The Financial Post reports in its Saturday edition that two years after exiting a key pipeline project tied to a proposed new liquefied natural gas terminal on the B.C. coast, TC Energy chief executive officer François Poirier says his company could be open to getting involved again. The Post's Meghan Potkins quotes Mr. Poirier saying that recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have underscored the value of Canadian LNG, bolstering the outlook for the Ksi Lisims LNG project near Prince Rupert. If it proceeds, he said, the pipeline intended to supply it -- the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line -- will require an "experienced operator" to build and run it. "Would we be interested in playing that role if they were to approach us? We might be, but we have not had those conversations, and it would depend on what other opportunities we have at the time. There is a need for them to partner with somebody, and my view is that the odds of that project getting permitted are getting better by the day, given the overall tone in the marketplace." Shipments to Asia from Canada's first LNG export terminal, the Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat, are up sharply this month amid concerns about potential supply shortages.