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Proposed Petronas LNG terminal in Northern British Columbia gets boost

Malaysia’s state oil and gas giant Petronas has received a boost to its planned Pacific Northwest LNG plant in Canada after an aboriginal group indicated it could be open to the project on certain conditions, according to Bloomberg.

The $8.5bn liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal was proposed for Lelu Island in Northern British Columbia but reports suggest that the Lax Kw’alaams Band will come around to the plan provided the location is moved a little further north to Ridley Island or Nasoga Gulf.

The Lax Kw’alaams are a Canadian aboriginal community not far from Prince Rupert.

Apart from the change of location the group also wants talks on compensation amounts and guarantees of environmental protection. The group is to meet soon with the developers and officials from provincial and federal government.

Petronas is the lead party in the development consortium, which also includes China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, Japan Petroleum Exploration Company, Indian Oil Corp, and Brunei National Petroleum Company.

Donal Scully

With 28 years experience writing and editing for newspapers in the UK and Hong Kong, Donal is now based in California from where he covers the Americas for Splash as well as ensuring the site is loaded through the Western Hemisphere timezone.
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