India and China Want More Canadian Oil & Gas, It’s Time for Action

India and China Want More Canadian Oil & Gas, It’s Time for Action

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India and China Want Canadian Oil, Says Minister Hodgson at Committee

Key Takeaways

  • Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, says that China and India want more Canadian oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and it makes sense to send more of our energy directly from the West Coast of Canada – not as re-exports through the U.S. Gulf
  • The Trans Mountain Expansion has opened up new global markets for Canada, supporting trade diversification and a stronger, more resilient economy
  • Expanding oil and natural gas exports would create much-needed jobs while generating vital tax revenues Canadians need to pay for social programs
  • With buyers actively seeking Canadian energy, policymakers must accelerate infrastructure approvals to convert global interest into long-term economic prosperity

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Minister Hodgson delivered a loud and clear message in Calgary this February: the world is hungry for Canadian energy.

Two of the largest, fastest-growing global economies are actively seeking more of our oil and gas. Stepping up to supply them with the energy they need could create thousands of jobs, drive government revenues, and build a stronger, more resilient Canadian economy.

“It was very interesting when we were speaking with the President of China,” said Hodgson.

“He said to us, China is an energy superpower. It's in coal. We don't want to burn coal…. We are going to do everything we can to go to renewables. And they are doing amazing things in renewables, and they are going to use LNG as a major transition fuel.”

China Will Use Coal if It Doesn’t Get LNG

Minister Hodgson’s account underlines the strong demand outlook for LNG. And with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), global gas consumption is poised to surge.

“And they were very clear, if you don't give us the LNG, our alternative is burn coal. And in an AI world where… they added 450 gigawatts of new electricity last year. If we don't give them the best, cleanest natural resources, they're going to burn coal.”

“We have a chance to do right by us and to do right by the world.”

Canadian LNG is wanted by nations around the globe – and it has been for several years. Hodgson's remarks imply that supplying this energy would directly translate into economic benefits for Canadian families and our society as a whole.

China and India Want More Canadian Oil

Furthermore, as the Minister noted and recent market trends confirm, China and other countries such as India want more Canadian oil.

“The Chinese are buying oil off the TMX today, and they would like to buy more. I can tell you the Indians are buying Canadian oil off the TMX today, and they would like to buy more. Both today are buying meaningful amounts of Canadian oil off the Gulf Coast. Anyone who's in the industry knows it's two weeks shorter to go from the West Coast than it is to go around South America or through the canal.”

“They would all like more oil, that, we heard everywhere we went.”

The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion has proved instrumental in widening global market access for Canadian energy. Between May 2024 and September 2025, crude oil exports to Indo-Pacific markets went from virtually zero to an average of $571 million per month [1]. As of October last year, China had overtaken the U.S. as Canada’s top purchaser of Trans Mountain oil, accounting for more than 70% of its shipments [2].

Hodgson echoed this reality in the national media, stating that India wants more Canadian natural resources just weeks earlier.

“You know, India is quite hungry for more energy. I heard loud and clear, they would take as much additional crude [oil] as we could supply,” he told CTV News.

“What I've heard from many companies in India is they would like to buy more of our conventional oil. They would like to buy more of our natural gas, our LNG. They would like to buy more of our, LPG, which they use for clean cooking.”

Canadian Oil & Gas Supports Our Quality of Life

Canadians have a significant economic opportunity to step up and provide the world with the energy it needs. If Canada truly wants to become stronger and more resilient, delivering more energy to willing customers – in this case, two of the world’s largest economies – is just common-sense policy.

Expanding export capacity by constructing new pipelines, ports, LNG facilities, and other long-lived assets would unlock immense wealth for Canadian families, creating thousands of high-paying jobs in construction, manufacturing, and operations. It would generate critical business for local shops, restaurants, and services, while supporting tax and royalty streams that provincial and federal governments use to fund the social programs that underpin our quality of life.

Canada is also in a moment of strategic advantage, despite historical regulatory hurdles. Global supply chains are reshuffling, and countries are seeking to diversify their energy sources. When buyers tell us they prefer Canadian supply, it is an opportunity to be seized.

Canada’s natural resource industries have always been engines of growth. Right now, the world is telling us it wants more Canadian oil and gas.

It’s time to take action, it’s time to become the reliable oil and gas supplier the world wants us to be while grasping the benefits that come with – more jobs, stronger communities and the public funds that pay for day-to-day services all Canadians all rely on.

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SOURCES:

1 - https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/canadas-oil-exporting-future-trans-mountain-china-asia-and-beyond

2 - https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/China-Becomes-Canadas-Biggest-Crude-Customer-Thanks-to-Trans-Mountain.html