FERC cancels Jan. 18 scoping meeting

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff said Jan. 4 that they have cancelled a public scoping meeting scheduled for Anchorage on Jan. 18 for the planned Alaska Pipeline Project.

A schedule of public scoping meetings in the project area was published Dec. 9.

On Dec. 19 TransCanada Alaska informed FERC of its intention to defer filing draft resource reports to allow time for discussions with the Alaska North Slope gas producers on a liquefied natural gas export option.

FERC said the resource reports will constitute the environmental component of TransCanada Alaska’s application to FERC and are necessary for the public, the commission and other federal, tribal, state and local agencies to properly evaluate and comment on the project.

FERC said the remaining scheduled scoping meetings will also be cancelled if TransCanada Alaska fails to file the draft resource reports by the close of business Jan. 17.

FERC said a new schedule will be established when the resource reports are filed.

—Petroleum News