Before and After: Woodfibre LNG’s 2024 Progress

Over the course of 2024, the Woodfibre LNG project made significant strides, including the arrival of the floatel, progress on the Marine Offloading Facility, the pouring of concrete foundations, and marine work to support mooring structures for the Floating Storage Tanks. This progress was all made while adhering to federal, provincial and Sķwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) requirements.

Floatel

On the south side of site, work focused on the removal of old infrastructure and preparation for the arrival of the floatel to site. Creosote piles were removed, as was an old administrative building that dated back to the 1950s. New riprap (a layer of large stones, cobbles, or boulders) was placed along the shoreline to protect against erosion and piles were installed to support mooring for the floatel which arrived to site in June to provide accommodation for the project workforce.

Marine Offloading Facility

North of Mill Creek, significant work has been completed on the construction of the Marine Offloading Facility, which will receive facility modules later in 2025. The foreshore has been built up, new riprap installed along the shoreline, and in-water pile installation work has been finished. Rigorous environmental safeguards, including a marine mammal monitoring program, ensured work was undertaken in compliance with Woodfibre LNG’s environmental management plans to protect fish, habitat and marine mammals.

Concrete Foundations

Significant work was undertaken to prepare the future location of the liquefaction facility. This included early works like tree clearing and grubbing, blasting and excavation of the slope and grading to create space for the future facility. In August, the first foundations were poured and concrete work has continued throughout the fall and winter, paving the way for module arrival in 2025.

Floating Storage

In the north end of the site, foreshore and shoreline improvement work was undertaken along with piling to support the mooring structures for the Floating Storage Tanks and ship loading facilities.

As 2025 begins, the project is set to achieve further milestones, including the arrival of the first modules and continued development toward the completion of the world’s first net-zero LNG export facility.