The provincial government announced a new program aiming to look into onshore natural gas deposits and help produce natural gas.
A release stets the province engaged Dalhousie University to oversee the Subsurface Energy Research and Development Investment Program. The plan is for Dalhousie to lead research efforts to better understand the nature and location of the resource and to track and develop guidelines to ensure exploration and development are done responsibly.
The release states the $30-million program will help kick-start the province’s onshore natural gas industry, bringing jobs and investment to the province.