Woodfibre LNG Makes Application to Add a Second ‘Floatel’ to House Workers

A tugboat and water taxi are seen docked at a renovated cruise ship known as a "floatel" that Woodfibre LNG planned to use to house 600 construction workers at a liquefied natural gas export facility near Squamish, at anchor in the harbour in Vancouver, on May 9, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Woodfibre LNG says it is hoping to add a second “floatel” at its project site near Squamish, B.C., to house as many as 900 workers for its liquefied natural gas project.

A statement from the company says it will submit an application to regulatory agencies to moor another floating hotel next to the ship that is already near the site for worker accommodations.