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While it has been reported that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) wants to get a piece of Sempra Energy’s successful energy trading business, RBS might want to consider what the San Diego-based holding company has said previously: partnership is a possibility, but a sale is not.

It’s official and in writing. The Canadian government does not want to own a northern pipeline — and especially not one with a serious enough risk of losing money to make private investors hesitate.

It’s official and in writing. The Canadian government does not want to own a northern pipeline — and especially not one with a serious enough risk of losing money to make private investors hesitate.

Consultants who support Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski’s draft fiscal contract with a trio of producers that want to develop a pipeline to tap North Slope natural gas reserves held a press briefing Friday following a week when the deal came in for heavy criticism by consultants hired by the state legislature.

Alaska and a trio of oil companies that want to develop the state’s North Slope natural gas reserves have agreed on the “fiscal certainty” portion of a controversial draft contract for a $20 billion natural gas pipeline. Lawmakers, who have been reviewing the draft pipeline contract, now have a version that includes fiscal terms.

Alaska and a trio of oil companies that want to develop the state’s North Slope natural gas reserves have agreed on the “fiscal certainty” portion of a controversial draft contract for a $20 billion natural gas pipeline. Lawmakers, who have been reviewing the draft pipeline contract, now have a version that includes fiscal terms.

A pipeline to move gas from the North Slope to Lower 48 markets is “key to Alaska’s future” and “an issue all Alaskans want resolved,” Gov. Frank Murkowski told a joint session of the state’s legislature Wednesday.

Plenty of gas in storage and warmer temperatures on the way will make for happier days for natural gas consumers. Investors in the industry, however, might want to buckle their seatbelts and prepare for some unpleasantness as the market transitions through a light injection season on its way to another winter.

Plenty of gas in storage and warmer temperatures on the way will make for happier days for natural gas consumers. Investors in the industry, however, might want to buckle their seatbelts and prepare for some unpleasantness as the market transitions through a light injection season on its way to another winter.