The Province would like to thank members of the Lax Kw’alaams Band for voting in favour of continuing to pursue liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in their traditional territory.

An innovative Clean Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program (CIRCP), announced as part of British Columbia’s Climate Leadership Plan, is now accepting applications from industry.

British Columbia is developing project development agreements with proponents, working with First Nations to strengthen environmental stewardship, and partnering with trades associations to increase skills training – proactive measures to put us in the best possible position to have a competitive new liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in the province.

The Province has approved $120 million in royalty deductions that will create jobs and support the construction of 15 infrastructure projects through British Columbia’s Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program (IRCP).

The June 2016 natural gas and petroleum rights sale has resulted in $464,797.39 in bonus bids.

Families and individuals with low incomes will benefit from new affordable rental housing in Greater Victoria, thanks to an agreement between the provincial government and the Capital Regional District (CRD).

Hydraulic fracturing is a technological process used to extract natural gas from shale rocks. Shale formations have very small pore spaces and low permeability, making the extraction of gas difficult. Hydraulic fracturing is required to increase the permeability of the rock and to facilitate the movement of gas up a wellbore.

The April 2016 natural gas and petroleum rights sale has resulted in $375,251.18 in bonus bids.

Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman has completed a business-development trip to help strengthen British Columbia’s working relationship with liquefied natural gas (LNG) partners headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.