Monday, February 8, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Terrace Standard - Power line twinning cost probed
Terrace Standard - Power line twinning cost probed
THE PROVINCIAL government is estimating how much it might cost to build the Northwest Transmission Line’s towers so that more lines could be added if demand to move power increases.
Making provision for expansion makes sense when building any kind of large infrastructure project, said provincial energy minister Blair Lekstrom about the plan to build the line 335km from the Skeena substation near Terrace up Hwy37 North.
“I think with a lot of the infrastructure you build in B.C. you build with a view for the future at the most economical cost,” Lekstrom said last week.
THE PROVINCIAL government is estimating how much it might cost to build the Northwest Transmission Line’s towers so that more lines could be added if demand to move power increases.
Making provision for expansion makes sense when building any kind of large infrastructure project, said provincial energy minister Blair Lekstrom about the plan to build the line 335km from the Skeena substation near Terrace up Hwy37 North.
“I think with a lot of the infrastructure you build in B.C. you build with a view for the future at the most economical cost,” Lekstrom said last week.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Alaska gas could bypass Alberta - Calgary Herald
Alaska gas could bypass Alberta
In a potential blow to Alberta's petrochemical sector, the proposed Alaska pipeline could bypass the province depending on the outcome of an open season filed Friday by the main sponsors -- Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. and Irving, Texas-based Exxon-Mobil Corp.
The partners formally submitted their intention to solicit shipping commitments for the proposed pipeline to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the first time in Alaska history that a regulatory application has been filed for natural gas development on the North Slope.
In a potential blow to Alberta's petrochemical sector, the proposed Alaska pipeline could bypass the province depending on the outcome of an open season filed Friday by the main sponsors -- Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. and Irving, Texas-based Exxon-Mobil Corp.
The partners formally submitted their intention to solicit shipping commitments for the proposed pipeline to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the first time in Alaska history that a regulatory application has been filed for natural gas development on the North Slope.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Gov. hopeful 'troubled' by Parnell's gas line optimism
Gov. hopeful 'troubled' by Parnell's gas line optimism
Bill Walker, a Republican running for governor, issued a press release expressing dismay at Gov. Sean Parnell's refusal to veer from the current course in pursuit of a natural gas pipeline.
Walker rolled out his candidacy largely on a platform calling for the state to scrap its deal with TransCanada under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, and instead to invest its own money in a line straight from the North Slope to Valdez.
In Parnell's State of the State speech to lawmakers earlier Wednesday evening, he stood by the AGIA commitment and touted "significant progress."
Bill Walker, a Republican running for governor, issued a press release expressing dismay at Gov. Sean Parnell's refusal to veer from the current course in pursuit of a natural gas pipeline.
Walker rolled out his candidacy largely on a platform calling for the state to scrap its deal with TransCanada under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, and instead to invest its own money in a line straight from the North Slope to Valdez.
In Parnell's State of the State speech to lawmakers earlier Wednesday evening, he stood by the AGIA commitment and touted "significant progress."
Governor targets oil taxes, federal 'war' on Alaska: Government | adn.com
Governor targets oil taxes, federal 'war' on Alaska: Government | adn.com
Gov. Sean Parnell used his first State of the State speech Wednesday night to criticize the federal government and defend his proposals for oil company tax breaks and a big new college scholarship program based on grades rather than need.
The Republican governor's speech comes as many legislators in his own party say he's not doing nearly enough to reduce how much the state taxes oil company profits. Parnell is getting heat on the other side, too. Democrats say he's trying to give tax concessions to the oil industry that aren't needed.
Gov. Sean Parnell used his first State of the State speech Wednesday night to criticize the federal government and defend his proposals for oil company tax breaks and a big new college scholarship program based on grades rather than need.
The Republican governor's speech comes as many legislators in his own party say he's not doing nearly enough to reduce how much the state taxes oil company profits. Parnell is getting heat on the other side, too. Democrats say he's trying to give tax concessions to the oil industry that aren't needed.
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