Montney’s natural gas is a crown jewel
No wonder that Resource Works founder and CEO, Stewart Muir, called the Montney natural-gas reserves “British Columbia’s economic crown jewel.”
The Montney Formation in BC and Aberta has an area of 130,000 km², about the size of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia combined.
And “The Montney” now is, by volume, the dominant natural-gas resource in North America.
The Montney play is experiencing rapid expansion, with projections suggesting up to 32,000 new wells could be drilled by 2050 to support liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
And the federal government notes: “The Montney has the potential to produce a total of 449 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas with modern technology, making it one of the biggest gas resources in North America. . . .”
And there’s more to the Montney than natural gas: It also provides natural-gas liquids such as propane.
- Read more: https://bit.ly/4sIW0V6
Energy leader, with Indigenous engagement
Tim Hodgson, federal minister of energy and natural resources, begins an interview with this: “I think Canada’s having a moment in the sun.”
He goes on to tell Jackie Forrest of the Arc Energy Institute how he sees Canada as a global energy leader as the world wrestles with energy challenges as a result of the war on Iran.
“I don’t think it’s an accident that LNG Canada One, the only LNG exporter on the West Coast of North America, has participation from Europeans, from Japanese, from Koreans, from Malaysians, from Chinese. They all understand the shipping distances. They all understand the advantage of sourcing LNG off the West Coast.
“I don’t think it’s an accident that when you look at the other facilities that are either under construction or permitted and getting ready to go to construction, which have a clear line of sight to 50 million tonnes per annum, which would make us the fourth-largest LNG producer in the world.”
And he points out how Canada’s LNG projects “are being led in partnership with First Nations. That’s a game-changer.”
- Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4u1vMhI
Cedar LNG is making “incredible progress”
The Cedar LNG project led by the Haisla Nation in BC reports “incredible progress” on construction of its site in Kitimat.
And the same overseas, with construction of its floating LNG plant (pictured above), some 35% complete at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.
The vessel is scheduled to be delivered to Kitimat in 2028, prior to Cedar LNG’s estimated in-service date of late 2028.
- Read more: https://bit.ly/4tRdr6B
- See also: https://bit.ly/4mDPHQY
Indigenous Clean Energy
- View: Indigenous communities are stepping in to lead the energy transition in Canada: https://bit.ly/3Qh0c0L (Photo above)
- Applications to BC’s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund for funding are open until April 30: https://bit.ly/4toSUGH
- New partnership to accelerate Indigenous energy sovereignty and clean energy across BC: https://bit.ly/4som6fO
- Saskatchewan Initiative supports Indigenous participation in clean energy: https://bit.ly/4vCB4Si
- BC First Nation greenhouse pins hopes on geothermal energy: https://bit.ly/4cO5g5o
- Garden River First Nation building ‘Ontario’s largest solar farm’: https://bit.ly/4cR1HLP
- Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation partners in solar project in Ontario: https://bit.ly/42iFMHa
- Fort William First Nation and Red Rock Indian Band get approval for Ontario windfarm: https://bit.ly/4cxJCky
Also in the news
- Alliance CEO Karen Ogen is interviewed by Best Practice Canada: There’s strong demand for Canadian LNG and ‘we’re seeing First Nations become active participants in the economy.’ Read pages 5-7 at https://bit.ly/3Oe2BbV
- Manitoba’s premier says Ottawa wants LNG shipped out of Churchill by 2030: https://bit.ly/48vaukf
- LNG is a top-ranked energy opportunity in Canada, as war sparks global search for more stable supply: https://bit.ly/4cyKo0P
- European buyers look at buying LNG from BC and shipping it through the Panama Canal: https://bit.ly/4tVPpHY
- Alberta proposes an accelerated process for approving resource projects, including a timeline of 120 business days: https://bit.ly/4cGC9jp
- Woodfibre LNG is recognized by Environment Journal as one of its top 25 remediation projects. ‘This recognition reflects the efforts of many partners, including Squamish Nation.’ https://ow.ly/6z8Y50YLnsF
Events
- First Nations Major Projects Coalition, 9th annual conference, April 29-May 1, Toronto: https://ow.ly/baN350Xz7gU and https://bit.ly/4t59viS Crystal Smith, special advisor to the Alliance, will be on a panel on April 30.
- Greater Vancouver Board of Trade: Reconciliation in Action: Annual address with Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, May 1, https://bit.ly/47QiuvC
- Explorers and Producers Association of Canada and Canadian Association of Energy Contractors, spring luncheon, Calgary, May 1: https://bit.ly/4t6NNLb
- ERQ Energy Law Forum, May 4-5, Montreal: https://bit.ly/4v39oG1
- Public Policy Forum’s Canada Growth Summit, May 7, Toronto: https://ow.ly/ikCs50WGyYr
- British Columbia Economic Development Association, 2026 BC Economic Summit, May 11-14, Penticton: https://bit.ly/4uZvhWp
- Indigenous Forward Summit (West), May 13-14, Calgary: https://ow.ly/pgku50XrhQ7
- Indigenous Forward Summit (East), May 13-14, Orillia ON: https://ow.ly/Wpxk50Y5Kai
- Peace Region Energy Show, May 13-14, Grande Prairie AB: https://bit.ly/4vyfGxB
- Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty Symposium, May 19-20, Albuquerque NM. Alliance CEO Karen Ogen will be on a panel on LNG. https://bit.ly/4bCjvcQ
- Clean Energy Association of BC, Generate 2026 conference, May 25-26, Vancouver. Alliance CEO Karen Ogen will be a panellist: https://bit.ly/4mcJVWj
- Indigenous Resource Opportunities Conference, June 3-5, Nanaimo: https://bit.ly/4asjsQE
- Energy for a Secure Future, Municipal Energy Dialogue, June 4, Edmonton: https://bit.ly/4sZ9IU1
- Global Energy Show Canada, June 9-11, Calgary: https://ow.ly/NnlW50XffWC Alliance CEO Karen Ogen is among speakers.
- Energy Influencers Conference (at the Global Energy Show above): https://bit.ly/4aRfBvd
- International Pipeline Conference and Expo, Sept. 21-25, Calgary: https://ow.ly/NmxS50Y5Kag
- Canadian Gas Association, CGA Energy Week, Oct. 26-29, Toronto: https://bit.ly/4vrupdw
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(Posted here 26 April 2026)
