L N G C A N A D A
P R O M O T E D C O N T E N T
Focused Enery
Andy Calitz brings patience, commitment and a
big-picture perspective to the
LNG Canada project
A
ndy Calitz, CEO of the LNG
Canada project, shares some of
his experiences with developing
an
LNG export facility that will
provide abundant Canadian
natural gas to global markets.
After 31 years working in the energy
sector, what keeps you engaged with
this industry?
I nd ener-y fascinating at so many di€erent,
relatable levels—at the family level, the
national level and the corporate level. Once
you see that ener-y is what moves the world
ahead, you want to be a part of this. I consider
ener-y to be the world's largest industry,
which makes it fascinating in terms of trends
forecasting, geopolitics and trade relations.
Ener-y is a powerhouse that fuels the world's
economy and I see trade relationships form
between countries that previously had no
ties—Australia to China, Russia to Japan. And
it's my hope that Canadian ener-y can help
strengthen the bond to countries like Japan,
Korea and China.
Your education and work have taken you
around the world. Have you gleaned any
universal truths when it comes to energy
politics?
Fundamentally, I've learned that the
common denominator, whether it's a
project in Russia or West Australia or along
the Yangtze River, is that our ultimate
goal is to make ener-y accessible and
convenient to people who need it. Every
house, every business needs a modern
form of ener-y. That's the universal truth.
Are there any lessons you've learned from
past projects that have helped you with
the LNG Canada project?
The rst is to always have patience; it
takes time to properly develop a project
of this scale. You have to start early and
you have to prove your commitment right
from the beginning. The second lesson is
that these projects can only happen when
stakeholders want to make it happen. This
project is about ener-y, but it's built on
relationships and we've built relationships
before we built the project.
This is such a deeply complex project.
What do you most want British Columbians
to understand about it?
This is a signi cant industrial project—
large in investment, large in scale, large
in potential. That's naturally going to
introduce a lot of new unknowns and
uncertainties. I've worked in this industry
my entire career so I have the advantage
of seeing rst-hand what successful
LNG facilities and pipelines can do. This
technolo-y works all over the world and
I know we can responsibly develop and
operate the facility in such a way to have a
positive impact on the local communities,
First Nations and the province as a whole.
You've been in Canada now for two years.
How are you adjusting to life here?
Vancouver's de nitely become very close to
my heart. It actually reminds me of growing
up near Cape Town, which also has water,
mountains and forests. And I enjoy cycling,
so you can often nd me cycling up the Sea
to Sky Highway early in the mornings.
LNG Canada
CEO, Andy Calitz
