Canada has made a new deal to supply one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year to Germany, it’s the first LNG deal of its kind Canada has made with a European country.
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, announced today that German utility Securing Energy for Europe is the buyer, with the gas to be supplied from the yet-to-be-constructed Ksi Lisims LNG project. The first shipments are expected to begin by the early 2030s.
The project is a 10-billion dollar partnership between the Nisga’a Nation, Texas- based Western LNG and a group of Canadian LNG companies known as Rockies LNG. It received federal and provincial approvals through the “One Project, One Review” model in September 2025, and was then referred to the Major Projects Office by the Prime Minister in November. Once complete, it aims to produce 12 million tonnes of LNG per year.
‘The Nisga’a Lisims Government is proud to contribute to Canada’s deepening ties with Europe. European energy buyers are facing urgent decisions about diversification, but they should not have to choose between energy security and climate ambition. Ksi Lisims LNG is designed to meet both needs—offering a stable, low emissions source of LNG with strong environmental and social governance at its core. This is the kind of project the world needs as it transitions to a lower carbon future.’ – Eva Clayton, President of Nisga’a Lisims Government
Construction of Ksi Lisims LNG has not yet begun as the project has yet to reach a final investment decision, similar to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline that would feed it.
Both the PRGT Pipeline and Ksi Lisims LNG have faced intense public backlash from environmental groups opposed to them, while many First Nations along the pipeline’s route have spoken up about a lack of adequate consultation, the potential conflicts heavy industrial development within their territories could spark, as well as the impact LNG tanker traffic may have on marine life and coastal waterways.
Last October, the Lax Kw’alaams Band and the Metlakatla First Nation each filed separate judicial reviews at the Federal level, seeking to overturn the project’s approval and designation as ‘substantially started’. Since then, two private Nisga’a citizens have also filed a lawsuit alleging that the Nation itself had failed to adequately consult its own citizens before proceeding with a partnership to build the project. The allegations within the private suit have yet to be tested in court.
