By David Keane, veteran LNG executive and special advisor to our Alliance Something significant is happening in Canada’s energy and resource sectors, and I believe it deserves considerably more attention than it has received. Indigenous Energy Monitor’s State of Indigenous Equity Ownership 2026 report that was released in April identified 546 Indigenous-owned energy and resource …
Canada has been called “an absolute natural-gas powerhouse.” That from natural-resource advocate Canada Action, which adds that natural gas benefits Canadians in ways that include: Providing an affordable and reliable energy source for homes and businesses; Creating jobs nationwide, including more than 40,000 direct jobs in production, transmission, and distribution; Generating significant government revenues through …
Our newsletter, 24 September 2026 Canada’s next LNG advantage: Indigenous partnership David Keane, former president of the BC LNG Alliance and of Woodfibre LNG, and a special advisor to our Alliance, says it could become one of Canada’s greatest competitive advantages. “Increasingly, First Nations are looking beyond simply receiving benefits from projects developed within or near their …
British Columbia’s original policy for new liquefied natural gas plants was clear: They must produce net-zero emissions by 2030. So, for one thing, there was to be no burning some of their incoming natural gas to generate the electricity needed to operate their LNG plant. Then reality struck home: There was simply no way that …
For much of the past decade, discussions about Canada’s potential role in global LNG markets have focused on familiar advantages: abundant natural gas resource, proximity to Asian markets, a highly skilled workforce, the colder climate increases operating efficiency, and the opportunity to produce LNG with a comparatively low emissions profile. Those advantages remain important. But …
