The stakes are considerable. In the event a significant amount of liquefaction capacity is approved, Canada could become an important player on the global LNG stage. By contrast, should the industry stall, it could be a decade or more before the next meaningful LNG development “window” opens for the country.

On what basis then, are such final investment decisions being made — in what context and according to what considerations? Or perhaps more poignantly, how does Canada’s LNG industry compare with its international counterparts; which final investment decision considerations are applicable to the LNG industry in general and which may be considered more endemic to Canada?