The May 2013 petroleum and natural gas rights sale resulted in over $20.9 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year total to over $118 million.

In partnership with BC Hydro and FortisBC, the Province of British Columbia is extending the popular LiveSmart BC: Efficiency Incentive Program, which gives homeowners up to $3,500 in rebates for energy saving improvements to their homes.

A new agreement signed between the Province, the Halfway River First Nation (HRFN) and the BC Oil and Gas Commission (Commission) will support economic development and provide greater land use certainty in northeast British Columbia.

The March 2013 petroleum and natural gas rights sale resulted in over $41 million in bonus bids, bringing the fiscal year total to over $115,240,077.

The Province is directing the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to exempt transmission upgrades that support industrial development in the Northwest from a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN).

Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas announced that work will begin on the 287-kilovolt Iskut extension to the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) this spring.

The government of British Columbia is providing $120 million in credits to encourage new oil and gas infrastructure development and job creation.

The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas has undertaken a study on the potential employment impacts created by LNG development in B.C.