This also competes with China's infrastructure invasion of Western Canada.
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(jwnenergy.com - Sep 18, 2019)
Is Canada really handing $42B of LNG steel work to China?
A major industry association says the federal government is shipping $42 billion worth of steel work for LNG projects to China at the expense of Canadian workers and steelmakers, but that number is being disputed by owners of LNG Canada.
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction recently slammed the government of Justin Trudeau for waiving tariffs on foreign steel imports for the LNG Canada ($40 billion) and Woodfibre LNG ($1.4 billion to $1.8 billion) projects.
The leaders of Shell Canada and Petronas Canada – the two major partners in the LNG Canada project – say the claim that the remission of steel tariffs for LNG projects will result in $42 billion of offshoring is simply not true.
While the LNG modules – also known as liquefaction trains – for the LNG Canada plant in Kitimat will be built in Asian steel yards, that only accounts for a portion of the $17 billion capital cost of the LNG plant in Kitimat, although LNG Canada won’t disclose just how much will be spent overseas.
According to analysis by Canadian engineer Reza Naghash, the liquefaction trains for an LNG plant account for 50% of total plant costs.
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https://www.jwnenergy.com/article/2019/9/18/canada-really-handing-42b-lng-steel-work-china/