Exhibit 23.1
KPMG LLP
PO Box 10426 777 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver BC V7Y 1K3
Canada
Telephone(604) 691-3000
Fax(604) 691-3031
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Unitholders of
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
We consent to the use of:
| (a) | our audit reports dated April 9, 2020, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and subsidiaries (the “Partnership”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and changes in total equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019. Our report refers to a change in accounting policies as of January 1, 2018 due to the adoption of ASU2014-09Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and a change in accounting policies as of January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of ASU2016-02LeasesandASU2017-12 Derivatives and Hedging – Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities; and |
| (b) | our audit report dated March 4, 2020, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of TC LNG Shipping L.L.C. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019, the related consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2019, and related notes. Our report refers to the Company adopting new accounting guidance, including ASU2016-02 –Leases (Topic 842), ASU2019-01 –Leases, and ASU2017-12 – Derivatives and Hedging – Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities in 2019; |
which reports appear in the December 31, 2019 Annual Report on Form20-F of the Partnership, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
May 15, 2020
