Mexico could surpass Canada as LNG exporter in the next decade or so, says CEO
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TC Energy Corp. expects natural gas demand in North America to soar by 40 billion cubic feet per day over the next decade, driven by growth in liquefied natural gas exports and power generation.
The Calgary-based company said it expects LNG exports to triple to more than 30 Bcf/d by 2035, from around 13 Bcf/d today, led by a doubling of exports from the United States and supported on the margins by Canada’s export volumes jumping to five Bcf/d from zero and Mexico’s climbing to three Bcf/d from 0.5 Bcf/d.
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Chief executive François Poirier said the company’s reach into all three markets helps insulate it against regulatory headwinds in any one jurisdiction slowing growth, while acknowledging Canada could slip behind its North American peers for market share.
“We have the benefit of the diversification in all three countries,” Poirier said at TC’s investor day event in Toronto on Tuesday. “I see Mexico potentially surpassing Canada as an exporter of LNG to the world in the next decade or so, and we’re excited about wherever the LNG export growth is going to come from. LNG exports continue to be the largest source of natural gas demand growth going forward.”
Poirier said geopolitical tensions have forced a rebalancing of the energy priorities of governments weighing affordability, reliability and sustainability concerns.
“I feel certain that the governments in North America want to contribute to global energy security,” he said. “Energy security is geopolitical security and so there is a strong focus (to) ensure that the free and democratic world has access to affordable and reliable energy, and we’re confident that North America is going to continue to play a leadership position in supplying the world with that natural gas.”
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TC Energy had announced $1.5 billion in new capital spending in 2025 ahead of its first investor day since it completed the spinoff of its crude oil pipeline assets into a standalone company, South Bow Corp., last month.
The company also said it has completed a commercial agreement with LNG Canada and shippers on its Coastal GasLink pipeline that declares commercial in-service for the pipeline and allows for the collection of tolls retroactive to Oct. 1.
As part of the agreement, TC Energy will receive a one-time payment of $199 million in recognition of the work required to complete and settle final costs for the project, which had significant overruns during construction. The company said it does not expect the final price tag to exceed the updated estimate of $14.5 billion.
The controversial 670-kilometre pipeline, which will supply natural gas to Canada’s first LNG export facility when it begins shipping next year, was originally budgeted to cost around $6.6 billion.
“Coastal GasLink LP continues to pursue cost recoveries from contractors through various proceedings, and while we are unable to quantify with any certainty, expect these efforts are likely to result in net recoveries,” TC Energy said in a statement. “This is another important milestone in support of LNG Canada’s commissioning and safe start-up activities. As LNG Canada has indicated, it remains on track to deliver first cargoes by the middle of 2025.”
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TC Energy’s $1.5 billion in capital spending next year includes plans to begin two coal-to-gas conversion projects at existing power plants on its Columbia Gulf System in the U.S., which will cost a total of approximately US$800 million over the next five years. Each of the projects is underpinned by 20-year take-or-pay contracts.
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