First Nations LNG Alliance Looking Forward to Major Milestones for Two Indigenous-led LNG Projects in the Northwest

Major milestones could be on the horizon for a pair of First Nations-led LNG projects in the Northwest.

According to the First Nations LNG Alliance, all signs are pointing to a final investment decision for the Haisla-owned Cedar LNG project this fall.

If a final cost estimate, expected later this summer, turns out favourable, the project could be fully green-lit by the end of September.

That would clear the way for the facility to begin shipping LNG in 2028, making Cedar the world’s first Indigenous-owned LNG-export facility.

Last March, the project received both its Federal and Provincial Environmental Assessment Certificates, complete with 250 binding conditions.

But it must still pass an, as of yet, undefined government emissions test with a plan to be net-zero by 2030.

That won’t be an issue for the Nisga’a-led Ksi Lsims LNG project, however, which has promised to meet net-zero goals from the beginning.

It is currently in the early stages of its Environmental Assessment Process, with details on how that process will look expected in the coming months.

A public engagement period to help define the shape the process will take wrapped up last month, with less than favourable responses.

You can read more from the First Nations LNG Alliance at this link.