Kitsault LNG Terminal
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Kitsault LNG Terminal is a cancelled (inferred 4 y) LNG export terminal in Canada.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kitsault LNG Terminal | Kitsault, British Columbia, Canada[1] | 55.466667, -129.483333 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsault LNG Terminal | export[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | 20 mtpa | 20.0 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsault LNG Terminal | export[2] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsault LNG Terminal | export[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | – | – | – | – | 2009 (cancelled) |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsault LNG Terminal | export[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | Kitsault Energy Ltd [100%][2] | Kitsault Energy Ltd [100.0%] | – |
Background
Kitsault LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in British Columbia, Canada.[3]
The project was first proposed in 2013 as an "energy corridor and export terminal" with "sufficient land for FLNG, land based LNG, export terminal, and other infrastructure." The presentation included plans for a pipeline to Fort Nelson, BC.[4]
In 2014, Kitsault Energy applied for a license to export up to 20 mtpa of natural gas for 20 years, replacing an earlier application for up to 5 mtpa. The proposal stated that the project could be land-based or floating, but to start, the project would include FLNG terminals constructed in modules of 4-5 mtpa, with the first one expected to begin operations in 2018, with a second unit in 2019.[5]
In 2015, Krishnam Suthanthiran modified his presentation to state that "our goal is to build or contract manufacture 6 to 10 FLNG ships... these ships will have a capacity of 4 to 5 million tons per annum each."[6]
In May 2016, Kitsault Energy was approved for a license to export up to 20 mtpa for 20 years. This license would expire in 2024 unless exports had already commenced.[7]
In 2018, Sightline Institute's report, "Update: Mapping BC's LNG Proposals," stated that "Kitsault Energy would be located at the ghost town Kitsault, 85 miles north of Prince Rupert. The project backer is self-made millionaire and philanthropist Krishnan Suthanthiran, who purchased the former mining town for about $6 million in 2005. Kitsault is at the head of Alice Arm, the eastern arm of Observatory Inlet. The project’s export license application pondered an approximately 600-kilometer pipeline—most likely the backer hopes to enter a contract with either the proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project or the proposed Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project. Kitsault Energy’s 20-million-metric-ton-per-year LNG project is still speculative, and there have been no major developments of late."[8]
In March 2026, a Kitsault Energy presentation stated "Since January 2013, Krishnan Suthanthiran, President and Founder of KE, has championed the same core vision for the KE Project: a dedicated West Coast energy and commodity export corridor/port built on existing, previously approved pipeline routes and anchored by his privately owned townsite of Kitsault. At the center of the proposal is the construction of a dedicated West Coast energy and commodity export corridor/port extending from northeastern British Columbia to a new deep-water export port and terminal at Observatory Inlet, approximately 30 kilometers south of Kitsault. The project would enable exports of crude oil and natural gas liquids, as well as key commodities including potash and uranium," indicating a potential pivot from the LNG proposal. The presentation said that "Kitsault Energy is looking for engineering firms, energy producers, First Nation communities, and other interested parties including local, regional, provincial and federal government officials and open to partnerships to realize this shared vision."[9]
Despite the ongoing presentations and search for partnerships, the project is considered shelved as of 2018 as no development updates have occurred since the export license was approved.
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of LNG terminals, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ http://www.sightline.org/research_item/maps-british-columbia-lng-proposals/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.rivieramm.com/opinion/opinion/developing-canadas-first-lng-export-terminal-22038.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Kitsault LNG Terminal, Company, accessed April 2017
- ↑ SUTHANTHIRAN, KRISHNAN (2013-06-04). "THE RACE TO ACCESS GLOBAL MARKETS: CRITICAL PROJECT UPDATES ON BC'S LNG TERMINALS" (PDF). kitsaultenergy.com. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Application" (PDF). docs2.cer-rec.gc.ca. 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ SUTHANTHIRAN, KRISHNAN (2015-02-19). "WHERE ARE WE TODAY?" (PDF). kitsaultenergy.com. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "LICENCE GL-334" (PDF). docs2.cer-rec.gc.ca. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Update: Mapping BC's LNG Proposals" Sightline Institute, January 2018
- ↑ "Kitsault Energy: Advancing the West Coast Energy and Commodity Export Corridor/Port" (PDF). kitsaultenergy.com. 2026-04-06. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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