Province’s workforce continues to shrink

Canada.com He started his consultation with local business and political leaders as well as other interested stakeholders in Fort St. John. "The immigration task force is part of the BC Jobs Plan. A strategy aimed at preparing for the expected economic boom," Yap … Click for more

Public hearings on Enbridge’s Northern pipeline to begin Jan. 10

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

Canadian oil and gas industry experiences fracking boom. But at what cost?

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

Worker Housing Shortage

There appears to be a huge housing shortage for many workers in the Peace Region of Northern BC. With the recent expansion and development of the oil & gas industry in the region, many hotels are full with workers. A number of hotels in Dawson Creek recently reported to to be 100% full since the [...]

Japan’s Inpex Corp. pumps $700 million into Nexen’s BC shale gas play

Vancouver Sun CALGARY — A partnership led by Inpex Corp., Japan’s biggest oil and gas company, is spending $700 million for a share of the BC shale gas prospects owned by Calgary-based Nexen Inc. The deal follows Mitsubishi’s bid of $850 million in August 2010 to … Click for more from the Vancouver Sun

Asian markets loom as remedy for North American gas woes

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 [...]

New skills training announced in the North

Mile0city.ca A new skills training program in Northern BC was announced today as part of the province’s Jobs Plan. As a partnership between the United Steelworkers Unions and the province, the Northern Skills Training Pilot will focus on forestry and mining. … Click for more

Canada studies link between fracking and earthquakes

Michigan Messenger … Friedrich said a recent examination of seismic survey data in northeastern BC showed the Horn River Basin area near Fort Nelson warranted a closer look. … Click for more

Northeast British Columbia attracts oil and gas operators in recent lease sale

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

Nexen Inc. sees future n liquefied natural gas

Calgary Herald By Dina O’Meara, Calgary Herald April 28, 2011 Oil and gas producer Nexen Inc. sees a future in liquefied natural gas as a means to market its prolific shale gas assets in British Columbia, but not for some years The Calgary-based company, … Click for more

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