A spat over formalities has escalated into open feuding between Ottawa’s Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) Office and the Northwest Territories-based environmental and socioeconomic Joint Review Panel for Canada’s C$16.2 billion (US$15.4 billion) arctic natural gas pipeline project. The result is a potential postponement of a report that the National Energy Board (NEB) needs to complete the final regulatory ruling, which was promised by the end of this month after almost six years of project reviews.
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Provincial Feud Could Delay Approval of Arctic Pipeline Project
A spat over formalities has escalated into open feuding between Ottawa’s Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) Office and the Northwest Territories-based environmental and socioeconomic Joint Review Panel for Canada’s C$16.2 billion (US$15.4 billion) arctic natural gas pipeline project. The result is a potential postponement of a report that the National Energy Board (NEB) needs in order to complete the final regulatory ruling, which was promised by the end of this month after almost six years of project reviews.
GOP Plans for Wednesday Conference on Broad Energy Bill
The mood on Capitol Hill last week was cautiously upbeat as the feuding tax writers made headway on the disputed items in the multi-billion dollar tax package of the broad energy bill, prompting widespread reports that a final conference vote on the legislation was likely to occur this week. By late Friday, however, Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the conference committee, had not formally scheduled a vote.
Capitol Hill Mood Upbeat on Energy Bill; Outlook for Alaska Gas Subsidies Not Good
The mood on Capitol Hill Wednesday was cautiously upbeat as reports circulated that the feuding tax writers had made some headway on the disputed items in the multi-billion dollar tax package of the broad energy bill, prompting some aides and legislative analysts to venture that a final conference vote on the legislation could occur next week.