ANGDA resolves EIS project description 12/27/2009
Authority's board approves moving ahead with Beluga to Fairbanks gas line permitting work, exclusive agreement on propane project
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Land Management appear to have come to an agreement on a project description of ANGDA's Beluga-to-Fairb...

ANGDA, agencies, at odds on EIS process 12/06/2009
Corps of Engineers has issues with description of Beluga-to-Fairbanks gas line; BLM doesn't think ANGDA has authority to go north
Federal agencies are butting heads with the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority over its project description for the proposed Beluga-to-Fairbanks or B2F gas line and over its authority to permit...

ANGDA advancing propane, gas co-op 11/22/2009
Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority asks for discussion of synergy with FNG, Alaska Gasline Port Authority LNG project
The board of directors of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority got one meeting it's been asking for - a closed-door session with Gov. Sean Parnell - and asked for another, this one with the Co...

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...

Organizers cancel petrochem conference 08/30/2009
Anchorage event succumbs to tough economy, tight travel budgets among chemical company executives
Organizers of a planned late September conference on potential for an Alaska petrochemical industry using the state's abundant natural gas said the global recession forced them to cancel the event. Th...

ANGDA works on route decision criteria for in-state pipeline 07/26/2009
Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority board works on list of items it will consider in providing public process for route; Michael Baker Jr. wins $5 million contract from DNR
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority board welcomed two new members when it met in Anchorage July 16 - Bill Jeffress of Anchorage and Brian Rogers of Fairbanks - and continued work on evaluati...

Private sector lead sought for propane 06/21/2009
ANGDA hosts Alaska Opportunities Conference; state corporation looking for companies to process, transport, buy propane
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority has reached a tentative agreement with a major North Slope producer for the sale of propane and is seeking private parties to help distribute the fuel acro...

ANGDA: Either/or versus and/until 05/10/2009
ANGDA wants the state to allow spur line and bullet line to both continue until economics prove up one project or the other
Recent work to bring North Slope gas to Alaska markets has focused on "either/or" decisions. The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority wants those to be "and/until." The "either/or" questions cover...

Bringing the gas home 04/26/2009
Legislature provides $7M for in-state work, partially funding Palin's plans
The 26th Legislature sought to bring natural gas home. With the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act and a revised production tax structure, the 25th Legislature focused on delivering North Slope oil and gas...

FNG worried propane would kill LNG 04/12/2009
Fairbanks utility believes proposed propane facility is undercutting plans for LNG facility, ANGDA says project complimentary
A Fairbanks utility believes plans for a propane facility on the North Slope are undercutting its attempts to sell North Slope liquefied natural gas to Interior markets. The Alaska Natural Gas Develop...

Slowing the bullet 04/12/2009
State wants ANGDA to hold off on EIS until results come for route analysis
The Palin administration is asking the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority to consider alternate routes for a natural gas pipeline to serve markets within the state. The request came out during a...

ANGDA postpones April conference 04/05/2009
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority is postponing a conference to promote and discuss the potential for value-added petrochemical industries in Alaska. The conference was originally scheduled...

What role for ANGDA in bullet line? 03/15/2009
State sees public corporation handling early technical pieces; ANGDA weighs lapsed contracts, looks at North Slope propane facility
The Palin administration envisions the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority handling early technical pieces of a renewed push to build an in-state natural gas pipeline. "I see ANGDA as being the s...

Oil Patch Insider 03/15/2009
Oklahoma's not doin' fine -OK? ANGDA pondering life after Harold? Yes, Isenberg's optimistic and ExxonMobil is spending more money, not less
Harold Hamm has locked horns with Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Now he's doing battle with Canada. The U.S. producer is heading up a group of Oklahoma oilmen, operating under the name Dome...

State lays out plan for bullet line 03/08/2009
'Action plan' and a pair of bills would coordinate efforts toward construction of $4 billion gas pipeline into Southcentral; greatest state involvement in 'bullet line' efforts to this point
The Palin administration is taking a more active role in the construction of a $4 billion pipeline to deliver northern natural gas to communities along the Alaska road system. Gov. Sarah Palin introdu...

Gas for Alaska by 2014? 02/01/2009
From Palin to lawmakers to industry, in-state gas is a focus for the coming year
The new rallying cry in Alaska is first gas in five years. Throughout much of last year, high heating oil prices in Fairbanks and dwindling natural gas reserves in Anchorage created public outcry for...

ANGDA considers gas supply cooperative 01/18/2009
Cooperative would bring electric utilities together for negotiations; some utilities worry about initial exclusion of Enstar
Hoping to coordinate large natural gas purchases, and tackle a range of other issues, a state agency is looking into forming a supply cooperative among several electric utilities. With a decision to p...

Partner other than Enstar for ANGDA? 01/11/2009
Governor recommended ANGDA-Enstar gas spur line partnership; ANGDA has RFP out for due diligence on unnamed company X
Last summer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin challenged the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority to examine the possibility of a public-private partnership with Enstar Natural Gas to develop an in-state ga...

Strike two for ANGDA spur line funding 01/04/2009
ANGDA couldn't convince the state to spend $25 million plus in tight times, now it plans to return to the Legislature for help
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority is planning to ask the Legislature for an increase in funding denied in the 2010 budget proposed by the Palin administration. The public corporation of the...

ANGDA contracts out spur line EIS 12/07/2008
URS will conduct the environmental assessment under oversight of Army Corps of Engineers; scoping meetings planned for spring
In possibly the largest step taken by the agency, the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority announced Dec. 3 that it hired a contractor to conduct a major environmental study of a proposed pipeline...

40 Years at Prudhoe Bay: Lease sales opened doors to prosperity 11/16/2008
Making North Slope acreage available to industry for oil and gas leasing ushers in exciting new era of challenges, opportunities
In 1960, the federal government established the Arctic National Wildlife Range (now the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), covering the entire eastern end of the Arctic Slope and Brooks Range from the...

State clout helps in surviving financial storm 10/05/2008
Gas development agency says ability to leverage tax-exempt financing, government backing will help to weather uncertain markets
A state-sponsored push to supply local markets with North Slope natural gas might be well situated to weather ongoing uncertainty plaguing financial markets, according to the Alaska Natural Gas Develo...

ANGDA funding Alaska value-added gas industry conferences set for next spring 09/14/2008
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority is providing $250,000 in funds for an industry conference on potential Alaska in-state value-added gas industries, ANGDA CEO Harold Heinze told the Anchora...

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...

ANGDA puts early EIS project to bid 09/14/2008
As various pipeline efforts gear up around the state, the first step is often reviewing the work of previous pipeline efforts. To that end, the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority is trying to fi...