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B.C.’s LNG minister predicts northern coast LNG decision by mid-2017

Dec 28, 2016 | 10:25 AM

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s minister of natural gas development is offering an optimistic prediction about the future of the proposed $36-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project on B.C.’s northern coast.

Rich Coleman says a decision on the development near Prince Rupert could come within the first six months of 2017.

Coleman says he is very familiar with the development’s design and tendering process and he anticipates several more meetings by mid-January with officials from Petronas, the project’s majority owner.

Low commodity prices have delayed an investment decision and Petronas said in October that it was reviewing the development and its conditions before moving forward.