Swenson named in-state gas line manager 01/03/2010
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has named Bob Swenson of Fairbanks to replace Harry Noah as the state's in-state gas line project manager. Noah announced his resignation earlier this year, citing the demands...

Mackenzie has liftoff; panel gives support to project 01/03/2010
The Mackenzie Gas Project has surfaced from its prolonged regulatory bog to receive strong backing from a Joint Review Panel which gave approval, along with caveats, based on its examination of the im...

What chance now for North Slope LNG? 12/20/2009
World market is growing fast but North Slope gas would need to compete on cost with massive new supplies close to tidewater
Few subjects raise the temperature more in a room full of Alaskans on a cold winter night than the perennial debate about exporting North Slope gas in a pipeline through Canada versus exporting the ga...

BP: More challenges than a few years ago 11/29/2009
Minge tells RDC BP's 50-year Alaska strategy a dream, not a promise; cost structure threatens light oil; costs up 4 times oil price
BP has talked in recent years about the company's 50-year future in Alaska. But that strategy is "a dream: It's not a promise," BP Exploration (Alaska) President John Minge told the Resource Developm...

Parnell: ESA for species 11/29/2009
Governor tells RDC ESA not land-use planning tool; budgets for ESA attorney
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell gave a clear indication of focus resource issues for his administration when he opened the Resource Development Council's 30th annual conference in Anchorage Nov. 18. The gov...

Oil Patch Insider: TransCanada on Arctic gas; RDC conference Nov. 18-19; Buffett cash to build Alaska gas line? 11/15/2009
TransCanada, with a financial stake in the Mackenzie Gas Project and the prospect of operating the main gas pipeline to southern markets, but no ownership position, is ideally situated to tell it stra...

Parnell chamber talk focuses on energy 10/04/2009
Governor tells Fairbanks audience he's optimistic about development at all scales; wants companies to combine gas line projects
Resource development and energy played large in a speech by Gov. Sean Parnell in Fairbanks on Sept. 29. "I couldn't give a talk about our economy without talking about resource development," Parnell t...

AGPA changes tack 10/04/2009
Port authority purchases Fairbanks Natural Gas, looking to develop LNG on slope
It was a busy few days for the Alaska Gasline Port Authority. On Sept. 28, AGPA's project manager and general counsel, Bill Walker, announced he is running for governor to push for an "all-Alaska" ga...

Gas prices, availability, now and then 09/27/2009
Alaska Oil and Gas Congress hears pessimistic, optimistic views on future for Arctic gas; told it can't be highest-priced commodity
Natural gas prices are low and supply is plentiful. What does that mean for a proposed Alaska gas pipeline which could begin shipping gas in 2018? The 5th Annual Alaska Oil and Gas Congress, held in An...

Parnell - now not time to change gas tax 09/20/2009
Governor says Alaska gas pipeline project needs 'time to bake'; commercial alignment first; state's next task royalty regulations
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell does not want to see legislation in next year's session to change the state's tax on natural gas. It's too soon, the governor told the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Sept. 14 -...

A blast from the past 06/28/2009
Exxon tells legislators predictable and durable fiscal terms needed for gas line
When ExxonMobil aligned with TransCanada on the Alaska gas line project in May it brought North Slope gas and corporate clout to the table - and a couple of specific items TransCanada hadn't previousl...

Who's on first? 06/21/2009
Exxon-TransCan Alaska gas line push sends tremor through Mackenzie ranks
So ExxonMobil hitches up with TransCanada to build an Alaska natural gas pipeline. Does that spell the end of the current road for Canada's Mackenzie Gas Project: yes or no? Make that a definite maybe...

Exxon joins line 06/14/2009
Partners with TransCanada in Alaska gas line; state says AGIA not affected
TransCanada has a partner in the Alaska gas pipeline project, announcing June 11 that it has reached an agreement with ExxonMobil to work together on the project. The State of Alaska reviewed the agr...

