Calgary Herald Over-supply and unseasonably low demand have major energy companies like Talisman and Encana announcing cuts in production, and already Fort St. John-area service companies are feeling the pinch. “I think you are going to see everyone slow down until … Click for more
Vancouver Sun Enbridge’s Northern Gateway bid is to build two pipelines from Bruderheim, 60 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, along a 1172-kilometre route to Kitimat on the BC coast. One would be a 36-inch pipe, which would deliver to Kitimat for export up to 525000 … Click for more
Alaska Dispatch "There definitely is concern on the part of people living in northeast BC on the scale of developments, which are quite significant already and are only in their infancy,"said Ben Parfitt, an analyst with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, … Click for more
Canadian Freightway pulls out of Dawson Creek and Chetwynd … Canadian Freightways’ terminals in Dawson Creek (pictured here) and Chetwynd have been permanently closed due to its service areas being consolidated by … Click for more
The Province Packed restaurants, full hotels, empty store shelves and shiny new trucks are the hallmarks of this northeast BC town that is reaping the benefits of a booming oil-and-gas industry. In a time when many British Columbians can’t find work, Dawson Creek … Click for more from the Vancouver Province
Vancouver Sun But now he’s got plenty to focus on – he’s just become the youngest person to win a seat on Dawson Creek council. Of the six councillors, he received 867 votes, only 26 short of the leading candidate’s in last Saturday’s civic election. … Click for more of this story from the Vancouver [...]
Calgary Herald It’s the Horn River play being developed by Apache and Encana that has the companies looking to build a pipeline across BC to the future liquefaction and export terminal in Kitimat. Apache Canada president Tim Wall said this week even if Kitimat LNG … Click for more on this story from the Calgary [...]
Vancouver Sun BC Hydro said a second 230-kilovolt double-circuit line would then span about 12 kilometres from the Bear Mountain terminal to the Dawson Creek substation. The project is part of BC Hydro’s plan to improve and replace its aging electrical … Click for details at the Vancouver Sun
PennEnergy- Energy News (press release) The May 2011 petroleum and natural gas sale in British Columbia resulted in $16.2 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year total to over $44 million. The May 25 sale offered 23 parcels in northeast British Columbia covering 23768 hectares. … Click here to Read Full Press Release
Shell says it’s looking at B.C. Coast for new LNG terminal Vancouver Sun In Canada, Shell Canada paid $5.9 billion in 2008 to buy Duverney Oil Co., a major player in BC’s Montney shale gas deposit near Dawson Creek. … Click for full story
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