Martin King

The equity partners in LNG Canada sanctioned a Phase 2 expansion on September 29 which will double the site's nameplate LNG output. No timeline to completion was announced but is expected to be early in the next decade.

Asian customers imported a record amount from LNG Canada in July 2026 after slow arrivals in June.

LNG Canada's gas intake hit a record in June 2026 near 1.8 Bcf/d but is expected to fall back to around 1,2 Bcf/d in July as onsite maintenance work has slowed liquefaction activity and exports.

Dow has chosen to proceed with an expansion of its Fort Saskatchewan, AB ethane cracker after placing the project on hold earlier in 2025. The result will be a substantial expansion of Alberta's ethane demand by 2031.

Canadian rig counts exhibiting little in the way of momentum up or down; latest BC gas rig count matches the decade low set for the same week in 2022.