Western Canada’s natural gas is poised to flow in an additional direction in the next few years to support liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, potentially leading to a major shift for the AECO Hub, according to Alberta-based Peyto Exploration and Development Corp.

The start up of the Shell plc-led LNG Canada project, slated for late-2025, would “be quite a dramatic change to the AECO market,” CEO Darren Gee told analysts during the recent fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings call.

TC Energy Corp.’s Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline would link inland supplies to the LNG Canada export terminal in British Columbia.

Peyto is a sponsor of another proposed export outlet for Western Canada gas, the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal. 

“The majority of the exports coming...