By Chidiebere Ejekwu
- TotalEnergies signs agreement with Ksi Lisims LNG for the purchase of 2 Mtpa of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for 20 years running from its future plant located in Western Canada
- The Company will also take a 5% stake in Western LNG, the developer, shareholder, and future operator of the Ksi Lisims LNG project.
TotalEnergies says it has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Ksi Lisims LNG for the purchase of 2 Mtpa of LNG for 20 years from the future liquefaction plant, subject to the final investment decision (FID) of the project.
The French Major will also acquire a 5% stake in Western LNG, the developer, shareholder, and future operator of the Ksi Lisims LNG project. This acquisition according to a press statement issued by the company grants it the option to increase its stake in Western LNG and or take a direct stake in the plant up to approximately 10% when the final investment decision is made.
The Ksi Lisims LNG project, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant with a capacity of 12 million tons per year (Mtpa), is located on the Pacific coast of Canada (British Columbia), giving it privileged access to Asia, regarded as the largest LNG market. Fully electrified and powered by hydroelectricity, Ksi Lisims LNG will be one of the lowest CO2-emitting LNG projects in the world, TotalEnergies said.
“This purchase of LNG from the future Ksi Lisims LNG plant will allow us to diversify our LNG portfolio in North America and benefit from competitive LNG supply in Western Canada to better serve our Asian customers, with whom we are developing a significant portfolio of long-term supply contracts”, says Stéphane Michel, President of Gas, Renewables and Power at TotalEnergies. “As part of our integrated strategy, we are also pleased to partner with Western LNG to support the development of this very low CO2 emission liquefaction plant project”
“We are the world’s third largest LNG player with a global portfolio of 40 Mt/y in 2024, boasted by our interests in liquefaction plants in all geographies. We have benefitted from an integrated position across the LNG value chain, including production, transportation, access to more than 20 Mt/y of regasification capacity in Europe, trading, and LNG bunkering. Our ambition is to increase the share of natural gas in its sales mix to close to 50% by 2030, to reduce carbon emissions and eliminate methane emissions associated with the gas value chain, and to work with local partners to promote the transition from coal to natural gas.”