Steelhead LNG halts work on Kwispaa LNG project

VICTORIA, B.C. – In a letter posted to the Huu-ay-aht First Nations website, the First Nation says they’ve received notification that Steelhead LNG has stopped work on the Kwispaa LNG Project.

The letter dated February 15, 2019, says “We are deeply disappointed, and over the coming weeks your government will evaluate the implications of this decision by Steelhead LNG, identify all go‐forward options, and assess how best to advance the interests of our citizens.”

The letter doesn’t say why the project has been halted, and Steelhead LNG has not released any information about the announcement.

Steelhead LNG was supposed to source natural gas for the LNG facility from various producers in northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta. Steelhead was supposed to build a pipeline from the Chetwynd area to Williams Lake area, southwest to Powell River, then across the Salish Sea to the Kwispaa LNG facility on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

The targeted in-service date for the project and the pipeline was the fourth quarter of 2024.