Kitimat LNG attracts second big Horn River producer, Apache Corp.
CALGARY — Kitimat LNG has attracted another major supplier for a liquefied natural gas export terminal it is planning to build on British Columbia's northern coastline. Read more...
EOG, Kitimat LNG reach agreement on proposed liquefied natural gas project
CALGARY — A liquefied natural gas terminal planned for the west coast of British Columbia has received its first show of producer support from Houston-based EOG Resources, a big player in British Columbia's promising Horn River Basin. Read more...
First Nations receive pipeline review funding
A dozen First Nations, mostly in northern B.C., have received just over $335,000 in funding from Ottawa to participate in a review of Enbridge's proposed $4.5-billion pipeline from Edmonton to Kitimat. Read more...
Nechako Basin oil eyed
There may be oil in the hills, just not our hills. Geoscience BC released new seismic refection data last week. It was a $2.5 million survey that took place in the northern Nechako Basin west of Quesnel. The survey covered an area of 330 – line kilometers. Read more...
Pipeline receives federal approval
A federal environmental review has given the green light to a proposed $1.1-billion natural gas pipeline project between Summit Lake and Kitimat. In its decision, the federal government said that after taking into consideration its screening assessment, and taking into account the implementation of appropriate mitigation measures, the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental affects. Read more...
Yes, a pipeline in our backyards
In today’s market, the cost for Enbridge Inc. to snake an oil pipeline from Bruderheim, Alberta, through the center of British Columbia to Kitimat will range in the $4 billion price range. There will be more pubic hearings and consultations before the plan is ready for the regulatory application process in the summer of 2009. Upon regulatory confirmation, construction could begin as early as 2010 or 2011 and completed as early as 2014. Read more...
B.C. energy plans hit a cold front
VICTORIA - When Premier Gordon Campbell took to the stage at his government's fifth annual natural resource forum in Prince George last week, he was in full salesman mode for the booming north: Prince Rupert port expanding, oil and gas drilling revenues up another $100 million in 2006, Prince George airport as a cargo hub, oil pipelines from Alberta, all driven by huge demand from China and the rest of the Pacific Rim. Read more...
