Canadian Liquefied Natural Gas To Asia!
July 22, 2025โข439 words
"You can't be a resource colony forever. Sooner or later, you have to invest in your own sovereignty." - Gordon Laxer
"Relying on one market makes you a price taker, not a price maker. Diversification isn't optional, it's survival." - Jeff Rubin
"Canada must rethink its role in the global energy market. LNG exports to Asia are not just an economic opportunity, they are a geopolitical necessity." - David Keith
"Our future depends not on clinging to old partnerships, but on building new ones with integrity, especially with Indigenous communities." - Judith Sayers
Diversifying Pacific partnerships is important for Canada, as Donald Trump has mentioned, United States needs nothing of Canada including its natural gas and oil. Then he slapped a 35% tariff against all Canadian goods, and 50% on copper and aluminum.
For many years, pipelines and our neighbour's demand kept things going as Canada shipped nearly all of its natural gas and oil south to the US. However, we are currently making a significant change by shipping our gas to Asia across the Pacific.
Why? because it is now costly and risky to rely so heavily on the United States. We need greater control over our own energy future, as laid out by trade wars, tariffs, and political chaos. This is the role of Kitimat, British Columbia's new LNG Canada terminal. With the help of this facility, we can liquefy our gas and send it to nations with rising demand, like China, South Korea, and Japan.
Our sole significant buyer in the past was the United States, but that had significant drawbacks. We found it more difficult to compete when Washington imposed a 10% tariff on Canadian energy exports last year. We were also constantly vulnerable to changes in U.S. policy because we were dependent on a single market.
Now that we can ship LNG abroad, we're actually evolving into energy diversifying country. Clean energy is in high demand in Asia, and we are starting to establish ourselves as a reliable and accountable supplier. But this project goes beyond economics; it also emphasizes sustainability and collaboration with Indigenous communities, which distinguishes us from other countries.
The Cost of Going Global And Staying Green
Growing our LNG sector won't be inexpensive. Although it will cost tens of billions of dollars, the Canadian industrial plan through the provinces and federal government is to double the capacity of the Kitimat terminal, which could place Canada among the top LNG exporters in the world. Because of the severe weather and stringent environmental regulations, building in remote British Columbia will be a cost challenge.