Supports

Alaska Gov. Frank H. Murkowski told a legislative committee that he supports the state taking an equity position in the construction of a massive natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to the Lower 48 states. He also said Alaska’s three natural gas producers back the state having an equity stake in the line.

Alaska Gov. Frank H. Murkowski told a legislative committee last week that he supports the state taking an equity position in the construction of a massive natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to the Lower 48 states.

The governor of Wyoming sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Pinedale, WY, office last week conditionally supporting Questar’s proposed year-round Pinedale Anticline drilling program.

The governor of Wyoming sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Pinedale, WY, office this week conditionally supporting Questar’s proposed year-round Pinedale Anticline drilling program.

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) told FERC in an application last week that it believes the gas industry needs, and pipeline industry supports, a new gas research, development and demonstration (RD&D) surcharge on gas transported on interstate pipelines — albeit a much smaller one than the one that currently is in place.

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) told FERC in an application this week that it believes the gas industry needs, and pipeline industry supports, a new gas research, development and demonstration (RD&D) surcharge — albeit a much smaller one than the one that currently is in place. GTI is requesting that a 0.56-cent/Dth surcharge be added to interstate pipeline tariffs and levied on gas transportation starting in January. It amounts to an annual funding requirement of about $44 million.

If elected president, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-MA, would make a natural gas pipeline from Alaska a priority, but would limit lower 48 gas development on federal lands and offshore to areas that are currently open.

If elected president, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-MA, would make a natural gas pipeline from Alaska a priority, but would limit lower 48 gas development on federal lands and offshore to areas that are currently open.

A broad natural gas industry coalition said Thursday it supports FERC’s final rule imposing new quarterly financial reporting requirements on regulated gas pipelines, as well as electric companies and oil pipelines, but it believes the rule needs to go further.