Cedar LNG Hits Pipeline, Marine and Hull Milestones Ahead of 2028 Startup
Crews working on the $4 billion Cedar LNG project near Kitimat, B.C. have completed the final weld on the facility’s eight-kilometer pipeline and advanced hull construction on the floating LNG vessel, On-Site Magazine reports.
Market Impact
The pipeline, which links Cedar LNG to the Coastal GasLink system, has entered pressure testing and verification and will be filled with nitrogen ahead of commissioning while crews restore the right-of-way. Ledcor Haisla Limited Partnership is delivering that pipeline scope as part of a broader construction program that also covers marine terminal work, where heavy civil crews continue grading, drainage and access-road construction. Ledcor reports its overall terminal scope remains on track for an October handover.
Offshore, Samsung Heavy Industries has launched the hull of the floating LNG vessel, known as megugu, which is now more than 50% complete and being outfitted with Black & Veatch. A transmission line connecting the facility to BC Hydro’s renewable electricity grid is also underway, supporting the project’s low-emissions operating strategy. Peak construction is expected to reach 500 workers before startup. Cedar LNG is a partnership between the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corp., and is positioned to become Canada’s first floating LNG export operation and the world’s first Indigenous majority-owned LNG development when it enters service in late 2028.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- Pipeline subs should track the nitrogen-fill and commissioning phase now underway on the eight-kilometer Cedar LNG line, since right-of-way restoration work tied to Ledcor Haisla’s scope is a near-term close-out package.
- Civil and site-development crews have a firm marker to watch: Ledcor’s marine terminal scope is targeted for handover in October, meaning remaining grading, drainage and access-road packages should be bid or staffed well ahead of that date.
- Electrical and E&I contractors should monitor the BC Hydro transmission line tie-in work, which supports the facility’s renewable power strategy and represents a distinct scope package separate from the marine and pipeline packages.
- Marine and outfitting specialists tracking the floating vessel build should note Samsung Heavy Industries has passed the 50% hull completion mark, with Black & Veatch handling outfitting, a signal that vessel-side subcontract packages will keep expanding through 2028.
- Workforce planners should note the project expects to peak at 500 workers before startup, with Haisla Nation apprenticeship and workforce development programs running alongside delivery, a factor for firms structuring Indigenous participation or local-hire commitments on bids.
