Kitimat News

Kim Slater was standing on her hands when the idea just came to her - there should be an awareness-run along the length of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines.

BC HYDRO is contemplating everything from building new transmission lines to adding more renewable energy projects to meet a growing demand for power in the northwest.

Kinder Morgan now estimates about 300 tankers per year will load in north Burnaby after downsizing its pipeline expansion plan.

AT FIRST glance, the public hearing of Canada's National Energy Board that began on May 23rd involves only a minor matter.

Ever since the government of Canada has given a green signal to the Pacific Trail Pipelines expansion project that would lead to the increase in size of the pipeline to the total diameter of 42 inches now as compared to the 36 inches, the natural gas sector of Canada has been on the high swings regarding this approval.

By Alex Browne - Peace Arch News Published: May 23, 2012 2:00 PM Updated: May 23, 2012 2:24 PM A group of local artists with a strong environmental connection have chosen a different way to promote protest against Enbridge Inc.'s controversial Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, which many feel will boost the Canadian economy.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has finalized the size of a planned expansion of its Canadian oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast, a $4.1 billion project backed by shippers committing to two decades of transport to Asian markets.

By Kristen Douglas - Campbell River Mirror Published: May 22, 2012 2:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2012 2:29 PM A group of cyclists protesting the Northern Gateway Pipeline which they say could wipe out B.C.'s fisheries pedalled into Campbell River Friday.

Vancouver, BC /PRNewswire/ - Alterra Power Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of wind development assets at four sites in coastal British Columbia from a group of sellers led by English Bay Energy Limited.

Shell Canada announced plans in May for Canada's largest liquefied-natural-gas, or LNG, facility on British Columbia's central coast near Kitimat.

A group of companies led by Shell are developing plans for the construction of a liquefied natural gas export facility near Kitimat, British Columbia.

An oil skimming operation works in a heavy oil slick near Latouche Island off Alaska in April, 1989, just weeks after the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound.

North American natural gas currently sells for half its five-year average price on the near-term New York Mercantile Exchange futures contract.

By DeLynda Pilon - Prince George Free Press Published: May 18, 2012 5:00 AM Updated: May 18, 2012 5:52 AM The Enbridge pipeline issue is complex, involving miles of pipeline, a myriad of stakeholders as well as proponents and protesters of the project speaking out.

Adrian Dix and the entire B.C. NDP caucus courageously signed an April 30 letter to the Northern Gateway joint review panel on Enbridge's proposed pipelines from Alberta's oil sands to Kitimat.

During a recent public meeting on "fracking" at the Vancouver Public Library, a brief moment of irony broke the sober mood in the room.

First Leaside's Phillips ordered by OSC to stop working to raise capital The founder of failed investment group First Leaside Wealth Management Inc.

Four global energy firms led by Shell Canada say they are going to develop a liquefied natural gas plant at Kitimat in a project described Tuesday by Energy Minister Rich Coleman as probably the largest single investment in B.C. history.

Energy companies announced two multibillion-dollar North American liquefied natural gas export plants on Tuesday, adding to a lengthening list of projects aimed at shipping surplus gas overseas to take advantage of more lucrative markets.

Royal Dutch Shell says it's proposing a liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat, B.C. Royal Dutch Shell says it has given a tentative go ahead for a liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat, B.C., alongside three Asian Partners.