Chris Cooper will assume the role of CEO of LNG Canada, succeeding Jason Klein. The project, Canada's first LNG export terminal, is scheduled to commence operations in mid-2025.
A storage tank at LNG Canada's Kitimat, B.C., liquefied natural gas export terminal. Chris Cooper will take over in April as CEO of the Shell PLC-led project, which is currently under construction and aiming to start exporting fuel by mid-2025.A senior vice-president at LNG Canada will take over as chief executive officer of the project that will become the country’s first terminal for exporting liquefied natural gas .
Chris Cooper will replace Jason Klein as CEO of the Shell PLC-led project, which is being built in Kitimat, B.C., for shipping the fuel to Asia. The appointment of Mr. Cooper, who is currently LNG Canada’s senior vice-president for Phase 1 pipeline and expansion, was announced Monday and will take effect on April 1. He joined the joint venture in 2021. “I’m pleased to continue the journey with all those involved in and around the LNG Canada investment,” Mr. Cooper said in a statement. LNG Canada began building its $18-billion terminal in 2018 and is aiming to start exporting the fuel on ocean-bound vessels by mid-2025. The terminal is being constructed on a Kitimat industrial site on the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation.Andy Calitz served as the project’s CEO for the first five years, including a period when LNG Canada applied for and obtained approvals from environmental regulators. Peter Zebedee took over as CEO for nearly three years and Mr. Klein has been in the top job since April, 2022. “It’s an experience I’ll always cherish,” Mr. Klein, who will be returning to Shell in Houston, said in a statement. London-based Shell is the largest partner in LNG Canada, with a 40-per-cent stake. The other partners are Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas (25 per cent), PetroChina (15 per cent), Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. (15 per cent) and South Korea’s Kogas (5 per cent). LNG Canada’s co-owners are considering whether to press ahead with Phase 2 expansion plans that would double export capacity of natural gas in liquid for
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