Tilbury Lng Expansion Tender

Estimated Investment C3bn to C3.5bn Phase IIProject Type Liquefied natural gas LNG facility expansionLocation British Columbia CanadaExpected Start of Construction 2023 Phase IIExpected Completion 2028 Phase IIFortisBC Energy a subsidiary of FortisBC Holdings is the owner and operator of the LNG facility.Tilbury LNG facility which began operating more than 50 years ago is being expanded to increase LNG supply for industrial users and remote communities.The Phase IA expansion of the project was commissioned in 2019 which was followed by an ongoing Phase IB expansion. The construction of Phase I is expected to be completed by 2026. Tilbury LNG facility is expected to undergo another phase of expansion.The proposed Phase II expansion will increase LNG production capacity by more than 50 and help in advancing the use of LNG as a marine fuel or meet overseas demand.If approved the construction of the C3bn-C3.5bn 2.3-2.6bn project is expected to start in 2023 and complete as early as 2028.Base Plant DetailsThe original Tilbury LNG facility commenced operations in 1971.The original facilities include liquefaction a storage tank LNG vaporisers for returning liquid to a gas interconnects liquefaction refrigerant storage and truck loading.Before the expansion the facility had the capacity to liquefy 5000 gigajoules GJ of natural gas daily and store 600000GJ.Tilbury Phase I LNG expansionThe Phase I expansion was approved by the British Columbia B.C. government through B.C. Order-in-Council OIC O.C. 5572013 Direction No. 5 to the BCUC under the Utilities Commission Act.Phase IA was constructed between 2014 and 2018. The total estimated costs of Phase 1A expansion was approximately C400m. The Phase 1A expansion commissioned in 2019 added a 46000 cubic metre storage tank and LNG liquefaction capacity of 0.25 million tonnes per annum MTPA.The ongoing Phase IB expansion will increase LNG liquefaction capacity up to 0.65MTPA and will enable the facility to meet the growing demand for LNG as a marine fuel.As of January 2022 the Phase IB facilities are in design and engineering stages.Tilbury Phase II LNG ExpansionTilbury Phase 2 LNG Expansion Project comprises a new LNG storage tank with a working volume of 142400 cubic metres and up to 7700 tonnes per day of LNG liquefaction capacity for an operational life of minimum 40 years.The storage tank is required to ensure deliveries during possible interruptions of natural gas supply to the region and support future demand.The liquefaction capacity is expected to be built in phases of one or more liquefaction trains to meet market demand.The project is expected to receive natural gas at the site through established gas line systems. It will have connections to the existing and proposed LNG facilities at Tilbury and the Tilbury Marine Jetty.Tilbury Marine Jetty