Woodside Exit May Be Death Knell for Kitimat LNG Project

摘要

Australian independent Woodside Energy announced last week that it will exit the Kitimat LNG project in Canada,creating further uncertainty around the proposed export facility's viability.The move comes just a month after Chevron demonstrated a lack of enthusiasm for Kitimat LNG by announcing it would halt spending after failing to sell its 50% stake(NGW Apr.l2'2l).Kitimat officials told Energy Intelligence Tuesday that Chevron Canada and its co-venture partner Woodside Energy"will com-mence discussions on next steps."