Alaska senators ask who should build gas pipeline

Legislators hear pros and cons of producer- vs. non-producer-owned natural gas pipeline; Alaska’s best interests at issue

Larry Persily

Petroleum News Government Affairs Editor

It’s more important to think about building the lowest-tariff pipeline to carry North Slope natural gas to market than worrying about who owns the line, Alaska legislators were told recently. “The real issue is it doesn’t matter to us so much who owns the pipeline as long as it has the lowest rate,”....

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