Province, native group aim to spur LNG

LNG deal: Government, native group eye accord for terminal near Kitimat

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 14 September 2012 19:45 GMT

The government of British Columbia and the Haisla First Nation said on Friday they had reached a deal that will see the aboriginal group lead development of what could be a third liquefied natural gas export facility near the port of Kitimat, a report said.

Under the agreement, the province will free up land on the west side of the Douglas Channel that the Haisla will lease or buy in order to attract an industry partner looking to develop a gas-liquefaction plant and export terminal, Reuters reported.

The site is just north of the planned Kitimat LNG plant backed by Apache, Encana and EOG Resources.

There are about 1500 members of the Haisla First Nation and about half that total live in Kitamaat Village about 10 kilometres from the town of Kitimat.

It already has a stake in an…

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