FERC OKs Oregon LNG port; state to appeal 12/27/2009
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal at Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast. Appeals are planned by both the state administration and environ...

Enbridge warns of possible pipeline over-capacity 12/27/2009
Between TransCanada and Enbridge - Canada's two biggest energy pipeline companies - there's seldom a meeting of the minds. From the time they got caught up squabbling over rights to ship Alaska North...

Letting the good times roll 10/18/2009
Gains in drilling, completion technology improve economics of B.C.'s Horn River, Montney plays; province hopes for strong winter
The revving up of activity in British Columbia Horn River and Montney-Doig gas formations, which the provincial government is hoping will result in a benchmark winter drilling season, has seized the a...

Natural gas for consumers 09/27/2009
ANGDA works for our burner tips, not Chicago's, Heinze tells chamber
A lot of people are working on getting North Slope natural gas to Chicago and focused on the revenues the state will receive from commercializing Alaska's natural gas, Harold Heinze told the Anchorage...

AK-WA Connection 2009: Green works for Alaska-Washington trade 08/23/2009
Puget Sound ports, customers and others pursue environment initiatives, tout advantages of reducing emission of greenhouse gases
Businesses in the Alaska-Washington trade are focusing on an increasing number of green initiatives, working to benefit the environment and the bottom line. The ports of Seattle and Tacoma, for examp...

AK-WA Connection 2009: Firms find ways to weather the storm 08/23/2009
Drawing on experience, diversity and innovation, companies make the Alaska-Washington connection to offset effects of recession
Businesses engaged in the Alaska-Washington trade, along with the rest of the nation, have spent recent months coping with challenges presented by the worst economic downturn in modern history. They...

TransCanada, Enbridge going at it again 08/23/2009
Pipeline giants lock horns over rival attempts to establish a 'bullet' crude oil pipeline from Alberta to U.S. Gulf Coast
When the National Energy Board convenes on Sept. 15 it could be adjudicating another brawl between TransCanada and Enbridge, Canada's pipeline heavyweights. They just can't seem to get along. In the...

Abu Dhabi enters Horn River shale play 07/12/2009
Taqa North, an arm of Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., has extended its presence in Canada by acquiring two large exploration licenses in the Horn River shale gas play of northeastern British Columbia. ...

Refiners move into alternative fuels 06/28/2009
Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants forced into bankruptcy by economy, frozen credit, wildly swinging corn prices; of some 200 U.S. plants, about two dozen in bankruptcy
When Sunoco closed in mid-June on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant in Fulton, N.Y., for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels marke...

Chevron gets approval for expanded Gorgon 05/10/2009
$25 billion LNG project off Australia gets environmental approval for third train, but investment decision is still months away
Chevron Corp. has received approval from Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority to expand its Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island. The approval came April 29. The huge project - now ex...

Mining News: Toronto ranks high in metropolitan delights 03/29/2009
A visit to Toronto is like a trip to springtime, even when the temperature is minus 10 degrees Celsius and the wind is howling worse than wintertime in Chicago. The reason: Toronto offers the best of...

Oklahoma investigates Cushing oil glut 03/15/2009
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson is investigating concerns that Canadian oil is pouring into Oklahoma markets, driving down the price Oklahoma oil producers receive for their product. Edmonds...

Enbridge gives Arctic gas cold shoulder 02/22/2009
Talk about a role reversal: Enbridge believes the "pendulum of opportunity" for pipeline companies is swinging to natural gas and TransCanada shows signs of gaining an edge in oil shipments. Enbridge,...

Juggling environment, economy 02/22/2009
Alberta government takes new stab at oil sands strategy, focusing on environment and benefits
The Alberta government has put out a 20-year blueprint to better manage its oil sands, four years after its own initial missteps in getting to grips with the challenges of exploiting a vast resource -...

Natural gas price part of global crisis 02/01/2009
BP, Wood Mackenzie tell Alliance supply, demand out of balance; Alaska gas needed, but recession may have pushed out date
Natural gas demand in the Lower 48 is down - and supply is up. That doesn't sound good for a proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline which would deliver some 4 billion cubic feet a day into Lower 48 mark...

No to RCA gas price cap 12/07/2008
Cook Inlet producers decline to put Enstar natural gas contract prices below cap
The game of poker over Cook Inlet natural gas prices continued Dec. 1 when Enstar Natural Gas Co. told the Regulatory Commission of Alaska that ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil Co. have refused to amen...

AK-WA Connection 2008: Head hunter grows with winning strategy 11/30/2008
Focus on employment candidates gives Opti Staffing Group a competitive advantage in making Alaska-Washington business connections
Seldom does a company buck the trend by moving southward from Alaska to expand. That's the case with Opti Staffing Group. Launched nearly nine years ago by Avonly Lokan in Anchorage with partners Ron...

40 Years at Prudhoe Bay: Producers weigh many marketing options 11/16/2008
Alternatives for getting Prudhoe Bay oil to market narrowed to choice between trans-Alaska and trans-Canada overland pipelines
After the oil was discovered, the big problem facing the oil companies was how to get the oil to market. Markets within the United States, already dependent on foreign imports because domestic product...

Gas price cap 11/09/2008
RCA orders a market-based price cap for new Enstar gas supply contracts
Two months after a long and contentious hearing over Enstar Natural Gas Co.'s new natural gas supply contracts with Cook Inlet gas producers ConocoPhillips Alaska and Marathon Oil Co., the Regulatory...

Oil drops to less than half of July high 10/19/2008
Oil prices closed at a new 14-month low beneath $70 a barrel Oct. 16, bringing its price to less than half its July record high after the government reported massive increases in U.S. crude and gasoli...

Looking at the gas options for Alaska 09/14/2008
Heinze outlines the business aspects of delivering NS gas within the state; pushes for NS propane sales to rural communities
When it comes to piping natural gas from Alaska's North Slope most eyes have been focused on gas delivery to distant venues. But not so the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority. Formed originally...

Storm danger looms in Gulf 08/31/2008
Platforms, drilling rigs evacuated as Gustav bears down; 80% of Gulf production could be shut down
Companies began evacuating workers and shutting down oil and gas production platforms and drilling rigs ahead of Gustav, which was expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a full-blown hurric...

Kodiak Energy raises profile 08/10/2008
Kodiak Energy is far from bearish about Canada's North as it examines results from a seismic program, gears up for winter drilling and builds its land holdings. The Calgary-based minnow has just locke...

U.S. gas line capacity rising 07/27/2008
EIA report shows 15 bcf in new capacity added to grid in '07, mostly Rockies, Texas production
A pack of new expansion and construction projects completed last year added more capacity to the domestic natural gas pipeline grid than in any year in at least a decade, according to a new governm...

Petroleum Directory: Davenport returns to Solstice 07/20/2008
Emily Davenport, who grew up in Juneau, has returned to Alaska to work for Solstice Advertising in its Anchorage office. Davenport recently moved to Anchorage from Chicago, where she worked for Plan B...