Russia and Saudi Arabia struck a private deal in September to raise oil output, Reuters reported on Oct. 3, before consulting with other producers including the rest of OPEC.
Two-train facility and $6.2 billion pipeline represent the single largest private sector investment project in Canadian history.
First gas from the LNG Canada project is expected before 2025, aiming to feed an expected surge in demand for the cleaner, super-chilled fuel from hungry Asian buyers, mainly China.
The NAFTA deal would boost oil prices because it "increases the growth prospects not only for Canada and the U.S. but for North America as a whole," says Price Futures Group analyst Phil Flynn.
The tightening Asian market and expected sanctions against Iran dovetail with an abundance of U.S. supply.
Should the move succeed, it would mark the exit of Kinder Morgan from Canada, having closed its sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline at the end of last month.
Wide swings in crude price might seem alarming, but Citigroup’s Ed Morse said it’s “the nature of the world we’re living in.”
The U.S., Russia and Saudi Arabia are also working together to make sure the world has access to affordable energy, added U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry.
OPEC members are still cutting more than promised with compliance from the original supply-cutting deal increasing to 133%, according to a Reuters calculation.
The new business reality of the oil and gas industry requires a constellation of collaborators, says EY analyst.