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FERC on Thursday authorized the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) project after weeks of delay, leaving sponsors to untangle remaining state-level roadblocks in Oregon.

The British Columbia’s (BC) left-leaning, avowedly green government Tuesday unveiled its weapon — more official study — for blocking an expansion of Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s (KML) Pacific coast export pipeline expansion for the Alberta oilsands.

A second boost in three weeks — an extended export license — has been given to the Asian entry in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) development lineup on British Columbia’s Pacific Coast.

The Canadian government granted a hotly contested environmental approval Tuesday to a consortium led by Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) to break into global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets with unconventional production from British Columbia (BC).

A construction permit extension granted Thursday by the National Energy Board (NEB) recognizes that the Asian entry in the lineup to start Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports could delay an investment decision until mid-2017.

Canada’s environmental screen has turned out to have wide enough mesh to let through a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in a sensitive spot among touchy communities on the Pacific coast of British Columbia (BC).

FERC last Friday rejected Canadian-based Veresen Inc.’s proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Oregon, citing problems with its Pacific Connector pipeline link to tap western Canada and U.S. Rockies supplies, along with the project’s lack of contracts from buyers.

Liquids-rich sweet spots in the sprawling Montney Shale formation are feeding C$576 million ($415 million) in additions to Spectra Energy Transmission’s Westcoast natural gas collector grid in northeastern British Columbia (BC).

Canada still has one competitive edge on international liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets, said the Asian entry in the lineup of export terminal proposals on the northern Pacific Coast of British Columbia (BC).