KT Energy’s plans for an estimated CAD $18 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant near Fort Nelson have received regulatory approval. The BC Oil and Gas Commission granted KT Energy a LNG facility permit in March to build and operate its proposed Fort Nelson LNG Plant, expected to start construction in 2018.
The facility, in development since 2015, would be located in the Maxhamish area, 130 kilometres northwest of Fort Nelson. It will have an initial capacity of 20,000 gallons of LNG per day, according to the company.
The company views Fort Nelson as a “gateway” for a long-haul LNG supply for northern BC, the Northwest Territories, the Yukon and Alaska.