After more than a decade-long surge in activity, Canada has fallen behind in the North American LNG export race despite a bevy of proposed projects, but with the winds of a global energy crisis at their backs, some facilities are now moving forward or even nearing completion.

Since 2011, 24 liquefied natural gas export and import facilities have been granted permits, according to Canada’s federal government. So far, the country only has one large operational facility, a 7.4 million metric ton/year (mmty) import terminal in New Brunswick.

At least 18 export facilities have been proposed in Canada, with 13 proposed for British Columbia (BC) and five proposed for the country’s east coast in Quebec and Nova Scotia. These projects could add 216 mmty of export capacity, or around...