Woodfibre LNG Ltd., a Vancouver, B.C., oil and natural gas firm that is a unit of Singapore-based Pacific Energy Corp Ltd., inked an engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction (EPFC) contract in November with McDermott International for the Woodfibre LNG project—a single train liquefied natural gas export facility to be built on the site of the former Woodfibre pulp mill. The firm, which did not announce the facility cost, had previously estimated it at C$1.6-1.8 billion. Project pre-installation work is planned for early 2022, with major construction set to start in September 2023. Substantial completion is planned for third-quarter 2027. McDermott and Woodfibre plan to collaborate on front-end engineering and design on the facility, located near Squamish, B.C. It will have a storage capacity of 250,000 cu m and produce about 2.1 million tonnes per year of LNG using hydroelectricity. McDermott will also lead commissioning and start-up services and manage onshore construction. About 650 workers will be on site at peak construction, with McDermott's contract committing it to Woodfibre LNG's hiring priority for qualified Squamish Nation members and local workers, followed by other British Columbians and Canadians. Woodfibre LNG says its facility is the only industrial project in Canada to have an environmental approval from an Indigenous people in the absence of a treaty. A low-emission philosophy will be used in all aspects of engineering and design, the firm says.