Indigenous-led Cedar LNG puts emphasis on shared values

The west coast liquefaction plant aims to set a standard for responsible resource development

Cedar LNG is the most advanced Indigenous-led LNG export project in Canada. The development, currently under regulatory review, is on traditional Haisla Nation territory in Kitimat, British Columbia (BC). The estimated C$3bn ($2.3bn) floating liquefaction project plans to produce c.3mn t/yr of LNG for export to the Asia-Pacific region. Cedar LNG benefits from a gas offtake agreement with the Shell-led LNG Canada project, presently under construction on Haisla Nation territory, and its feedgas pipeline, TC Energy’s Coastal Gaslink. It requires construction of only an 8.5km connector pipeline. The Haisla Nation-led project, in partnership with Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline, has chosen an elec