HOUSTON -- China and other countries in Asia are increasingly turning to liquefied natural gas as an alternative to coal for meeting power demands, leading to interest in the nascent LNG industry on Canada's Pacific coast.
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The LNG Canada project is scheduled to begin operation in the middle of the decade. (LNG Canada handout via Reuters)
HOUSTON -- China and other countries in Asia are increasingly turning to liquefied natural gas as an alternative to coal for meeting power demands, leading to interest in the nascent LNG industry on Canada's Pacific coast.