Oil Patch Insider 06/07/2009
When you're down, you're down...; war of words on gas line progress under Gov. Palin
Reeling from low commodity prices, the Canadian petroleum industry got some soothing words from Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, author of his province's widely condemned royalty overhaul. Under the new r...

Energy Council provides entry to D.C. 03/15/2009
Alaska legislators visit White House, FERC, Interior, Congress while in Washington; push gas line issues, hear concerns
Alaska legislators were in Washington, D.C., the first week of March for Energy Council - and for an opportunity to lobby elected officials and regulators about Alaska's energy issues, particularly th...

Oil Patch Insider 02/22/2009
AGIA coordinator Myers shares thoughts on gas line; Obama, Harper taking the high-tech route
As previously reported in Petroleum News, on Jan. 21, Gov. Sarah Palin named Mark Myers coordinator for the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act. In a recent interview with Petroleum News, Myers answered th...

Arctic Directory: Merger of H.C. Price, Gregory and Cook forms North America's largest pipeline construction company 01/25/2009
With a heavy equipment stockpile of over 1000 units, Price Gregory International maintains a forward-looking commitment to support increased oil and gas projects
In 2008, H. C. Price Co. completed a merger with Gregory and Cook Construction of Houston, Texas. The new parent company is Price Gregory Services. The merger brings together two of the largest and mos...

Pearce warns of infrastructure delays 11/30/2008
Federal coordinator says competition not biggest threat to gas line; says costly delays could kill it if needed work not done first
Of the things that could get in the way of an Alaska gas pipeline happening this time around some can be managed or will be taken care of by the markets, Drue Pearce told the Resource Development Coun...

TransCanada targets September 2018 pipeline startup, 2010 open season 10/05/2008
TransCanada is aiming for July 2010 to hold an open season for the Alaska Gas Pipeline, giving itself until then to achieve alignment with potential shippers, chief executive officer Hal Kvisle said S...

Denali names Calvin, Coughlin, Jepsen 08/03/2008
North Slope producer group hires experienced pipeline exec from BP's Baku office for operations VP of its Alaska gas line firm
Three vice presidents have been named at Denali - The Alaska Gas Pipeline LLC. Denali President Bud Fackrell said Dave Calvin has been named vice president and operations director; Patrick Coughlin v...

TC Alaska passes House 07/27/2008
Go with highway line, but don't forget LNG, legislators say in letter of intent
The Alaska House has given the administration somewhat schizophrenic support for granting an AGIA license to TransCanada Alaska: The House voted to approve the license 24-16 on July 22, but on recon...

State would get $66.1 billion from gas line 06/01/2008
Net present value analysis shows TransCanada's project economics to move Alaska North Slope gas are 'extremely robust'
With a net present value of $66.1 billion (cash flow of $261.5 billion discounted at 5 percent) to the State of Alaska and a likelihood of success, TransCanada Alaska's proposal under the Alaska Gasli...

Debate engines revving up 06/01/2008
TransCanada, Enbridge dispute on Alaska gas line rests on legality of 1977 law
TransCanada is adamant it has right on its side, not to mention a wealth of history as a natural gas transporter. Enbridge scoffs at TransCanada's legal arguments and counters the claims of experience...

Alaska gas lines compete in Calgary 05/11/2008
Denali to move regardless of special session; state argues against 'comprehensive' fiscal terms; TransCanada, BP both tout experience
The two North Slope producers looking to build a natural gas pipeline in Alaska plan to move forward even if the state awards a license to a competing project, according to a senior executive. BP and...

IOGCC hosts Alaska gas line panel 04/13/2008
Canadians, Alaskans will talk about AGIA's progress, Alberta energy minister to discuss conservation, carbon capture, and storage
The Alaska natural gas pipeline will be featured in a panel at the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission's Midyear Issues Summit in Calgary, Alberta, on May 5. The summit runs from May 4 to May 6....