Despite Objections, Quebec Opens Door to Oil, Gas Exploration

摘要

While there has been no commercial production of oil and gas in Quebec for more than a century, politicians in the Canadian province have long wondered whether enough hydrocarbons lie beneath the ground to realize the long-held dream of becoming the "Norway of North America." Last week, the Quebec government took the first step toward realizing that dream by opening the province to oil and gas exploration. Proponents say Bill 106 could create a whole new industry in a province that has wrestled with high debt and persistent unemployment in recent years.