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TC Energy Corp., the North American pipeline operator already supplying two LNG projects with feed-gas near Kitimat in British Columbia via the Coastal GasLink, has linked up with another First Nation-backed LNG project near Prince Rupert in BC with a potential feed-gas pipeline sale deal.

Canadian liquefied natural gas will be in the spotlight as the world’s energy leaders take the stage at LNG2023, the pre-eminent meeting of the international LNG industry set to take place soon in Vancouver in British Columbia.

The LNG and natural gas industry will meet from July 10 to July 13 for a conference and exhibition hosted by the Canadian Gas Association (CGA) and which is the 20th edition of the largest triennial LNG event.

Up to 15,000 delegates and stakeholders from more than 85 countries are expected to attend LNG2023.

The organisers said that the event would feature more than 250 speakers and 150 exhibitors, providing delegates an essential voice in the “vital discourse on LNG’s role in ensuring future energy stability, sustainability and affordability” in the years to come.

“Canada is on the cusp of becoming an LNG exporting leader in a world demanding reliable, sustainable sources of responsibly produced energy,” says Jason Klein, the Chief Executive of LNG Canada, the Shell-led project in BC. Klein will open the conference on July 10 with a leadership dialogue session.

Global security

Klein intends to talk about ways the LNG Canada joint venture under construction in Kitimat on the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation can help provide global energy security while reducing global greenhouse-gas emissions by supplying LNG to displace coal as an energy source in Asia.

“Our future LNG business will provide security of supply for global markets that rely on Canada’s natural gas reserves to fuel their economies, reduce global GHG emissions as natural gas replaces the use of coal and brings significant economic growth and stability to British Columbia,” Klein explained.

Along with the many Canadian delegates and exhibitors, several Canadian industry and Indigenous leaders will represent the country at the global event.

Crystal Smith, Chair of the First Nations LNG Alliance, and Sharleen Gale, Chief Councillor of the Fort Nelson First Nation, will join energy leaders in discussing the important role LNG projects play in Indigenous reconciliation.

Also set to speak is Greg Ebel, CEO of Canada-based Enbridge Inc., which is a leading pipeline natural gas company and a growing supplier of North American LNG feed gas. Ebel will discuss LNG’s role in “facilitating an orderly” energy transition.

Mike Rose, President and CEO of energy company Tourmaline, has said he will focus on how the environmental impact of the LNG supply chain has been reduced through innovations in methane and carbon emissions mitigation.

The Canadian Gas Association said it intended to showcase Canadian organizations and innovations in a dedicated Canadian industry pavilion.

“CGA members include energy distribution and transmission companies, equipment manufacturers, and suppliers of goods and services to the industry and meet 38 percent of Canada’s energy needs,” the body noted.

Essential forum

Mel Ydreos, Executive Director of LNG2023, said the event would be an essential forum to understand the evolving policy environment and the latest technological advances.

“LNG will be crucial to resolving the global energy crisis and securing a reliable pathway to deeper decarbonisation,” stated Ydreos.

LNG2023 is presented by the International Gas Union (IGU), GTI Energy and the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR).

For information or tickets visit www.lng2023.org

TC Energy Corp. of Canada, the North American pipeline natural gas supplier including for two LNG export projects in British Columbia, said it intended to unlock a wealth of untapped demand in Mexico, where it already has major operations.

Nov 5 (LNGJ) - ARC Resources, the Canadian company based in Calgary and with a diverse portfolio in the Montney basin, entered into a long-term gas supply agreement to deliver about 150 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from ARC's Sunrise facility to a shareholder in LNG Canada, the export project under construction on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia.

   ARC made the announcement as it delivered record quarterly production of an average 353,657 barrels of oil equivalent per day and generated funds from operations of C$765 million (US$615M).

Pembina Pipeline Corp., the Canadian company that planned the Jordan Cove export project in the US northwest state of Oregon and rejected by the Biden Administration, has teamed up with the Haisla First Nation of native North Americans to pursue the Cedar LNG export venture in British Columbia.

TC Energy Corp, one of the largest North American pipeline companies, said the Canadian federal government approved the expansion of the Nova Gas Transmission Ltd (NGTL) system moving the huge natural gas resources from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin to markets.

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is moving forward in the regulatory process for the proposed Tilbury Phase Two LNG expansion, located on Tilbury Island near Delta in British Columbia, and the comment period closes in mid-July, while other associated LNG projects are also advancing.

US equity fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, now known as KKR, said it had purchased a stake in the Canadian pipeline that will transport shale-gas from northeast British Columbia to the proposed Royal Dutch Shell-led LNG Canada export project at Kitimat.

The Rudong liquefied natural gas import terminal in the eastern Jiangsu Province of China and with LNG links to Canada is undergoing repairs after an accident and is not expected to be fully operational again until mid-November.

FortisBC, the Canadian utility in the province of British Columbia, said it entered into its first supply agreement to produce liquefied natural gas from its small-scale plant near Vancouver to export to China.