MidAmerican wants 'new way forward' 12/09/2007
Company doesn't apply under AGIA, says 'deepening and ongoing investigations' make compliant application 'unrealistic'
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. was widely anticipated as an applicant to build a natural gas pipeline project under Gov. Sarah Palin's Alaska Gasline Inducement Act. The company demurred, telling th...

AGIA bids in 12/09/2007
Administration begins completeness review; no producers among five applicants
The State of Alaska received five applications under Gov. Sarah Palin's Alaska Gasline Inducement Act - the state's bid to get development of a gas pipeline project with $500 million in state matching...

FERC praises Palin's progress on gas line 08/19/2007
Fourth report from federal regulatory agency on Alaska natural gas pipeline progress cites state, federal advancements
Both the State of Alaska and the federal government have made progress toward an Alaska natural gas pipeline project, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told Congress Aug. 15 in its fourth semi-...

Between now and gas line 08/12/2007
Banks: How soon Prudhoe gas can be sold depends on unit activity in interim
How soon Prudhoe Bay natural gas can be sold into a pipeline without negatively impacting oil production will be determined by what Prudhoe lessees do in the unit between now and pipeline startup, Kev...

Imperial, Exxon create Arctic buzz 07/29/2007
Make unprecedented bid for 508,000-acre Beaufort Sea exploration block, but won't say what they have in mind other than insisting it's 'separate and independent' from Mackenzie gas line
In straight dollar terms, it's a breathtaking vote of confidence in the oil and gas future of the Canadian Arctic. Even a federal official who manages Canada's northern bidding process was caught off...

Shell reviews Mackenzie stake 07/22/2007
Shell Canada's 11.4 percent stake in the Mackenzie Gas Project is up for review now that Royal Dutch Shell has taken over the Canadian unit. Adrian Loader, the "caretaker" president of Shell Canada to...