a new pipeline project that could supply natural gas to a proposed floating liquefied natural gas export terminal off B.C.'s North Coast.
The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project is a joint venture between the Nisga'a Nation and Texas-based Western LNG.
The approximately 900-kilometre natural gas pipeline was originally proposed to run from Hudson's Hope in northeastern B.C. to Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert, though updated applications from the proponents would see the pipeline start in Chetwynd in order to avoid caribou habitat, as well as an alternative terminus point at Wil Milit on Pearse Island, about 82 kilometres north of the Port of Prince Rupert and closer to the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG export facility.
Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline
The Nisga'a Nation and Western LNG say the Ksi Lisims project would be a floating production facility capable of producing 12 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year.
The approval of the associated pipeline comes as there is a renewed interest in LNG export facilities as a way to diversify Canada's energy industry away from its reliance on the United States.
The project also faces opposition from several groups, including the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, who argue it poses a risk to important salmon habitat and will accelerate climate change.
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