LNG Canada has started to cool down its liquefied natural gas plant in Kitimat, British Columbia, considered a final step before it begins to produce the superchilled gas, two people told Reuters.

LNG Canada is the "largest single private sector investment" in Canadian history, according to the federal government.

A fully loaded LNG carrier has arrived for the first time at the LNG Canada terminal in Kitimat, signalling a pivotal step in ...