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Copper to rebound sharply in 2017: analysts

Copper to rebound sharply in 2017: analysts

Copper experienced a sudden spike at the end of 2016 after remaining one of the worst performing commodities of the past two years, leading to uncertainty as to the direction of the market as we move into 2017.
Outlook 2017: B.C. forest firms brace for U.S. lumber battle

Outlook 2017: B.C. forest firms brace for U.S. lumber battle

Sector well positioned to withstand 30% countervail, analyst says
2017 could be pivotal year for energy sector

2017 could be pivotal year for energy sector

Major project momentum, rising oil and gas prices promise to lift sector
Petronas said to be considering alternative site for LNG project

Petronas said to be considering alternative site for LNG project

Bloomberg reports company is considering moving its export terminal
American company restarts idled Wolverine coal mine near Tumbler Ridge

American company restarts idled Wolverine coal mine near Tumbler Ridge

This will be Conuma Coal's second restart after buying three idled mines last year from Walter Energy
LNG in B.C. not to be counted out yet

LNG in B.C. not to be counted out yet

In February, the province’s oil and gas ministry held its monthly drilling rights auction. For the first time in history, it walked away empty handed. The $0 land sale kicked off a year of bad news for the industry.
AltaGas to double Townsend gas plant capacity in 2017

AltaGas to double Townsend gas plant capacity in 2017

AltaGas Ltd. (TSX:ALA) plans to spend $120 million to $140 million in 2017 to expand its Townsend natural gas processing plant in Northeastern B.C. The Alberta company, which has invested heavily in recent years in B.C.
Softwood war, beetle battle, loggers laid low

Softwood war, beetle battle, loggers laid low

8 things that mattered in forestry
Commodity price recovery; King Coal on the way out; mining tech on the way in

Commodity price recovery; King Coal on the way out; mining tech on the way in

8 things that mattered in resources
B.C. residents split on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: Insights West

B.C. residents split on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: Insights West

British Columbians are split when it comes to support for the federal government’s recent decision to approve Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, according to the most recent poll. Of those surveyed in Insights West, 45% in B.C.