An Open Letter to the Prime Ministers of Canada and India, the Premiers of Alberta and British Columbia, and First Nations Leaders
Washington, DC, USA – (BEST™ NEWS BULLETIN) – October 1, 2025
In an online newsletter received this week by Dr. Krishnan Suthanthiran from the Prime Minister of Canada, the Honorable Mark Carney, Carney outlined Canada’s greatest strengths — its abundant natural resources, its people, and a renewed national spirit of self-reliance and forward momentum. Carney’s vision of one Canada and a strong, unified economy deeply resonates with Krishnan Suthanthiran, President and Founder of TeamBest Global Companies.
Suthanthiran arrived in Canada in the fall of 1969 and earned a Master’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, in 1971. For more than five decades he has been building and operating businesses across Canada, including one of his key ventures — Kitsault Energy (KE) — located in Kitsault, British Columbia, Canada, a region uniquely positioned to support Canada’s economic growth and India’s future energy security and prosperity.
Canada has vast energy resources. The time has come to unlock their full potential — not just for its own prosperity but to bolster important international partnerships, especially with India.
India, a growing economy with nearly 1.5 billion people and brilliant minds, currently depends on more than 40 countries to fulfill its energy needs. In 2016, Suthanthiran met with the CEO of Indian Oil and India’s then-Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas in Vancouver, British Columbia, during an energy summit. At that time, he proposed a strategic partnership for long-term crude oil (Western Canadian Select) supply at $40 per barrel and natural gas at $2 per million BTU, exported through KE’s dedicated energy port and terminal at the Observatory Inlet. Unfortunately, this proposal was not pursued, as India had existing commitments with Petronas. Subsequently, India faced a major setback when Petronas cancelled its LNG project in Canada, leading to the loss of nearly $500 million USD in investment.
Suthanthiran is leading the KE project with a bold vision: to supply crude oil and natural gas in the form of liquid butanol to India through dual pipelines extending to the west coast of British Columbia, near Kitsault and Observatory Inlet (Spectra Energy/Enbridge already has two pipeline routes to the region, approved by the former National Energy Board of Canada). The plan includes establishing a floating butanol manufacturing facility at Observatory Inlet, a dedicated energy export port and terminal, and transporting crude oil and natural gas to produce and export liquid butanol — a cleanerburning fuel with broad applications. Butanol offers advantages over LNG in cost, distribution, and port receipt, without requiring multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investments.
This project would promote Canada’s economic prosperity, reduce India’s energy supply fragmentation, and provide India with a reliable and strategic energy partner. Butanol not only reduces automotive pollution when used instead of gasoline or diesel, but it also serves as a clean-burning fuel for natural gas power generation — aligning with India’s and global emissions reduction goals.
India can establish long-term supply agreements with Canadian energy companies for natural gas and crude oil at reduced prices, similar to its current deal with Russia. Canada, along with the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the First Nations along the KE pipeline route, will see significant benefits from investments totaling tens of billions of dollars in KE’s dual pipeline energy project — gaining tax revenues, creating jobs, and supporting job training. Additionally, the Best Cure Foundation—registered as a non-profit in Canada — plans to establish Pro Health Centers, offering proactive, preventive, primary medical, dental, and eye care wellness services.
The benefits are substantial, with a multi-billion USD housing infrastructure available at Kitsault and KE already holding the necessary regulatory approvals. As India seeks to actively collaborate with Canada, this will serve as a strong incentive for both nations to finalize a free trade agreement that has been under discussion for nearly a quarter of a century!
Dr. Suthanthiran is eagerly looking forward to engaging with all stakeholders.
For more information, Click here to download the original press release (PDF).