Blog: World LNG demand is on the rise. Can Canada ship more?
Some 400 years ago, French explorers noted First Nations people lighting natural gas that seeped into and around Lake Erie. We’ve come a long way since then: About one third of Canada’s energy needs now are met by natural gas. More than six million Canadians use it to light, heat, and cool homes and business…
Blog: World LNG demand is rising, but the peak is coming
Energy giant Shell sees global demand for liquefied natural gas rising by more than 50% by 2040. In its 2024 Outlook for LNG, it cites as reasons industrial coal-to-gas switching to generate power, a switch that is gathering pace in China and South Asian and South-east Asian countries. At the same time, though, Shell’s forecasts…
Blog: Canada’s LNG, the cleanest in the world
Our blog this week comes from Resource Works, B.C.-based advocate for responsible natural-resource development; reproduced with the kind permission of Resource Works. President Joe Biden’s halt on new U.S. LNG projects offers Canada a chance to showcase its commitment to producing exceptionally clean LNG, highlighting innovative approaches to environmental sustainability and economic growth in the…
Blog: Cedar LNG, and Haisla Chief Crystal Smith’s goosebumps
For this week’s blog, a change of pace: LNG-related comments condensed from a podcast featuring Crystal Smith, elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation and chair of our First Nations LNG Alliance: Whether it be refineries, oil, LNG, propane, methanol, we’ve had proposals within the last 10 years in regards to what the possibilities are…
Blog: After 12 years, a huge step for Cedar LNG
The Cedar LNG project, now a partnership between the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corporation, has been moving along for 12 years, including obtaining a natural-gas export licence, government approvals, and engineering and environmental design. Now it’s taken a truly significant step, selecting Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) of South Korea and Black & Veatch of…