British Columbia
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July 28, 2017
Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it hasn鈥檛 written off its Canadian liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat, British Columbia, yet as a global supply glut killed off a competing project earlier this week.
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July 12, 2017
Major pipeline companies in western Canada have created fire breaks, installed sprinklers and taken other measures to protect operations as raging wildfires spread to more than 38,000 hectares (93,000 acres) in British Columbia.
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July 07, 2017
Apache Corporation has announced that it will complete an exit from Canada upon the closing of three recent transactions.
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May 31, 2017
Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. fell 4.5% in its trading debut, a day after two political parties in British Columbia that oppose the company鈥檚 pipeline expansion joined forces in a bid to topple the province鈥檚 more energy-friendly Liberal government.
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May 15, 2017
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has announced that the association is disappointed with the Government of Canada鈥檚 introduction of Bill C-48, the proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium, designed to establish a moratorium on tanker traffic carrying crude oil and other petroleum products along British Columbia鈥檚 North Coast.
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May 12, 2017
Days after a tight election made the Green Party a power-broker in Canada鈥檚 westernmost province, Justin Trudeau鈥檚 government is introducing a bill to ban crude oil tankers from using ports along the northern coast of British Columbia.
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May 08, 2017
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark鈥檚 push to expand oil pipelines and develop a liquefied natural gas industry on Canada鈥檚 Pacific Coast is at risk as she faces a tight election battle Tuesday with a rival who vows to turn back the clock on energy projects.
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February 16, 2017
The Province of British Columbia and the Metlakatla First Nation have reached new agreements to ensure benefits accrue as a result of the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry in the Prince Rupert area on the country鈥檚 west coast.
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October 21, 2016
Royal Dutch Shell, through its affiliate Shell Canada Energy, has agreed to sell approximately 206,000 net acres of non-core oil and gas properties in Western Canada to Tourmaline Oil Corp. for a total consideration of approximately $1,037 million.
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September 29, 2016
Packers Plus Energy Services developed a unique completion design that helped to significantly increase stage counts and pump rates to stimulate more pay zone over previous wells for an operator in British Columbia's Montney formation.
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September 19, 2016
A new development agreement between Steelhead LNG and Seven Generations Energy sets the stage for engaging Aboriginal groups and communities as the two companies explore the development of new midstream infrastructure to support Steelhead LNG's proposed natural gas liquefaction and export projects on Vancouver Island.
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September 07, 2016
Bonavista Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire certain liquids rich, natural gas weighted properties within its Deep Basin and West Central Alberta core regions in exchange for properties within its non-core region in northeastern British Columbia.
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May 18, 2016
To further support its work in encouraging mineral, coal, and oil and gas exploration investment in British Columbia (B.C.) through the collection and distribution of publicly available geoscience data, Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett announced today that the Province will provide $5 million in funding to Geoscience BC.
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March 16, 2016
The first detailed study estimating the marketable unconventional natural gas resources in the Liard basin has been released by Canada's National Energy Board (NEB), the British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission, the Yukon Geological Survey, the Northwest Territories Geological Survey and the British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development.
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January 06, 2016
LNG Canada has announced that the BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) has issued an LNG Facility Permit for the project, one of the key permits required for the construction and operation of the proposed LNG Canada project.
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July 07, 2015
British Columbia is pledging to cap levies on Petroliam Nasional Bhd.鈥檚 gas export project as it expects to collect C$9 billion ($7.1 billion) from the venture by 2030.
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July 01, 2015
Canada鈥檚 National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the application of Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. for a 25-year natural gas export license with a maximum term quantity of 733 Bcm. The issuance of this license is subject to the approval of the Governor in Council.
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June 12, 2015
Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG) announced Thursday that the required technical and commercial components of the project have been satisfied.
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May 11, 2015
Canada鈥檚 National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the application of WesPac Midstream - Vancouver LLC (WesPac) for a 25 year natural gas export license with a maximum term quantity of 116.44 Bcm. The issuance of this license is subject to the approval of the Governor in Council.
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May 01, 2015
The huge gas resource base in North America offers significant potential for LNG exports, but currently it is the U.S., not Canada, that is building an LNG export industry, according to Wood Mackenzie鈥檚 latest analysis.
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April 22, 2015
ShaleTech Canada opened in the Tellus Conference Centre in Calgary with speakers emphasizing export of Canadian resources and know-how, with Canada playing an important role in the North America energy Renaissance.