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MNT would be able to buy a majority stake in a special-purpose entity that would in turn buy a storage tank to be built as part of LNG Canada&#8217;s second phase. The tank would then be leased back to LNG Canada for as long as the project in Kitimat, B.C., operates. 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The equity option agreement is with MNT Investments LP, which includes development organizations from the Gitga\u2019at, Gitxaa\u0142a, Haisla, Kitselas and Kitsumkalum. MNT would be able to buy a majority stake in a special-purpose entity that would in turn buy a storage tank to be built as part of LNG Canada&#8217;s second phase. The tank would then be leased back to LNG Canada for as long as the project in Kitimat, B.C., operates. 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