Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We, too, see it as very good news, the fact that 11 land parcels were put up for bid. But I also want to advise the Member that our government had no prior notification or input or advance notice that these bids were going forward and although we are aware of it now, we are preparing for the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline and, as we’ve said many times, the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline will be a basin-opening project for the Northwest Territories, and in due course you’ll see more money spent on exploration than spent on the pipeline itself. So we have a Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office and we are getting ready for future development in the oil and gas sector. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bob McLeod on Question 587-16(5): Bids For Oil And Gas Exploration On Parcels In The Sahtu And Beaufort-Delta
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 587-16(5): Bids For Oil And Gas Exploration On Parcels In The Sahtu And Beaufort-Delta
Oral Questions
March 3rd, 2011
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