B.C. signs LNG benefits deals with First Nations on proposed Petronas project
VICTORIA — The manager of a proposed liquefied natural gas export plant on British Columbia’s northern coast joined Premier Christy Clark Wednesday in touting two agreements reached with First Nations as important milestones for the project’s future.
Clark and Wan Badrul Hisham, Pacific NorthWest LNG’s chief project manager, said the land, cash and environmental agreements are important steps forward.
However, neither was prepared to make an official announcement about the project’s future.
Malaysian-backed Petronas has yet to make a final investment decision on Pacific NorthWest LNG’s project near Prince Rupert and Clark’s government returned to the legislature Tuesday warning that LNG projects face “unforeseen head winds.”