VANCOUVER – Shell Canada Energy has increased its stake in the LNG Canaada joint venture, which has been formed to build a terminal to export Canadian liquefied natural gas from Kitimat, B.C. The LNG Canada partners announced Wednesday that Shell will own 50 of the joint venture, up from 40 per cent, while Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS) and Mitsubishi Corp. have each reduced their shares by five percentage points to 15 per cent. The fourth partner, PetroChina, continues to own 20 per cent of LNG Canada.