Holiday hiatus for pipeline talks

Governor: Negotiations will resume in January, but producers also need to engage on issues state wants

Kristen Nelson

Petroleum News Editor-in-Chief

The State of Alaska has suspended gas line negotiations with the North Slope producers for the holidays, but also until the producers are responsive to some policy issues the state wants addressed in an agreement. “I obviously had hoped that we could conclude our negotiations prior to the legislati....

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