Woodfibre LNG has officially taken delivery of the heaviest module for its future export facility. The massive liquefaction module arrived safely at the British Columbia site aboard the specialized heavy cargo vessel, Red Zed 1.
Weighing in at a staggering 10,847 metric tonnes and occupying a footprint roughly the size of a professional football field, this component is the largest and heaviest of the entire build. It marks the 15th of 19 total modules to arrive at the site, bringing the project significantly closer to its target construction completion date in 2027.
Once installed and commissioned, this liquefaction module will serve as the core of the LNG production process. The unit is designed to cool natural gas to approximately -162°C, compressing it into an energy dense liquid so it can be safely and effectively transported via ocean freight to global markets.
Luke Schauerte, CEO of Woodfibre LNG, emphasized the module’s critical role. “The liquefaction module is the beating heart of our facility,” Schauerte stated. “It’s the core of how we will transform B.C. natural gas into LNG to be shipped around the world.”
What sets this specific facility apart from conventional LNG operations is its use of Siemens electric drive motors. Typically, the liquefaction process is powered by gas turbines running off feed gas, which generates significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.