Do Kitimat LNG's Woes Apply Broadly to Western Canada?

摘要

That Chevron would cut future funding to its erstwhile Kitimat LNG export project in British Columbia(BC)was no surprise-and neither is what it implies about future LNG development in the Pacific Coast province."It's increasingly evident that British Columbia is not going to be the LNG juggernaut it had the potential to be,"said Ian Nathan,a director with Energy Intelligence's Research & Advisory unit.That scenario stems from a host of factors that also hamper further greenfield LNG development in the US-mainly a dearth of customers willing to commit to long-term contracts to back megaprojects,an increasingly uncertain outlook for gas demand by midcentury,an effective green pushback,and a focused political opposition.