Vowing

The Alberta government and natural gas producers are vowing to stop TransCanada Corp.’s Nova pipeline network from growing like a weed far beyond the province at their expense.

As a partner in the Mackenzie Gas Project, ConocoPhillips Canada is vowing to make the frozen northern pipeline go ahead if the hibernating Canadian regulatory apparatus revives to make an approval decision. Kevin Meyers, president of the subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, told for reporters at its Calgary head office that Canadian arctic supplies still have a good chance to beat Alaskan gas to markets in the Lower 48.

As a partner in the Mackenzie Gas Project, ConocoPhillips Canada is vowing to make the frozen northern pipeline go ahead if the hibernating Canadian regulatory apparatus revives to make an approval decision. Kevin Meyers, president of the subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, told for reporters at its Calgary head office that Canadian arctic supplies still have a good chance to beat Alaskan gas to markets in the Lower 48.

Vowing to reduce her state’s carbon footprint, a refrain ringing throughout the West these days, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire May 4 signed a new climate change law (SB 6001). The new statute sets enforceable limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric generation plants, and it is expected to boost the development of natural gas-fired and renewable energy generation. Power plant fuel restrictions kick in next summer.

Vowing to reduce her state’s carbon footprint, a refrain ringing throughout the West these days, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire last Friday signed a new climate change law (SB 6001). The new statute sets enforceable limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric generation plants, and it is expected to boost the development of natural gas-fired and renewable energy generation.

Vowing to take a cooperative approach, Enbridge Inc. announced plans last week to submit an application to the state of Alaska to compete for a commercial agreement to build and operate the 750-mile in-state portion of the Alaska Highway Pipeline Project from Prudhoe Bay to the Alaska-Yukon border.