Resources & Agriculture

A joint venture between international engineering firms Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) and JGC Corp. has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract by Chevron Canada for its proposed liquefied natural gas export facility, Kitimat LNG.

In early December, Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett vowed to travel to Ottawa and speak with federal politicians to highlight the importance of developing Taseko Mines' (TSX:TKO) controversial New Prosperity project for the economy of British Columbia.

First Nations forestry company hopes wood pellets will lead to a future sawmill

Well permitting across Canada declined 4.67 per cent in 2013 to 15,866 licences, down from 16,644 well authorizations in 2012 and 19,813 the prior year.

Vancouver-based gold mining giant Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) intends to buy Osisko Mining (TSX:OSK) for $2.6 billion in cash and shares, the company announced January 13.

B.C.'s Criminal Justice Branch will not approve criminal or regulatory charges in relation to a deadly fire and explosion at a B.C. sawmill, in part because of problems with the way WorkSafeBC handled the investigation.

Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart is hosting a meeting for Burnaby residents who are interested in getting involved in the National Energy Board hearing for Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion plan.

One Site C alternative proposed in Dawson Creek yesterday may not be politically popular.

A task force report that examines transportation options for moving Alberta crude through British Columbia should be made public later this month, says a representative of the B.C. Ministry of Natural Gas Development.

Vancouver-based gold mining giant Goldcorp (TSX:G) announced some mixed news on January 9: The company produced a record amount of gold in the fourth quarter of 2013, but cut the long-term outlook on its Penasquito mine from 19 years to 13.