Efford to oversee Alaska natural gas pipeline in Canada - March 07, 2004

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industryMarch 2004

Vol. 7, No. 10

Week of March 07, 2004

Efford to oversee Alaska natural gas pipeline in Canada

Gary Park

Petroleum News Calgary correspondent

Canadian government control of planning and building an Alaska Highway natural gas pipeline has moved under the direct control of Natural Resources Minister John Efford.

The government announced Feb. 24 that the Northern Pipeline Agency has been transferred to Efford’s department from the Minister of International Trade.

The agency was established in 1978 to administer Canada’s responsibilities for the Alaska transportation system.

It has been charged with coordinating the government’s duties in preparation for any decision by the industry to proceed with the project. George Anderson, a deputy minister with Natural Resources Canada, has been named commissioner of the agency and will support Efford in carrying out federal responsibilities in connection with the pipeline project.

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