Despite intensifying competition from U.S. natural gas producers — or because of it — Western Canadian gas producers are ramping up their long-term commitments for intra-basin takeaway capacity from the Montney Shale, as well as for capacity at both intra-provincial and export delivery points. Not only has there been a slew of new project announcements in the region, but in some cases, commitments reportedly have exceeded proposed capacity during open seasons. Today, we provide an update of gas pipeline expansion projects in Western Canada.
We’ve talked quite a bit in recent months about the worsening gas supply congestion along U.S.-Canadian border regions, which is heating up the competition between U.S. and Canadian natural gas producers. Natural gas production growth on both sides of the border has been outpacing demand growth. And, as we noted in our Don’t Do Me Like That blog series, Western Canadian producers have been contending with gas transportation constraints right where production is growing the most, in northwestern Alberta and eastern British Columbia (BC). Last fall, the Alberta gas market experienced extreme bottlenecks that left production stranded and sent area gas prices spiraling to negative territory. The ramp-up of winter heating demand helped ease the constraints, but the negative pricing briefly returned this past spring.
Part of the problem is that production growth is increasingly concentrated in the eastern BC and northwestern Alberta areas of the Montney, and pipeline gathering and takeaway capacity has been playing catch-up, especially as plans for LNG exports from the region have faced continual delays or have gotten derailed entirely. The other factor is that while intra-provincial demand is also growing — from gas-fired power generation and oil sands projects — the connectivity between the supply and delivery areas has lagged as well. Over the past few years, regional pipeline operators have responded with expansion plans to debottleneck the supply areas and connect producers to downstream markets. These expansions will shape how Canadian producers navigate the increasingly competitive North American gas market over the next few years. So, next, we take a closer look at recently built and planned projects.
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About the song
"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" was the second single released by The Who, a follow-up to the British rock group’s “I Can’t Explain.” Written by Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend (the only song they wrote together), and produced by Shel Talmy, “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” was recorded at IBC Studios in London in April 1965 and released the following month. The song would not appear on an album until its inclusion on the greatest hits package Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, which was released in October 1971.
The single went to #10 on the UK singles chart. It features Townshend letting his guitar feedback, jostling the toggle switch, and pick-scraping the strings, and drummer Keith Moon soloing around Nicky Hopkin's piano part in the middle section of the song. When The Who's American label heard it, they sent the masters back, claiming there was something wrong with the recording and it had feedback on it. The Who told them it was intentional and instructed them to cut the record "LOUD!" Townshend described the song as "anti-middle age, anti-boss class, and anti-young marrieds." It was an immediate hit for the mod scene in England and was the featured song on the hit British music program "Ready, Steady, Go!" The personnel on the record were Roger Daltry (lead vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar and backing vocals), John Entwistle (bass and backing vocals), Keith Moon (drums), and session man Nicky Hopkins on piano.
The Who were formed in London in 1964. They have sold over 100 million records to date. They received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1988, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. Since the death of founding members Keith Moon in 1976 and John Entwistle in 2002, Townshend and Daltry have continued to tour as The Who with different musicians.
