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To: elmatador who wrote (51785)	6/28/2009 6:10:25 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220525

Canada's current energy exports go almost entirely to the USA. Canada has a shortage of natural gas on the east coast, and multiple LNG import terminals are planned there. There was also a plan to import LNG on the Canadian west coast at Kitimat BC, but last year this was switched to an export terminal... Kitimat LNG to export instead of import liquefied natural gas from planned site Sep 19, 2008 2:13:00 PM MST CALGARY _ Kitimat LNG is reversing a plan to import liquefied natural gas through a new site it wants to build on B.C.´s coast, saying it now makes more sense to export the fuel from Canada to lucrative Asian markets. Kitimat LNG said Friday that "fundamental changes" in the global natural gas market have made it more viable to export liquefied natural gas than to import it at the planned Bish Cove terminal near Kitimat, B.C." more: oilweek.com And now the USA might join the party. These developments reflect large new natural gas discoveries in North America, compared to booming demand in Asia. Thus we address the global imbalances... New interest in Alaska LNG project Friday, June 26, 2009 There may be more interest in a major Alaska liquefied natural gas project than has been thought. TransCanada Corp. told Alaska legislators June 23 it is getting serious interest in an LNG alternative to its all-land Alaska gas pipeline project as the company prepares for a 2010 initial open season. TransCanada Vice President Tony Palmer said potential shippers have expressed interest in up to 3 billion cubic feet per day of gas for an LNG project at Valdez, which is up from 2 billion cubic feet TransCanada initially planned to offer as an LNG alternative to an all-land pipeline from northern Alaska. Palmer would not disclose names of the companies expressing interest, but in recent years, four major firms engaged in worldwide LNG shipping -- BG Energy, Mitsubishi, Sempra International and the Chinese-owned energy company Sinopec -- all have expressed interest in Alaska LNG. more: alaskajournal.com