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Independent Furie Operating Alaska LLC has secured funding for the installation of the first new offshore natural gas production platform in Alaska’s Cook Inlet since 2000.

ConocoPhillips Alaska (COPA) has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to resume exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Kenai, AK, facility located in the Cook Inlet, according to an e-mail to the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) and other stakeholders.

Alaska’s Cook Inlet was thought to have been played out for natural gas development. However, recent promising producer activity there has moved the state to seek the reopening of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility for fear that without it there may not be a market for the potential gas.

Not enough excess natural gas is available in Alaska’s Cook Inlet to support liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to continue from the Kenai LNG Plant on the Kenai Peninsula, according to operator ConocoPhillips. The producer said it would allow the plant’s export license to expire on March 31. “For the future, ConocoPhillips will consider pursuing a new export authorization only if local gas needs are met, and there is sufficient gas for export,” the company stated. “ConocoPhillips still has the flexibility to resume operations and apply for a new export authorization if sufficient gas becomes available.” The plant was to be mothballed after selling LNG to Japan for more than 40 years, but operations were extended to meet the country’s increased demand for gas following the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant (see Daily GPI, Aug. 21, 2012). Separately, developing a large-scale LNG export facility is now a key component of Alaska’s plans to commercialize North Slope gas reserves (see Daily GPI, Dec. 12, 2012).

Total SA wants to cook up some new deals in the U.S. shale patch, either through more joint ventures (JV) or on its own, a top executive said Wednesday.

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has agreed on a right-of-way (ROW) for a proposed pipeline to carry natural gas from the North Slope to the state’s Cook Inlet region.

Macquarie Cook Energy LLC and Constellation Energy Commodities Group Inc.(CECG) have urged FERC to grant their request for a 90-day waiver of capacity release rules so the companies can complete the first part of the sale of the Constellation trading group to Macquarie on or about Feb. 23. The companies asked the Commission to put aside for later discussion Dominion’s petition for a policy review regarding waivers.

Macquarie Cook Energy LLC and Constellation Energy Commodities Group Inc.(CECG) have urged FERC to grant their request for a 90-day waiver of capacity release rules so the companies can complete the first part of the sale of the Constellation trading group to Macquarie on or about Feb. 23. The companies asked the Commission to put aside for later discussion Dominion’s petition for a policy review regarding waivers.

NGC Corp. has replaced a combination of Vastar, Washington GasLight and Cook Inlet Energy Supply in managing the natural gassupply, transportation and storage for the City of Richmond, VA.