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Canada sees scope for France LNG partnership, minister says
Canada says a Pacific coast LNG partnership with France is possible as Europe seeks new energy supplies and Canada expands its export deals.
On Monday, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Canada could pursue an energy partnership with France using liquefied natural gas from its Pacific coast, calling such a deal 'quite conceivable.'
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Mark Carney met in Saint Pierre and Miquelon on Sunday to discuss energy cooperation, directly preceding Anand's partnership proposal.
Canada shipped its first LNG cargo from British Columbia in June, establishing export reliability; German energy group Uniper finalized a 20-year purchase deal with Canada in July.
Anand will host Germany's foreign minister later this week to discuss energy alongside critical minerals and artificial intelligence, deepening ties with individual European states.
Amid supply disruptions linked to Middle East conflict, Europe seeks to diversify energy supplies; 'There is a host of potential deals and relationships that we can execute on energy,' Anand said.
Anita Anand, chief of Canadian diplomacy, believes that an energy partnership with France around LNG exported since then is "perceived" and that it is "perceived" by an energy partnership with France around LNG.