Triton LNG Export Terminal

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Triton LNG Export Terminal is a cancelled (confirmed) LNG export terminal in Canada.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Triton LNG Export Terminal	Douglas Channel, British Columbia, Canada	53.666667, -129.133333 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Triton LNG Export Terminal	export	cancelled (confirmed)	2.3 mtpa	2.3 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Triton LNG Export Terminal	export	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Triton LNG Export Terminal	export	cancelled (confirmed)	–	–	–	–	2018 (cancelled)

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Triton LNG Export Terminal	export	cancelled (confirmed)	AltaGas Ltd [50%]; Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd [50%]	AltaGas Ltd [50.0%]; Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd [50.0%]	–

Background

In 2013, Alta Gas and partner Idemitsu Kosan proposed Triton LNG project, aimed at producing 2.3 mtpa.

In 2014, the National Energy Board approved the project's application for an export license for 25 years. The license would expire in 2024 if operations had not already commenced. It was noted that the terminal was "to be located in the vicinity of either Kitimat or Prince Rupert, British Columbia."

Triton LNG’s joint venture partner, Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan, “suspended all efforts” on the project in mid-2016.

Sightline Institute's 2018 report stated:"The project's backer, Altagas, originally planned two LNG facilities for Kitimat: Triton LNG and Douglas Channel LNG. In early 2016, however, Altagas halted all further development of Douglas Channel LNG, and the company has also put Triton on the back burner. If built, Triton would probably be located on the same lot slated for Douglas Channel LNG and would link up to the proposed expansion of Altagas’s Pacific Northern Gas pipeline. If Triton does not move forward, Altagas will still have some hope for exporting a natural gas product, as the company is planning to build a propane export facility on Ridley Island near Prince Rupert." Both projects were reported to be on hold, according to the report.

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