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Chevron in talks to sell minority stake in Kitimat LNG project: sources

Zig Zag | Warrior Publications | March 7th 2018 Among the parties in talks with Chevron for a possible stake in the Canadian LNG project are Petronas, the sources said by John Tilak, Ernest Scheyder and David French, Financial Post, March 5, 2018 TORONTO/HOUSTON — Chevron Corp is exploring options including the sale of a minority stake in its Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]

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BC Transit reduces service in Kitimat due to staffing shortages caused by LNG recruitment | CBC News

BC Transit announced Wednesday it would be temporarily reducing transit in Kitimat, B.C., due to staffing shortages caused by drivers being recruited to work at the LNG plant in Kitimat.

"There's certain things that they offer that we just can't compete with," he said, noting that LNG is offering accommodation and food to employees, along with a pay increase.

"We can't do what they're doing with the pay scale at this stage."

It's not just retention of staff that's causing problems for PET —  rising housing prices and housing scarcity in the town is making it difficult for the transit operator to recruit new drivers from outside of Kitimat.  

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Gas Industry Pumps $1 Million Into Clark's Campaign Chest

Gas Industry Pumps $1 Million Into Clark’s Campaign Chest

The ECOreport reposts a story about BC’s upcoming election, the gas industry pumps $1 million into Clark’s campaign chest  

Originally Published on the Wilderness Committee

VANCOUVER – Research from the Wilderness Committee has revealed shocking details of how, since the last provincial election, fracking, gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies have donated over one million…

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BC's 20 "Unlikely to Succeed" LNG Plants

BC’s 20 “Unlikely to Succeed” LNG Plants

By Roy L Hales

Bloomberg recently stated that due to “weakening Asia economies, cheap coal, the return of nuclear power in Japan and the ever-expanding glut” of LNG plants, only 5 of the 90 LNG plants planned five years ago are needed. BC’s 20 “Unlikely to Succeed” LNG Plants were at the bottom of this list.

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