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First Nation first in B.C. to enter oil business
Wednesday, December 3, 2003
The Fort Nelson First Nation is the first in British Columbia to own and operate its own oil-drilling rig. The band entered into an agreement with Ensign on Tuesday. The agreement calls for the band to pay half the cost of an $8 million rig. The band will share in 50 percent of revenues. Get the Story:
First Nation gets into the oil-drilling business (CBC 12/2)
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