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The Trans Mountain Pipeline is stalled indefinitely. But a petroleum export project of monumental importance to B.C. is moving along just fine, thank you.

This week, it was reported that the $40 billion LNG terminal planned for Kitimat will get federal relief from tariffs on steel modules.

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This would save LNG Canada, a consortium led by Shell, about $1 billion.

There will be a new pipeline (one of those!) to supply the terminal with natural gas from Alberta and Northeastern B.C.

TransCanada is ready to spend $4.8 billion on the Coastal Gaslink line as soon as investment in the terminal is approved.

That could happen next week, according to the Financial Post’s Geoffrey Morgan.

All the approvals are granted. The shovels are ready. Every First Nation along the route is happy.

Imagine that upbeat scene with any oil pipeline from Alberta. Impossible.

The LNG project itself will eventually be a real benefit to gas producers – and economies – of both provinces.