TOKYO—Japan’s Chiyoda Corp. , in partnership with three other companies, has won a contract to design and build a $10 billion natural gas liquefaction terminal in western Canada, which is expected to supply gas to Japan and other parts of Asia. The project, in Kitimat, British Columbia, is one of a number of Canadian developments under way seeking to tap into growing demand in Asia for liquid natural gas. Japan, in particular, is expected to need large amounts of LNG as it fills a gap in its energy supplies from reduced use of nuclear power after the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. But projects in British Columbia have been slowed by concerns over the potential environmental impact and questions about the costs of development. Chiyoda and another Japanese engineering concern, Corp. , have been active bidders for contracts to build LNG plants, a complex task that involves […]