Rich Montney Shale resources will let British Columbia (BC) take over from Alberta as the top Canadian natural gas producer jurisdiction within 20 years, according to two separate supply projections.

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Alberta falls behind BC in the latest national outlook by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER), Canada’s Energy Future 2020. The gas lead changes in both the Reference scenario, or business as usual, and the Evolving scenario, centered around environmental policy and technology.

In addition, unconventional drilling with horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing have entrenched Canadian gas growth in a liquid byproducts-rich Montney area within the Fort St. John region of northeastern part of the province, the BC Oil & Gas Commission (BCOGC) said in its latest reserves and production...