Canada’s largest natural gas producer Tourmaline Oil Corp. has agreed to join Rockies LNG Partners, a group of explorers working to advance a 1.6 Bcf/d export project on the west coast of British Columbia (BC).

Ksi Lisims LNG

The Ksi Lisims floating liquefied natural gas facility as proposed would be sited in the territory of the Nisga’a Nation near Prince Rupert, about 900 miles north of Vancouver. 

Last year Rockies LNG, a consortium of Canadian gas producers, joined the 12 million metric ton/year export project, led by the Nisga’a Nation and Houston-based Western LNG LLC.

During the conference call to discuss second quarter results, Tourmaline CEO Michael Rose was asked why the Calgary independent wanted to join the consortium.

“We’ve been watching that for an extended period...