LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity
The project is expected to create thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of permanent positions.
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LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity
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What this story says
- LNG Canada's partners have approved a Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity from 14 million to 28 million tonnes of LNG annually.
- The expansion is expected to create up to 4,000 construction jobs during peak construction and about 240 permanent and contractor positions.
- Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS announced the final investment decision on September 29.
- The project will also require about 2,100 workers to build five new compressor stations on the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
56/100
Craft
80/100
Hype
15/100
13 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
LNG Canada's partners have approved a Phase 2 expansion of its Kitimat facility, which will double its production capacity. The expansion will add two processing trains, increasing annual output from 14 million to 28 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The final investment decision was announced on September 29 by project partners Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation, and KOGAS.
The expansion is anticipated to generate significant employment. Up to 4,000 construction jobs are expected during the peak construction phase. Once operational, the project is projected to create about 240 additional permanent and contractor positions, adding to the existing 400-plus permanent employees. The expansion will also necessitate work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline, with approximately 2,100 workers needed to construct five new compressor stations along the 670-kilometre route.
The project's partners stated that growing Asian demand and energy security were key reasons for proceeding. LNG Canada has not yet released specific dates for the start or completion of Phase 2 construction, leaving the timing of employment and construction effects unclear. The expansion will be built within the existing Kitimat footprint, which was designed to accommodate four processing trains.
Disagreements in reporting
World Oil reported that operations are expected in the early 2030s, while other reports did not specify an operational timeline.
What the coverage left out
None of the reports printed below mention the estimated $33 billion cost of the LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion, which was reported by Kosmo Online. The potential for Indigenous ownership stakes in new infrastructure, as detailed by Today In BC and Prince Rupert Northern View, was also not mentioned in the centre-rated report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 30 Sept 2026, 07:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
6 rated outlets
- Six left-rated reports led on the job creation and construction plans for LNG Canada's Phase 2 expansion. These reports highlighted the creation of up to 4,000 construction jobs and about 240 additional permanent and contractor positions. They also mentioned the planned new infrastructure at the Kitimat site. The Prince Rupert Northern View, Smithers Interior News, Kitimat Northern Sentinel, Houston Today, ominecaexpress.com, and Caledonia Courier all carried digests with this focus.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The single centre-rated report, The Globe & Mail, focused on the investment and the doubling of output. Its digest stated that investment in the Kitimat facility is expected to double output to 28 million tonnes a year.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 86% are rated left, 14% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity biased?
- LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered LNG Canada approves Phase 2 expansion, doubling production capacity?
- 13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion?
- The Phase 2 expansion of LNG Canada's facility in Kitimat will add two processing trains, doubling its production capacity from 14 million to 28 million tonnes of LNG per year. The final investment decision was made by the project partners on September 29.
- How many jobs will the expansion create?
- The project is expected to create up to 4,000 construction jobs during peak construction. Additionally, about 240 permanent and contractor positions are anticipated once the expansion is operational.
- Who are the partners in the LNG Canada project?
- The partners who announced the final investment decision for the Phase 2 expansion are Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation, and KOGAS.
Read it at the source
13 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
6- LNG Canada outlines jobs, construction plans for Phase 2 in Kitimat - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier (opens Caledonia Courier in a new tab)
Caledonia Courier — is Caledonia Courier biased? Our profile of this outlet
- LNG Canada outlines jobs, construction plans for Phase 2 in Kitimat - Vanderhoof Omineca Express (opens ominecaexpress.com in a new tab)
ominecaexpress.com — is ominecaexpress.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- LNG Canada outlines jobs, construction plans for Phase 2 in Kitimat (opens Houston Today in a new tab)
Houston Today — is Houston Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- LNG Canada outlines jobs, construction plans for Phase 2 in Kitimat - Northern Sentinel (opens Kitimat Northern Sentinel in a new tab)
Kitimat Northern Sentinel — is Kitimat Northern Sentinel biased? Our profile of this outlet
- LNG Canada outlines jobs, construction plans for Phase 2 in Kitimat - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens Smithers Interior News in a new tab)
Smithers Interior News — is Smithers Interior News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- LNG Canada outlines jobs, construction plans for Phase 2 in Kitimat - The Northern View (opens Prince Rupert Northern View in a new tab)
Prince Rupert Northern View — is Prince Rupert Northern View biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
1Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
6- Shell takes FID to double LNG Canada capacity to 28 MMtpa (opens World Oil in a new tab)
- LNG Canada outlines jobs, construction plans for Phase 2 in Kitimat (opens Today In BC in a new tab)
Today In BC — is Today In BC biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Petronas Successfully Finalizes LNG Canada Phase 2 Investment (opens Kosmo Online in a new tab)
Kosmo Online — is Kosmo Online biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MidOcean Energy (EIG) Participates in Stage 2 of LNG Canada (opens Agenzia giornalistica Opinione in a new tab)
- EIG’s MidOcean Energy neemt deel aan LNG Canada Fase 2 – Novumpr (opens Novumpr in a new tab)
Novumpr
- Fact Sheet: Questions remain as LNG Canada Phase 2 reaches FID (opens Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis… in a new tab)
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