Alberta and BC in Talks to Expand Canadian LNG Reach Globally, Danielle Smith Says

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives a keynote address at the the LNG2023 conference in Vancouver, on July 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her province has begun talks with British Columbia as part of a push to greatly expand the reach of Canadian natural gas to more foreign markets.

Speaking on the final day of the international LNG 2023 conference in Vancouver, Smith said delegates told her that many countries in Asia cannot meet emission reduction goals without natural gas, and the goal should be for Canada to fill—and benefit from—that gap.