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

Alaska Pipeline Project Community Hearings

Trans Canada Pipelines as part of the Alaska Pipeline Project with ExxonMobil will be holding a number of hearings in Northern British Columbia in the coming weeks. The hearings will take place the following dates April 19 – West Moberly First Nation, Dunne-za Lodge, 330-730pm April 21 – Fort St John, North Peace Cultural Centre, [...]

Four Square for Northern British Columbia

If you are a retail business that has customers come to you door you need to be on Four Square. If you are not you are missing out on the marketing for your business with the tech savvy generation. In order to be “on” Four Square you need to understand what it is and how [...]

CANADA : BC Hydro unveils capital investment projects worth $6 billion

Power-Gen Worldwide The second of BC Hydro s major project is termed the Dawson Creek/Chetwynd Area Transmission (DCAT) Project. It is expected to increase the area s … Click for more

Number of Prince Rupert resident receiving EI falls by 30 per cent

thenorthernview.com … Rupert at 30 per cent, Cranbrook dropped by 32.1 per cent, Port Alberni by 35 per cent and Fort St. John had the largest drop in BC with 40 per cent. … Click here fore more

Husky Energy Takes Steps to Deliver Growth

Toronto Star Foremost is its agreement to purchase oil and natural gas properties in Alberta and British Columbia from ExxonMobil Canada for CAD 860 million. … Click for more

THE NORTH PEACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

City of Fort St. John, District of Hudson’ Hope, District of Taylor and Electoral Areas “B” &”C” “The year was 1930; I was two days from being 19. I had just arrived from Peace River Crossing. Hudson’s Hope looks like a small paradise and reminded me of the home I had left in England two [...]

Encana caps blown out B.C. well

Calgary Herald The BC Oil and Gas Commission also is investigating the blowout. Foul play is not suspected in the incident, according to authorities. Click for more

Site C = Mining

On April 19, BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the Peace River ‘Site C’ Hydroelectric Project had advanced to Phase Three. It’s taken forty years for our province to come full-circle and realize that, once again, northern British Columbia is a significant piece of our provinces future and our bankroll. Forty years ago, it was [...]

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