Ahead of a contested environmental approval decision, the French Canadian contender for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports sought enhanced credentials Tuesday by recruiting carbon-neutral designs for its $10.6 billion proposed project.

Energie Saguenay

Symbio Infrastructure LP announced an agreement for Siemens Energy AG to craft the designs and hardware for the planned 1.4 Bcf/d Energie Saguenay LNG terminal and 780-kilometer (470-mile) Gazoduq pipeline.

“Our fundamental vision has been to meet the world’s growing energy demand by building electrified, carbon-neutral infrastructure that will set new global benchmarks for the energy transition,” said Symbio President Jim Illich said. 

The deal follows a recent report by Quebec’s Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement...