JGC Fluor has planted its last pile for phase one of the plant piling program at LNG Canada.

The piles serve as a foundation to secure the stability of the LNG processing modules and other permanent infrastructure.

To celebrate, the last pile had custom art from LNG Canada workers on it. The art-recognized the work the construction team, the prime contractor, JGC Fluor, and the subcontractor, Soletanche Bachy Canada, put into the project.

With a total of 6,843 piles driven into the ground, the program began in January 2020. The last pile was shipped to LNG Canada on March 17th, 2021, and installed on April 20th, 2021.

“Some people said these piling couldn’t be done, but they were done safely and on time,” Ian Swanbeck, deputy construction director at JFJV said in a video posted on JFJV Kitimat Facebook page.

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