MidOcean Energy says it will participate in LNG Canada Phase 2 through its PETRONAS partnership after the LNG Canada joint venture partners made a final investment decision on a two-train expansion in Kitimat, British Columbia.

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MidOcean Energy has announced its participation in LNG Canada Phase 2 through its partnership with PETRONAS, following the September 29, 2026, final investment decision by the LNG Canada joint venture partners. According to MidOcean’s September 29 announcement, Phase 2 will add two liquefaction trains at the Kitimat, British Columbia, facility and is intended to increase LNG Canada’s production capacity from 14 million tonnes per annum to 28 million tonnes per annum.

MidOcean said its participation follows its December 2025 acquisition of a 20% interest in the North Montney Upstream Joint Venture and a 20% interest in the North Montney LNG Limited Partnership. The company said the latter partnership holds PETRONAS’ 25% participating interest in LNG Canada.

MidOcean reported that its associated LNG volumes are expected to increase from 0.7 mtpa to 1.4 mtpa with Phase 2. The release does not provide an implied direct ownership percentage in LNG Canada, and the article does not calculate one from the partnership interests. It also does not disclose a project budget, construction schedule, contractor award, equipment supplier or commissioning date.

MidOcean’s LNG Canada Phase 2 Participation at a Glance

What did MidOcean announce?

MidOcean announced participation in the approved LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion through its existing partnership with PETRONAS. The company said its participation follows the LNG Canada joint venture partners’ final investment decision on September 29.

The announcement concerns MidOcean’s interest in the project through the PETRONAS partnership. It is not a separate MidOcean acquisition, a new LNG-sales agreement or a direct construction award to MidOcean.

What does LNG Canada Phase 2 include?

Phase 2 is planned to add two liquefaction trains at LNG Canada’s Kitimat facility, increasing stated production capacity from 14 mtpa to 28 mtpa. This is an expansion of the LNG Canada project, rather than an additional terminal at a separate site.

The final investment decision is a material development milestone for the joint venture partners. However, MidOcean’s release does not provide a construction-start date, train-by-train schedule, mechanical-completion date, commissioning sequence or date when the expanded capacity is expected to enter service.

How does MidOcean participate through PETRONAS?

MidOcean said its participation is linked to two interests acquired in December 2025: 20% of the North Montney Upstream Joint Venture and 20% of the North Montney LNG Limited Partnership. MidOcean said the upstream venture holds PETRONAS’ upstream investment in Canada, while the LNG limited partnership holds PETRONAS’ 25% participating interest in LNG Canada.

The release reports the legal partnership interests but does not state an implied direct ownership percentage for MidOcean in LNG Canada. The public article therefore reports the structure as disclosed and does not derive a percentage from those interests.

What changes in MidOcean’s reported LNG volumes?

MidOcean expects its associated LNG volumes to increase from 0.7 mtpa to 1.4 mtpa through Phase 2. That is a company-reported future volume expectation tied to the planned expansion; it is not a report of current LNG production, delivered cargoes or contracted offtake volumes.

MidOcean describes the transaction as strengthening its position across North Montney upstream gas production and LNG Canada liquefaction and export. The announcement does not quantify upstream-gas volumes, name a shipping program or identify specific buyers for the future LNG volumes.

Allstream perspective: an ownership-participation update following a two-train expansion decision

The key development is the LNG Canada joint venture’s final investment decision for two additional liquefaction trains, with MidOcean confirming participation through its PETRONAS partnership. The announcement provides a capacity target and an ownership pathway, but it does not provide project-level engineering, procurement or construction details.

For Downstream LNG and industrial-market participants, the next decision-useful disclosures would include project cost, construction and commissioning milestones, regulatory updates, train-specific technical scope, contractor and equipment awards, shipping arrangements and commercial-start timing. Until such details are reported, this announcement should be tracked as a partner-participation update after a final investment decision—not as evidence of a newly awarded contractor scope.