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   Nexen/CNOOC is a Chinese oil and gas company based in Calgary, Alberta. On 25   
   February 2013, Nexen became a wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing-based CNOOC   
   Limited.  It was a Canadian company, but was purchased by CNOOC.  ~Wikipedia   
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   Business Vancouver - Sept. 8, 2015   
      
   B.C. Environmental Assessment board cancels Nexen's fracking water licence   
   The CNOOC-owned oil and gas company can no longer pump water from Tsea Lake   
      
   British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) has cancelled   
   Calgary-based Nexen Inc.'s licence to pump water from Tsea Lake in B.C.'s Horn   
   River Basin for the purpose of shale gas fracking.   
      
   The EAB said in its September 3 decision it is revoking this licence, which   
   was originally granted in 2012, because the science behind the original grant   
   was "flawed." It also said the Province failed to adequately consult with the   
   Fort Nelson First    
   Nation (FNFN), whose territory includes Tsea Lake.   
      
   "Granting this licence was a major mistake by the Province," FNFN Chief Liz   
   Logan said.  "Our members have always used the Tsea Lake area in our territory   
   to hunt, trap and live on the land."   
      
   The licence permitted Nexen, a wholly owned subsidiary of China National   
   Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), to pump millions of cubic metres of water from the   
   lake every year until 2017.   
      
   Logan said Nexen continued to pump water out of the lake even when the area   
   was facing drought conditions.   
      
   "There were major impacts on the lake, fish, beavers and surrounding   
   environment."   
      
   The EAB said Nexen will be permitted to store and use any water that was   
   already pumped prior to this decision.   
      
   "No further water may be diverted under the licence, as of the date of this   
   decision," the EAB said in its decision.   
      
   "Once all of the water currently in storage has been used, the licence is   
   cancelled."   
      
   The EAB has denied FNFN's request for payment of costs associated with this   
   appeal.   
      
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