Global ambition, local partnerships: Vern Yu of AltaGas

What does it take for a Canadian energy company to overcome geography and reach the fastest-growing markets in the world?For AltaGas President and CEO Vern Yu, it involves a remote rail line and a deep-water port in Prince Rupert, B.C. In a wide-ranging conversation with Goldy Hyder on the Speaking of Business podcast, Yu recounts how the company become a global export powerhouse, growing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) shipments from 25,000 to 130,000 barrels a day in just a few years, with plans to scale up even more once a second facility is built.  Today, AltaGas’s Prince Rupert facility accounts for a significant amount of Canada’s annual exports, driving economic growth across Alberta, B.C., and the broader Canadian supply chain.Yu also shares why long-term partnerships with Indigenous communities have become essential to building projects that last and why Asia represents the biggest opportunity for Canada’s energy future.Listen to this episode to see what's possible when Canadian energy thinks globally. Revealing conversations with influential innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders. Listen to more episodes here: thebusinesscouncil.ca/podcasts/