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Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski met face to face Wednesday in Houston with the CEOs of the three big North Slope producers — BP, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips — to negotiate terms of a North Slope natural gas pipeline contract, which he wants in place by this fall.

In an apparent move to have a deal in place before the end of the year, Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski on Wednesday assigned Jim Clark, his chief of staff, to focus only on developing the North Slope natural gas pipeline project.

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski, who also chairs the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), said that a special task force of the commission and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners will study ways to enhance the ability of utility companies to enter long-term natural gas marketing agreements to spur development of the long-proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski, who also chairs the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), said that a special task force of the commission and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners will study ways to enhance the ability of utility companies to enter long-term natural gas marketing agreements to spur development of the long-proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski said last week he expects to have a contract in place within the next few months between the state, a producer group and a pipeline company to build the long-anticipated Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski said Monday he expects to have a contract in place within the next few months between the state, a producer group and a pipeline company to build the long-anticipated Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Calling the construction of a natural gas pipeline “our greatest prospect for new jobs and prosperity,” Gov. Frank Murkowski told Alaskans Wednesday he expected to be able to soon deliver to the legislature one or more Stranded Gas contracts by applicants seeking to build pipelines to tap the state’s huge gas resources.

Calling the construction of a natural gas pipeline “our greatest prospect for new jobs and prosperity,” Gov. Frank Murkowski told Alaskans Wednesday he expected to be able to soon to deliver to the legislature one or more Stranded Gas contracts by applicants seeking to build pipelines to tap the state’s huge gas resources.

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski said Thursday that the state has received a proposal from Alaska’s three top natural gas producers — BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil — to build a long-line gas pipeline from the prolific North Slope region to the Lower 48 states.