In July 2020, we signed a new agreement with the BC Geological Survey (BCGS) that formalizes and expands on practical collaboration on research that stretches back to our inception in 2005.
The new agreement is important to the made-in-BC coordinated approach to public geoscience, which is recognized to attract investment and enable responsible natural resource development in British Columbia.
Signed in August 2020, this agreement includes details on how we will work with the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC) to use innovation, collaborative applied research and technology development, demonstration, deployment and technology commercialization to help Canada to produce sustainable clean energy oil and gas resources.
The Canadian Gas Association’s Natural Gas Innovation Fund signed an agreement to collaborate on research with us in April 2020. The agreement sets out how we will work together to invest in cleantech research that could deliver greenhouse gas emission reductions and boost economic development in the natural gas sector.
John Adams, Managing Director, Natural Gas Innovation Fund said: “Cleantech innovation is a huge opportunity right across the natural gas value chain, and this memorandum of understanding sets out how NGIF can collaborate with Geoscience BC to accelerate the process.”
In January 2020, a new agreement with the BC Oil and Gas Commission was signed that sets out how the organizations will work together on earth science research relating to oil, gas and geothermal resources in British Columbia.
Geoscience BC and the BCOGC have been collaborating on research projects since Geoscience BC began research relating to energy development in 2007. This has included research focusing on induced seismicity; greenhouse gas emissions and on surface water and groundwater.
Last year (May 2019), we signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Tahltan Central Government that sets how we work together on completed, ongoing and potential future Geoscience BC earth science research in Tahltan Territory in northwestern BC.
“Being involved early in Geoscience BC research in our territory, and understanding the data from past projects, puts the Tahltan Nation at the forefront of research in our territory, especially relating to mineral exploration and development,” said Tahltan Central Government President Chad Day.
Fort Nelson First Nation continues to manage four hydrometric monitoring stations in its territory as part of an agreement signed with us in 2017.
Data from the stations continues to be shared publicly, but are also an important part of Fort Nelson First Nation’s data collection that help to make accurate and timely decisions to ensure water is being used in a safe and sustainable manner.