Rich Coleman: Tough B.C. rules make fracking extremely safe by the Hon. Rich Coleman, posted on The Province
The claims and cautionary warnings in the op-ed on LNG and water use last week by Ben Parfitt and David Hughes are unfounded and inaccurate. [Read More…]Football Great Jimmy Johnson Hosts “Leading Edge” Natural Gas Segment on Public Television, posted on PRWeb
“Leading Edge with Jimmy Johnson” has created several not-to-be-missed educational series for Public Television. The latest program is an informative half-hour which discusses Natural Gas in the United States. [Read More…]LNG’s threat to water sustainability in B.C. by Ben Parfitt & David Hughes, posted on rabble.ca
One glaring problem with the provincial government’s strategy to turn British Columbia into a liquefied natural gas exporting juggernaut is that it scuttles any chance B.C. has to be a climate-change leader. [Read More…]BC gets dose of reality by Gary Park, posted on Petroleum News
British Columbia Finance Minister Mike de Jong is taking on the government job of cooling down overheated talk of a cash windfall from LNG exports. [Read More…]Natural gas rates will drop on Vancouver Island by Andrew Duffy, posted on the Times Colonist
Residential and commercial natural gas customers on Vancouver Island could see rate cuts of 25 per cent over three years after the B.C. Utilities Commission overturned its decision on Fortis B.C.’s bid for amalgamation and a common gas rate for the province. [Read More…]Hydro-powered LNG facility sought by Rebecca Aldous, posted on The Chief
Squamish officials are preparing to fight for a cleaner airshed if the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant slated for Howe Sound gets the green light. [Read More…]Texas oil and gas tycoon T. Boone Pickens tells Surrey summit fossil fuels are the future by Derrick Penner, posted on The Vancouver Sun
Legendary Texas energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens had a somewhat provocative message for a British Columbia audience at the Surrey Regional Economic Summit: fossil fuels are the future. [Read More…]B.C. provides $120 million to oil and gas companies for roads, pipelines by Gordon Hoekstra, posted on The Vancouver Sun
The B.C. government on Wednesday set aside $120 million to help oil and gas companies build roads and pipelines in northeast B.C. [Read More…]Vaughn Palmer: On LNG, the disclaimers tell a tale by Vaughn Palmer, posted on The Vancouver Sun
No one following the media coverage prior to the last provincial election could have overlooked the speculative nature of B.C. Liberal promises on liquefied natural gas. [Read More…]LNG tax poses B.C. ‘disadvantage,’ says AltaGas by Dan Healing, posted on the Calgary Herald
The B.C. government’s proposal to impose a new tax on liquefied natural gas export projects puts the province at a “disadvantage” with other exporting jurisdictions, says the Calgary partner in a proposed plant. [Read More…]FortisBC receives regulatory approval for amalgamation of gas utilities, posted on CNW
The BC Utilities Commission has determined that the amalgamation of FortisBC Energy Inc., FortisBC Energy (Vancouver Island) Inc., FortisBC Energy (Whistler) Inc. and Terasen Gas Holdings Inc. is beneficial and in the public interest. The BCUC also approved adoption of a common rate structure for the majority of natural gas customers. [Read More…]Natural gas rates will drop on Vancouver Island by Andrew Duffy, posted on the Times Colonist
Residential and commercial natural gas customers on Vancouver Island could see rate cuts of 25 per cent over three years after the B.C. Utilities Commission overturned its decision on Fortis B.C.’s bid for amalgamation and a common gas rate for the province. [Read More…]Canyon Services Group To Benefit From LNG Exports, posted on Seeking Alpha
Canyon Services Group Inc., [TSX:FRC] and OTC:CYSVF in over the counter markets, offers specialized well stimulation services to E&P firms operating in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, WCSB. Producers contract Canyon to increase their well production through fracture treatments and ultimately maximize resource extraction. [Read More…]As Apache seeks partners for Kitimat LNG project, B.C. minister pegs threshold at $1-billion by Justine Hunter and Brent Jang, posted on The Globe & Mail
Apache Corp. is sweating about the growing cost of laying the groundwork for a potential liquefied natural gas plant in Kitimat. But the minister responsible for LNG says any company seeking to explore its options in British Columbia should expect to spend in excess of $1-billion just to get to the point where they can make a final investment decision. [Read More…]Magazine alleges Libs fudged job figures by Jeremy Nuttal, posted on the Sun News Network
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A Victoria-based magazine has alleged the BC Liberals used government resources before the last election to help fudge the number of jobs liquefied natural gas (LNG) would create in the province. [Read More…]Amendments Improve Management of Oil and Gas, posted on EnergeticCity.ca
Amendments introduced today clarify both oil and gas activities in the province and strata property governance.Bill 12, the Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, amends three B.C. laws.These laws are the Oil and Gas Activities Act, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act and the Strata Property Act. [Read More…]LNG project receives cash boost by Frank Peebles, posted on The Prince George Citizen
One of the liquefied natural gas proposals closest to Prince George has received a major cash infusion and new investment interest. The Petronas project seeks to build a pipeline from the existing Hudson’s Hope gas fields to a proposed processing plant at the Port of Prince Rupert. [Read More…]Live Industry News
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