VANCOUVER BC — Today, the First Nations LNG Alliance released the Report on Indigenous Procurement Opportunities for LNG, which provides recommendations on how Indigenous participation can be strengthened in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector. The LNG sector has the potential to provide significant opportunities to enhance economic growth in Indigenous communities, and in Canada …
An article by our CEO, Karen Ogen, published by The Vancouver Sun on August 4, 2017: As supporters of responsible LNG development in B.C., we were saddened to hear of the cancellation of Petronas’ Pacific NorthWest LNG project, and the benefits it promised to First Nations and others. We are also alarmed to see a …
By: FNLNGA CEO Karen Ogen-Toews, and BCLNGA CEO David Keane The question for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in B.C. isn’t if, but when. The industry is moving forward, even as global energy prices remain low. LNG companies are investing tens of millions of dollars each year into their projects and have already spent …
With major LNG projects proposed in Kitimat, such as the PNW LNG project, as well as the Kitimat LNG export facility for third party pipelines, the Gitga’at Nation is understandably concerned about the impacts LNG carriers could have on the environment and how the Carriers will operate in the nearby waterway. While no final investment decisions …
There are numerous management changes on the horizon that will help safeguard B.C.’s oceans, thanks to Canada’s nation-wide Oceans Protection Plan announced in November of 2016. The Oceans Protection Plan will help keep Canadian waters and coasts safe and clean. Under the plan, the Government of Canada will partner with Indigenous and coastal communities …
