Coastal GasLink Is Fully Built in Positive Sign for LNG Canada
- TC Energy says all pipes along route have been connected
- Line will supply British Columbia LNG plant owned by Shell
The inside of a storage tank under construction during a media site tour at the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, in 2022.
Photographer: Jennifer Gauthier/BloombergTC Energy Corp. has welded the last stretch of the Coastal GasLink pipeline into place, adding to signs that a huge facility to export liquefied natural gas off Canada’s west coast is on track to start up on time, or even early.
All of the pipes along the 670-kilometer (416-mile) route through northern British Columbia have been connected — with the so-called “golden weld” occurring on Oct. 7 — as well as coated, lowered into trenches and hydro tested, Calgary-based TC Energy said Monday. The next stage, called mechanical completion, involves additional documentation and engineering analysis before natural gas is introduced.