This deal was Canada's last hope to diversify our energy exports, which today all go to the US. Natural gas less than 3 bucks MMbtu, Qatar 3X the value, because they ship their Natural gas to anybody, including the Canadian LNG plant in Saint John. As for Canada oil we ship it to the US, as well at a substantial discount. The US burn our Natural gas to replace coal and our Canada OIl in their cars. What they do not use in the US they export at international prices. Petronas did Canada a big favor by pulling out because they show the real nature of our politics. The US owns Canada, (that GOP)  as we will find in the NAFTA renegotiation, because we have NO POLITICAL leadership. By extension of course Energy East is also dead. So where does that leave Canada, exporting our Energy at a substantial discount, import Saudi oil (and we know what they do with the cash) in the east. To bad really Father Trudeau must be rolling in his grave, this is exactly what he did not want.