Europe Eyes Canada LNG as Iran War Rewires Energy Routes

By Amanda Stephenson

CALGARY, April 15 (Reuters) – European buyers, including Germany’s Uniper, are exploring the possibility of purchasing liquefied natural gas from Canada’s Pacific coast and shipping it through the Panama Canal as part of a long-term strategy to diversify supply, an effort made more urgent in the wake of the Iran war, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Three sources said European buyers are among the potential customers that have had commercial talks with Canada’s Ksi Lisims LNG, a proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal whose backers have been working to finalize contracts with purchasers before making