The LNG Canada export terminal in Kitimat, B.C., in April, 2025.

LNG Canada is preparing to start the second processing unit for liquefied natural gas at its export terminal in Kitimat, B.C.

Shell PLC-led SHEL-N LNG Canada’s first phase in Kitimat features two “trains,” or separate LNG cooling processes.

The facility became the country’s first export terminal for the fuel when it began shipping to Asia from Kitimat in June.

The $18-billion terminal relies on natural gas-fired turbines running at high efficiency to help supercool natural gas into liquid form, with two turbines per train.

Flare stacks are used to burn off natural gas during the commissioning process in which the turbines are gradually brought on stream.

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