Canadian Anti-Fossil Fuel Groups Shift Focus to LNG Terminals

Environmental organizations and anti-oil and gas activists in Canada are shifting their focus from pipelines to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, viewing them as a key target for halting fossil fuel development. LNG is crucial for driving future natural gas production in Western Canada, with large export terminals creating decades-long demand for additional gas production.

Stopping an LNG terminal could potentially stop or slow down the entire chain of development, including drilling and hydraulic fracturing, new gas-processing facilities, expanded pipeline systems, electricity generation and transmission, coastal infrastructure, and marine shipping. LNG allows Canadian producers to reach Asian and other international markets, particularly important for those operating in the Montney formation.

Activists do not see an LNG terminal as an isolated facility but rather as part of a larger interconnected system that includes pipelines, upstream drilling, and gas burning. By targeting export capacity, they aim to reduce the economic case for additional wells, pipelines, and processing plants.