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Alaska Pipeline Project Soliciting Interest in Alaska North Slope Pipeline

The Alaska Pipeline Project, a joint effort between affiliates of TransCanada Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced that it will conduct a non-binding public solicitation of interest in capacity on a potential new pipeline system that would transport Alaska North Slope gas. The solicitation of interest is in accordance with TransCanada’s obligation under the Alaska...

TransCanada Shifting Focus of Alaska Gas Pipeline to Develop Project for LNG Exports

An official for TransCanada told the Associated Press (carried via the Anchorage Daily News) that the company would like to shift the focus of its proposed natural gas pipeline to carry North Slope gas to an LNG liquefaction facility in southern Alaska, instead of transporting the gas into Canada. Under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, the change in the project is subject to approval...

European LNG Headlines

Poland, Slovakia Take Step Towards Gas Link (Reuters)

Companies Sign Agreement with Alaska on Gas Production, Possibly Supporting LNG Export Project

ExxonMobil, BP, and ConocoPhillips have signed an agreement with the State of Alaska that settles a dispute over resource leases in the Point Thompson oil and gas field on Alaska’s North Slope. Reuters reports that the agreement also includes support for a gas pipeline project that could lead to a liquefaction and LNG export...

European LNG Headlines

Lithuania’s Klaipedos Nafta, Hoegh Sign LNG Storage Facility Lease Agreement (Bloomberg) Dispute Over Charges for Gas Pipeline Use Casts Doubt on Shannon LNG Project (Irish...

TransCanada Pursues Involvement in Alaska LNG Export Project

A TransCanada official said yesterday that his company is interested in building a pipeline that would transport natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope to a possible LNG liquefaction facility in southern Alaska. Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] provides further...

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