The provincial government is committing $25 million to help natural resource companies fight climate change.

The money comes from carbon tax revenue through the CleanBC Industry Fund. It will fund 26 projects across the province aimed at helping large industrial operations reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Fourteen of those projects are taking place in Northeast BC. The biggest local grant is going to NorthRiver Midstream Inc, with $6.43 million dollars allocated to significantly reduce emissions at their gas plant north of Pink Mountain.

Other major grants include $4.23 million across two projects for Ovintiv Canada ULC and $2.65 million to Tourmaline Oil Corp. In total, the projects aim to cut 6.3 million tons of emissions over a ten-year period.

The full list of projects in northeast BC is below:

Canadian Natural Resources Limited – Fort St. John

Emission reduction

Provincial funding: $282,781

Emissions reduced: 6,336 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

 

NorthRiver Midstream Inc. – Northeastern B.C.

Emission Reduction

Provincial funding: $6.43 million

Emissions reduced: 174,299 tCO2e tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

 

Ovintiv Canada ULC – Northeastern B.C.

Emission Reduction

Provincial funding: $1.8 million

Emissions reduced: 39,233 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

 

Ovintiv Canada ULC – Northeastern B.C.

Emission Reduction

Provincial funding: $2.43 million

Emissions reduced: 73,261 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

 

Petronas Energy Canada – Northeastern B.C.

Emission Reduction

Provincial funding: $240,808

Emissions reduced: 6,549 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

 

Tourmaline Oil Corp – Northeastern B.C.

Emission Reduction

Provincial funding: $2.65 million

Emissions reduced: 64,314 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

 

ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. – Northeastern B.C.

Continuous Methane Detection and Measurement

Provincial funding: $270,946

 

Petronas Energy Canada Ltd. – Northeastern B.C.

Continuous Methane Detection and Measurement

Provincial funding: $290,116

 

NorthRiver Midstream Operations – Northeastern B.C. – District of Taylor

Blue Hydrogen Production and Associated Carbon Capture and Storage

Provincial funding: $180,000

 

NorthRiver Midstream Operations – Northeastern B.C. – Fort Nelson

Blue Hydrogen Production and Associated Carbon Capture and Storage

Provincial funding: $180,000

 

NorthRiver Midstream Operations – Northeastern B.C. – District of Taylor

Cogeneration Facility Post-Combustion Capture Technology

Provincial funding: $150,000

 

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. – Northeastern B.C.

Turboexpander Installation at Compressor Stations

Provincial funding: $47,169

 

Tourmaline Oil Corp – Northeastern B.C.

Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

Provincial funding: $300,000

 

Veresen Midstream LP – Northeastern B.C.

Steeprock Plant Carbon Capture

Provincial funding: $96,000