By Edward Welsch Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CALGARY -(Dow Jones)- The Canadian government issued its second liquefied natural gas export license Wednesday, to a gas-producer cooperative that would ship LNG to Asia from a British Columbia port. The BC LNG Export Co-operative, comprising 13 companies, received a 20-year license to ship 2.4 billion cubic meters a year to markets in Asia from the western port city of Kitimat, B.C. It's the second LNG export license the Canadian government issued after granting an export license to a joint venture led by Apache Corp. (APA) last year. "This export license is another example of our government's commitment to diversifying our energy export markets and strengthening our trading partnership with Asia," Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said in a statement. -By Edward Welsch, Dow Jones Newswires; 403-229-9095; edward.welsch@dowjones.com
