Global energy companies ‘dead serious’ about B.C. natural gas, says minister

VICTORIA -- Global energy corporations are “dead serious” about investing in British Columbia’s potential as a world supplier of liquefied natural gas, said provincial Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman after a $16 billion announcement on Tuesday.

Malaysian national oil company Petronas said the investment would go toward a natural pipeline, LNG plants and an export terminal near Prince Rupert, on B.C.’s northern coast. continue reading