Netherlands-based dredging and heavy lift company Royal Boskalis announced that it will be executing the dredging scope for the development of the first large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, Canada. The contract value is approximately 100 million euros ($115 million).
The dredging scope includes the removal and remediation of contaminated and non-contaminated sediments at the site of the future facility in order to provide the required physical space and marine access for the construction of LNG Canada.
The LNG export facility will initially consist of two LNG processing units with the first LNG expected to be processed before the middle of the next decade.
The dredging activities are expected to continue into 2020. This contract award is closely related to the increase in energy consumption.