LNG Pipelines Cannot be Converted for Oil: New BC Law

caution: high pressure gas pipelineB.C. will ban the future conversion of proposed Liquified Natural Gas pipelines for the transport of oil or bitumen, the provincial government said Tuesday.

The move is being seen as an effort to quell suspicions that LNG pipelines are being proposed as a backdoor way to build oil sands pipelines in the future.

“Many First Nations want to work with the Province and proponents on major natural gas pipeline developments, but some have strong and differing views about oil or diluted bitumen pipelines,” said John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation in a statement.

Photo: Natural Gas Pipeline by Kara Newhouseunder the licenseCC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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