KITIMAT — LNG Canada says a tanker has begun its journey across the Pacific to bring Canada's first cargoes of liquefied natural gas to Asia.
The tanker GasLog Glasgow has departed Kitimat, B.C., in northern British Columbia.
The project has been billed by the federal government as the biggest private-sector investment in Canadian history – $40 billion between the port operation, the northeast B.C. gas fields supplying it and the pipeline in between.
LNG Canada is a joint venture between Shell and four Asian partners and its first phase is expected to produce 14 million tonnes of gas a year.
CEO Chris Cooper says the departure of the first cargo is a truly historic moment, and that recent world events show a reliable source of energy can never be taken for granted.
LNG Canada’s startup comes as Canada seeks to diversify its export markets beyond the United States as tariff and annexation threats fray that once-stable trading relationship.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2025.
The Canadian Press
