WCC LNG Terminal

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WCC LNG Terminal, also known as Tuck Inlet, is a cancelled (confirmed) LNG export terminal in Canada.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
WCC LNG Terminal	Tuck Inlet, Prince Rupert, Kaien Island, British Columbia, Canada	54.312194, -130.327083 (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
WCC LNG Terminal	export	cancelled (confirmed)	30 mtpa	30.0 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
WCC LNG 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
WCC LNG Terminal	export	cancelled (confirmed)	–	–	–	–	2018 (cancelled)

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
WCC LNG Terminal	export	cancelled (confirmed)	Imperial Oil Resources Ltd [50%]; Exxon Mobil Corp [50%]	Exxon Mobil Corp [50.0%]; Imperial Oil Ltd [50.0%]	–

Background

In June 2013, WCC LNG Ltd, a 50/50 joint venture between ExxonMobil and Imperial Oil, applied for a 25-year LNG export license for a 30 mtpa terminal in the vicinity of either Kitimat or Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The design would require up to six separate liquefaction trains. The initial design capacity was anticipated to be 10-15 mtpa, with first export expected between 2021 and 2023.

In March 2014, the National Energy Board approved the export license for 25 years. It would expire in 2024 if operation had not already commenced.

In January 2015, WCC LNG submitted a project description to the BC Environmental Assessment Office, officially initiating the environmental assessment pre-application process.

In March 2016, WCC LNG applied for a new 40-year LNG export license for a 30 mtpa terminal. The new license was awarded that same year, and the previous license was revoked in 2017.

In 2018, Sightline Institute's report stated: "WCC LNG is backed by ExxonMobil and Imperial Oil, an Alberta-based petroleum company partially owned by Exxon. The oil giant plans to site the facility at Tuck Inlet, less than ten kilometers north of Prince Rupert. The proposed site abuts the Woodworth Lake Conservancy, which protects the domestic water supply for the city of Prince Rupert and safeguards important salmon spawning grounds. Exxon hopes the facility will produce up to 30 million metric tons of LNG per year. The project may use one of the pipelines associated with other LNG proposals in the Prince Rupert area. The NEB has approved WCC LNG’s application to extend its export license from 25 years to 40 years, but Exxon and Imperial have not made a final investment decision. In fact, the project backers announced in December 2017 that the project would be “moving at a slower pace” throughout 2018 due to market conditions and economic uncertainties, and closed the project’s Prince Rupert office."

In December 2018, WCC LNG withdrew the project from the environmental assessment process, indicating the project had been cancelled.

In March 2024, WCC LNG officially requested its export license be rescinded, as it "no longer requires the license."

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