Resources & Agriculture

Death of B.C.’s nascent LNG industry ‘greatly exaggerated,’ says head of LNG alliance

Despite falling oil prices and market uncertainty, the start-up of a functioning LNG industry in B.C. is a matter of when, not if, according to David Keane, president of the B.C. LNG Alliance.

Mar 3, 2015 11:47 AM Read more >

Raven Coal mine proponent pulls application at the last minute

A Vancouver junior coal mining company that wants to build an underground coal mine in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island has withdrawn at the last minute from an environmental screening, just as the Environmental Assessment Office was set to make

Mar 3, 2015 10:00 AM Read more >

U.S. firm to buy the maker of Arctic Apple for US$41 million

Okanagan Specialty Fruits' controversial apple does not turn brown when inner fruit is exposed to oxygen

Mar 3, 2015 9:43 AM Read more >

Expansion of Delta LNG plant is B.C.’s second-biggest project

FortisBC’s $400 million Tilbury facility overhaul includes billion-cubic-foot storage tank

Mar 3, 2015 5:00 AM Read more >

Innovations aimed at putting oil on the waters – safely

Pipelines, increased tanker traffic spur development of super tugs, advanced monitoring

Mar 3, 2015 5:00 AM Read more >

Pipeline expansion’s benefits for local refinery unclear

Trans Mountain pipeline capacity would triple, costs to Chevron refinery would double

Mar 2, 2015 11:00 PM Read more >

Ivanhoe Energy is B.C.’s first casualty of global oil price plunge

Regulatory problems in Alberta pushed Ivahnoe Energy to brink, oil price drop pushed it over

Mar 2, 2015 11:00 PM Read more >

Petronas' final investments decision on B.C. LNG project expected in June

Malaysia’s Petronas will make its final investment decision (FID) on a northwest B.C. liquefied natural gas project in June, according to Reuters.

Mar 2, 2015 2:02 PM Read more >

Ottawa extends flow-through tax credit for junior miners

An annual junior mining and exploration conference in Ontario kicked off with news that the federal government will extend a flow-through tax credit for exploration projects.

Mar 2, 2015 9:39 AM Read more >

Eldorado shares plummet as Greek government blocks gold mine’s construction

Contrary to what it said last week, Greece leftist new government has revoked a key approval that Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold Corp (TSX:ELD) (NYSE:EGO) needs to complete its Skouries project, the company said Monday (March 2).

Mar 2, 2015 7:32 AM Read more >