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Wyo. OKs possible $300M state pipeline investment

Wyoming's top statewide elected officials on Thursday gave the Treasurer's Office authority to negotiate a $300-million state investment in a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cut across several states.

Gas pipeline project faces 'fierce' competition

An energy consultant says a proposed North Slope natural gas pipeline will have to control costs to compete with supplies in the Lower 48.

Turkey, EU countries sign gas pipeline deal

European countries on Monday sealed an important agreement aimed at diversifying the continent's energy sources — but their pipeline project to bring natural gas from Central Asia and the Middle East to Europe can't entirely break Russia's dominance.

$10B deal would ship gas from Africa to Europe

Nigeria's state oil company says that Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to create a $10 billion trans-Saharan gas pipeline to ship gas to Europe.

Alaska lawmakers question gas line's economics

Alaska's decades-long efforts to build a natural gas pipeline to deliver gas to the Lower 48 looks better than ever.

Russian PM casts doubt over US$9.4bn pipeline

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested Wednesday that Russia might call off construction of the Europe-bound Nord Stream natural gas pipeline unless Europe offers more support for the project.

Lawmakers award gas line license to TransCanada

Alaska lawmakers approved a state license Friday for TransCanada Corp. to pursue construction of a natural gas pipeline, ending a decades-long battle to open up 4.5 billion cubic feet of North Slope natural gas daily for use in North American markets.

Alaska House OKs gas pipeline license

The Alaska State House of Representatives has approved a state license for a Canadian company to pursue a natural gas pipeline project that could unlock 4.5 billion cubic feet of North Slope gas reserves daily.

Alaska Now Has 2 Gas Pipeline Proposals

For decades, Alaska has unsuccessfully pursued a pipeline project that would ship natural gas to U.S. markets to power homes and business. After years of failure and frustration, suddenly there are a pair of viable proposals on the drawing board.

Palin Rejects ConocoPhillips Gas Line

Gov. Sarah Palin has turned down a natural gas pipeline proposal submitted by ConocoPhillips, her office said Thursday.

Alaska Gov. to Push for Pipeline Deal

Gov. Frank Murkowski won't head into retirement quietly. Murkowski plans to call state lawmakers into a new session to push through what would be the defining act of his term: A contract setting the terms to build a $25 billion North Slope natural gas pipeline.

Bush Urges Alaska on Natural Gas Pipeline

The Bush administration is pressuring state lawmakers to pass legislation that would advance a proposed multibillion dollar natural gas pipeline.

Putin Commits to Gas Supplies for China

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans Tuesday to step up energy supplies to China with a gas pipeline opening within five years, but there was no word of an agreement to build a separate pipeline sought by Beijing to deliver Siberian oil to China.

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Iran warns India on gas pipeline
Source: BBC News

Iran's ambassador in India says Delhi must decide soon on a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline deal or else they will talk to other countries.

Peace pipeline at last
Source: The Dawn Media Group

There is little good news these days, but perhaps we should not despair. Iran and Pakistan have signed a deal to construct a gas pipeline that had been on the cards since 1995, notwithstanding the numerous turns and twists in negotiations.

4th pipeline blast in B.C. investigated
Source: Vancouver Sun

There has been another pipeline explosion in northeast British Columbia, the RCMP said Monday.

Questions Remain on Palin's Gas Pipeline Contract
Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Although Gov. Sarah Palin deserves credit for tackling tough issues, her actions do not live up to her rhetoric.

B.C. pipeline attacks raise spectre of terrorism
Source: Financial Post

In Dawson Creek and Tomslake, the gas development boom has been welcomed by many ranchers, who see the pipelines as benign sources of revenue on their land. Many others have watched industry move into their rural backyards with a growing sense of anger.

Rethinking U.S. opposition to Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline
Source: Reuters

Among the more daring recommendations in a new report by the Pakistan Policy Working Group, a bipartisan group of American experts on U.S.-Pakistan relations, is that the United States should eventually reconsider its opposition to a proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline project.

Moo
Source: The New York Times

They reward failure in the Last Frontier state. In that sense, it's not unlike like Wall Street's treatment of C.E.O.'s who run companies into the ground.

Italian Foreign Minister urges for EU common energy strategy
Source: People's Daily Online

People' Daily Online reported on September 9, 2008, "The European Union needs a common energy strategy and members state must be united when striking bilateral accords with countries like Russia, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Monday."

International Analyst Network--Great powers brinkmanship & Kosovo
Source: analyst-network.com

One of the main characteristics of the ongoing Kosovo status culminations is that the Western-USA led policy has as a direct consequence the empowerment of Moscow's reach in the heart of the Balkans.

Estonian Foreign Minister wants Russia-Germany gas pipeline to run on land
Source: Uutiset - HS.fi

Estonia says that it is opposed to Russia's plans to build an undersea gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea to Germany - primarily for environmental reasons, as the Baltic has been declared an especially sensitive sea area.

Myanmar - The geopolitical stakes of 'Saffron Revolution'
Source: atimes.com

Myanmar's (Burma )misguided policies have released runaway inflation (>35%), and massive price increases in food and gasoline in a country where 50% of the population spends 70% of their income on food.

Ukraine gas pipeline hit by blast
Source: BBC News

A blast has destroyed a section of one of the main gas pipelines in Ukraine exporting Russian gas to Europe, Ukraine's emergencies ministry says. It says about 30m (98ft) of the Urenhoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline was damaged by the explosion.

Ukraine gas pipeline hit by blast
Source: BBC News

A blast has destroyed a section of one of the main gas pipelines in Ukraine exporting Russian gas to Europe, Ukraine's emergencies ministry says.

FBI raids help set agenda in Juneau
Source: adn.com: Alaska

An unfinished gas pipeline deal, rising health care and education costs, and a bipartisan call for revising the legislative ethics laws -- Alaska's lawmakers return to the capital this week to begin tackling these and other issues in a four-month session that starts Tuesday.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Russia signs gas deal with China
Source: BBC News

Russia and China sitting under a tree...Needless to say, relations between the two [insert type of government here] countries is getting more sexy

OhmyNews article on how to solve the crisis with North Korea
Source: Ohmynews International

This article helps to understand some of the history and the present situation of how the energy crisis North Korea is facing can be solved in a way that will lead to a peaceful and economically viable future.

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