Thursday, July 9, 2026

PETRONAS Back In: Buys 25% of LNG Canada

Malaysian energy company PETRONAS is apparently back as an active LNG player in Canada, with the announcement today that it is buying a 25% equity stake in LNG Canada. LNG Canada is a proposed natural gas export project that is planned for Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. The move was unexpected after PETRONAS withdrew from the $36 billion Pacific NorthWest LNG

LNG Canada Says It’s Committed to 2018 Construction Kick-Off for B.C. LNG Export Project at Kitimat

Pending a final investment decision this year From  Reuters/CBC  The chief executive of the LNG Canada project on British Columbia’s northern coast said on Tuesday that the company was committed to starting construction on the $40 billion liquefied natural gas export project this year. An investment decision on the terminal in Kitimat, B.C., was delayed in 2016, due to sagging oil

Big B.C. Pension Plan Pumps Millions into U.S. LNG Project

From the VANCOUVER SUN VICTORIA — While B.C. continues to wait — and wait — for the first big liquefied natural gas project, the province’s public sector pensions have quietly been investing millions in a rival LNG exporter based in the U.S. Cheniere Energy, operator of one LNG terminal in Louisiana and nearing completion of a second in Texas, reported