Natural gas liquefaction dates back to the 19th century,
when British chemist and physicist Michael Faraday experimented
with liquefying different types of gases, including natural
gas. German engineer Karl van Linde built the first practical
compressor refrigerator machine in Munich in 1873. Using
this compressor technology, the first LNG plant in North
America was built in West Virginia in 1912, while the first
commercial liquefaction plant was built in Ohio, in 1941.
Since
natural gas was discovered in New Brunswick in 1859, Canada
has become an important participant in the global gas industry.
Since 1947, Canadian-marketed gas production rose from
less than 1 Billion Cubic Feet Per Day (Bcf/d) to more
than 16 Bcf/d.
Canaport LNG will
become the first
LNG regassification plant in Canada
and
the first facility of its kind
constructed on the East
Coast
of North America in decades.
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