British Columbia speeds offshore plan: Permit awards by next year, seismic by 2005

摘要

The British Columbia government, side-stepping unresolved regulatory, aboriginal land claim and environmental issues, said it aims to award offshore oil and natural gas exploration permits in 2004 and approve seismic surveys for early 2005. Without any formal announcement, the province's offshore oil and gas team has included the timeline on its website as part of the government's declared goal to have offshore production "up and running" by 2010.