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Alternative Energy, Economic Development, Featured, First Nations, Liquified Natural Gas, North Coast, Oil & Gas, Prince Rupert, Terrace
Friday, March 31st, 2017
The Nation 2 Nation conference in Vancouver took a northern turn Thursday when a major advancement was announced on the future of a liquefied natural gas mega-project. The Petronas proposal is a front-runner in the LNG industry’s interest in northern B.C. The Malaysian-based company has a three-part system in the design phase: extraction in the Peace, a pipeline across the northern interior and a shipping terminal on the west coast. The shipping port is critical […]
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BC Economy, Business Profiles, Economic Development, Employment, Featured, Fishing Industry, Forest Industry, North Coast, Press Releases, Prince Rupert
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
Over the past 18 months, the landscape of the Watson Island pulp mill site has slowly but surely been transformed. Where industrial structures once stood, now there are piles of scrap metal, ready to be removed. “The decommissioning of Watson Island represents Prince Rupert tearing down its past, and preparing to build a new future,” said Mayor Lee Brain. “Once decommissioning is complete we look forward to new prospects for Watson Island to generate tax […]
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BC Economy, Chetwynd, China, Dawson Creek, Economic Development, Fort St John, Kitimat, Liquified Natural Gas, North Coast, North East, Oil & Gas, Prince Rupert
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
The head of the consortium proposing to build the Pacific NorthWest LNG project declined to provide a timeline on a possible final investment decision Wednesday, as the market for large-scale liquefaction facilities continues to weaken. “We’re doing a total review of the project, and taking into account all the cost optimization options,” said Petronas CEO Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin. “That is still ongoing.” Malaysia-based Petronas is the largest stakeholder in the roughly $36-billion LNG […]
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BC Economy, Economic Development, Featured, Kitimat, Liquified Natural Gas, North Coast, Oil & Gas, Prince Rupert
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
A liquefied natural gas consortium is exploring ways to build docking facilities off Ridley Island in a move that would require the co-operation of a rival in northern British Columbia. Pacific NorthWest LNG, led by Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas, is considering footing the bill to construct the marine terminal in exchange for gaining access to Shell Canada Ltd.’s development rights on Ridley Island and nearby waters. Pacific NorthWest LNG’s planned liquefaction terminal would still be located […]
