Shipping large volumes of LNG from Canada’s West Coast across the Pacific Ocean to gas-hungry markets in Asia has been a dream nearly two decades in the making. After a great deal of work and patience, three projects have moved into the construction phase, with the most advanced — LNG Canada — on the cusp of accepting its first test-gas volumes, with exports possible by the end of the year. Even with all this progress, three additional projects are vying for the opportunity to join Canada’s LNG export party, as we discuss in today’s RBN blog.
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We hope you’ve donned your dance shoes because the LNG export party on the coastline of Canada’s westernmost province of British Columbia (BC) is just getting underway. It’s been a long time coming. Back in 2012, more than 20 projects were on the drawing board, totaling more than 40 Bcf/d of prospective exports, most of them planning to tap the vast resources of the Montney formation (light-gray-shaded area near the center of Figure 1), a massive unconventional gas resource spanning the provinces of BC and Alberta. With the goal to ship LNG to the quickly expanding markets of Asia — with a direct, cross-Pacific corridor that would avoid any Panama Canal snafus (i.e., fewer days at sea and less money spent) — LNG exports from BC seemed like a no-brainer.
However, after years of regulatory delays, investor disinterest and environmental opposition, just three projects have reached the coveted finish line of a final investment decision (FID) — a hard decision to fully invest and proceed to construction, completion and eventual startup.
Figure 1. Canada’s West Coast LNG Projects. Source: RBN
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About the song
The music for “Keep This Party Going” was written by Keith Strickland and the lyrics by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson. The song appears as the 11th tune on the B-52s’ seventh studio album, Funplex. The song celebrates having fun and partying, with an outro section that name-drops many cities, guaranteeing that concert fans will go nuts when the city the band is playing in is mentioned. Personnel on the record were: Fred Schneider (vocals, cowbell), Kate Pierson (vocals), Cindy Wilson (vocals), Keith Strickland (guitars, programming), Tracy Wormworth (bass), Sterling Campbell (drums), and Pete Davis (keyboards, programming).
Funplex was recorded between September 2006 and November 2007 and produced by Steve Osborne. Released in March 2008, the album went to #11 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. It was the band’s first studio album of new material since Good Stuff, released in 1992. Three different covers were offered on the Funplex CD in the Digipak format, and some autographed copies were offered at Newbury Comics and FYE stores. Target offered limited quantities of a double CD of the album, including a disc of a live concert at the Roxy in Los Angeles. Two singles were released from the LP.
The B-52s are an American new wave dance band formed in Athens, GA, in 1976 by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson and Keith Strickland. After guitarist Ricky Wilson's death in October 1985, drummer Keith Strickland switched to guitar duties in the band. The band combined 1950s and ’60s pop and rock with dance beats and a fascination for low-brow art and trash culture. They have released seven studio albums, six compilation albums, three live albums, one EP and 27 singles. The B-52s finished their final tour in January 2023, After that, they started a series of residencies at the Venetian Las Vegas in Paradise, NV.
