HALF OF BC RESIDENTS SUPPORT OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS DRILLING OFF BC COAST, NORDIC RESEARCH GROUP POLL

    /24-7PressRelease.com/ - Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 23, 2005 - Results from a Nordic Research Group poll show that half of BC residents support, either somewhat or strongly, drilling for oil and gas off the coast of BC.

The question: 'Do you support or oppose drilling for offshore oil or gas off the coast of BC?' was asked to 801 respondents between March 28th and April 6th, 2005. 52% either strongly or somewhat supported drilling for offshore oil or gas while 34% of respondents either strongly or somewhat opposed drilling .

"Those British Columbians who oppose offshore drilling tend to strongly oppose it while supporters are about evenly divided between those who strongly support it and those who somewhat support the idea," said Adam Di Paula, Senior Vice President of Nordic Research Group. "This is clearly a polarizing issue. However, at least at this point in time, British Columbians appear to be more open to the idea than opposed to it.", said Di Paula.

"Support for offshore drilling is highest in Vancouver Island and Coastal regions. This is not surprising since those areas would stand to benefit the most economically," added Di Paula.

About the survey

801 randomly selected BC residents, proportionate to the province's population, were interviewed on the issue of drilling for offshore oil or gas as part of Nordic Research Group's monthly omnibus - Ask BC, BC's leading monthly omnibus survey. Overall results are accurate to within +/- 3.5%, 19 times out of 20 and were collected from March 28 to April 6, 2005.

About Nordic Research Group

Based in Vancouver, Nordic Research Group is one of Canada's leading market and public opinion research firms. Nordic provides both quantitative and qualitative research services through its Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto offices to clients throughout North America and worldwide. Core services include research design, data collection and advanced analytics.


Survey Results

Full poll results and graphs available at http://www.nordicresearch.net.


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CONTACT INFORMATION:

Adam Di Paula, PhD
Senior Vice President
Nordic Research Group
Tel: (604) 676-5641
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.nordicresearch.net

Nordic Research Group is one of Canada's leading market and public opinion research firms. Visit http://www.nordicresearch.net.

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