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Government updates L-N-G strategy
VICTORIA/CKNW (AM980)
Sean Leslie | Email news tips to Sean
2/8/2013

On a day when the unemployment figures do not look good for BC, the provincial government is pointing to it's liquid natural gas strategy.


In a one year update on the plan, the government says there are five solid proposals to build L-N-G plants on the north coast by 2020, generating up to 75-thousand full time jobs.


Energy Minister Rich Coleman says there could be even more.

"And these guys are really in the game seriously, and there's other folks that have also come recently they're also out there some of them are in confidentiality agreements with us so we can't discuss who they are and where they're looking, but I would say I'm pretty confident that we can get to five."

One big outstanding question is how many of those plants will burn natural gas for power, and what impact that will have on BC's greenhouse gas emissions.  

 


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  1. brianp1950 posted on 02/08/2013 12:11 PM
    blah blah blah more hot air from Coleman. These guys are already alkng tomthe Feds about getting tax breaks, jus what we need another giveaway! This is Coleman hiding howmgrea their jobs plan is working, keep up the good work.
  2. Fate posted on 02/08/2013 12:18 PM
    Christy - "hey guys, we've got some bad news about our Jobs plan, quick, we need a good news story."

    Jabba (puts his hand up) - "I've got one."

    "So, we've got some people that might spend some money in the province, as some point in the future and might create a bunch of jobs. I can't tell you who they are, where they might invest, when it might happen or give you any details because we have confidentiatlity agreements. I can tell you they're serious though because we have these confidentiality agreements, you just have to believe me."
  3. MichaelD_10 posted on 02/08/2013 12:50 PM
    The new technology of fracking the rock to get the gas is the reason natural gas prices are less than half of what they were. The main reason is almost every-one can find natural gas close to home. In Quebec they found a ton of natural gas but because of ground water concerns. They put a stop to the practice. I think BC will have to find something else to export. I don't think exporting NG is going to fly. Never mind all the energy needed to liquify the product.
  4. BY_7463 posted on 02/08/2013 12:55 PM
    So will Jabba, Nuffy's best customer, doughnut boy AKA minister of everything with foot in his mouth put his over inflated pension up against even 30% of any of his verbal diarrhea ever happening?

    No. I didn't think so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. KenL_6250 posted on 02/08/2013 01:27 PM
    we have to get rid of Rich Coleman first before we can go ahead with these projects, Liberals have done a poor job in running the Province, the only thing they have done a excellent job at, is filling the pockets of there friends and party members:

    Carbon Tax on gasoline
    Carbon Tax Fund
    Translink
    HST
    BC Rail

    Did I miss anything you Liberals fools and yes I'm not NDP
    1. bctaxpayer posted on 02/08/2013 08:04 PM
      @KenL_6250 Yes get rid of risky Clark and chubby.
  6. WayneM_2492 posted on 02/08/2013 02:03 PM
    "Premier" Coleman strikes again. He must think he is as he is making every comment and announcement. Where the heck is Christie?? Oh yea, when she speaks it sounds worse that Coleman.
  7. insite posted on 02/08/2013 05:32 PM
    I would question the validity of the robust 75,000 jobs that Mr. Bell claims will be created by 2020.

    The fact government says "there are five solid proposals..." does not mean a thing. A solid proposal is just that-a proposal. No company has made a decision to proceed as of this date.

    Back in September 2011, the government released an ambitious JOBS PLAN. In fact, we were told that the Jobs Plan was so solid that 40-50,000 jobs had already been created by the Jobs Plan (all new jobs). There was one problem: Those jobs were created in the previous month even before the Jobs Plan was announced.

    The official Labour Force Survey shows that everything has gone downhill since the Jobs Plan was announced. The latest LFS for January 2013, revealed that 15,000+ jobs were actually lost in BC.

    But, the unmployment rate went down parly because workers are presumably leaving the province as in the film industry.

    It will be great if even half of our LNG plants are built. The US is also lookng at 14 solid proposals for LNG facilities.

    But, my point is that if they can't get the Jobs Plan right in the short run (1-1/2 years) how credible are the estimates for 75,000 jobs by 2020? The short answer is that they are not.

    The business and investment commnity are not nearly as optimistic as Mr. Bell. Their sense is that many LNG plants will not go ahead as world or Asian LNG prices are trending down. BC is not te only place on earth blessed with abundant natural gas. There will be too much competition and lower prices will not make the LNG industry profitable.
  8. bctaxpayer posted on 02/08/2013 08:10 PM
    What did we hear and see from risky Clark about increasing job's plan's for BC tax payer's.Why are there do any lies from risky,15,000,000 $$$$ of tax payers $$$$$$$ for risky to pat herself on her back side.But risky is such a FOOL all the way,her government is out of control and cost us mega $$$. Please folks boot these incompitant lie berals out in May. Do us all a favour.
  9. miltw posted on 02/09/2013 07:50 AM
    5 solid proposals could mean that 5 close liebral friends have already donated to the liebral trough so there fore they are solid commitments paid up front in cash.
    The confidentiality agreements will most likely follow the same form as the liebrals used for Basi & Virk but better money due to lack of an auditor..

    The new jobs unemployed figures are about to be higher with all the liebrals that will be leaving office to spend more time with their families.

    As for Richy a simple formula that fits him to a T - if his lips wee moving he was lying.
    Crissy is staying away from opening her mouth in public because her new job will only require a low cut top and the ability to walk in high heels .

    Talking is not a requirement as customers already know what they like to drink.
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