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Philip Cross: Surprise! British Columbia is now a major energy player

Despite opposition from activists and governments, the province's oil and gas industry is now a key player, with more growth possible

Supporters of British Columbia’s natural resource sector can be proud of what they have achieved in spite of huge obstacles put in their way by governments and environmentalists. They have made progress, however grudging and slow, in building a new LNG project and completing an oil pipeline while continuing to develop the province’s oil and gas fields. Though far short of what could have been realized, enough has now been done to evaluate the benefits.

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