{"id":82763,"date":"2016-02-12T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=82763"},"modified":"2024-11-18T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:22:34","slug":"lng-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=82763","title":{"rendered":"LNG delays help Canada&#8217;s competitors: Resource Works scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 27%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The longer the delay in liquified natural gas facilities (LNG) being developed in BC, the more likely that countries such as the United States and Australia will develop the capacity instead, says a senior research fellow with the Resource Works Society.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/philip_cross_photo-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86637 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/philip_cross_photo-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/philip_cross_photo-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/philip_cross_photo-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/philip_cross_photo-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cross said the regulatory process for LNG has been drawn out in British Columbia, and that it took some time for the province to finalize its tax and royalty regime for the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The world isn&#8217;t going to wait on Canada and BC. 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