Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who plans to introduce the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) to the state legislature Friday, wants the state to gift the pipeline builder with up to $500 million to begin the project. The gift would allow the state to shoulder some of the risk for the project, she said.
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Kelliher: Palin’s Proposal is ‘Best Hope’ for Alaska Gas Pipeline
FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher Monday said he backed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s new proposal to bring about the construction of the long-awaited natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to the Lower 48 states.
AK Gov. Palin Outlines New North Slope Pipe Plan
Taking a hard line on Alaska’s long-term energy plan, newly elected Republican Gov. Sarah Palin said last Wednesday in her State of the State address that her “primary” energy focus is to get a natural gas pipeline serving the North Slope off of the drawing board and into service. In order to do that, she said the state will offer potential pipeline developers a package of incentives, including state funds.
AK Gov. Palin Outlines New North Slope Pipe Plan
Taking a hard line on Alaska’s long-term energy plan, newly elected Republican Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday in her State of the State address that her “primary” energy focus is to get a natural gas pipeline serving the North Slope off of the drawing board and into service. She added that the state also needs to ramp-up the development of its energy resources.