As the top supplier of Canadian natural gas, Calgary-based independent Tourmaline Oil Corp. plans to increase Montney Shale output when tanker sailings begin from the Shell plc-led export project, LNG Canada.

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Plans to boost supply for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility under construction in British Columbia (BC) were discussed by Tourmaline’s management team as part of its first quarter results.

Tourmaline’s Conroy North Montney project, near the inlet to the new terminal’s Coastal GasLink pipeline in northeastern BC, would be capable of combined gas and liquids production of 100,000 boe/d.

“Current timing is in the 2025-2026 time frame, coinciding with the startup of LNG Canada,” said the management team. The terminal, which could be the first completed...