Natural gas

25 June 2007 -- Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly and the Italian energy company, ENI, recently announced plans for a new pipeline under the Black Sea to Bulgaria and on to Italy. The multi-billion-dollar project will further extend Gazprom's reach into western European markets.    » read more »

June 12, 2007 -- Kentucky Attorney General Stumbo today filed documents challenging a request by Columbia Gas for a $12.6 million increase in its rates. In a case pending before the Kentucky Public Service Commission, the Attorney General maintains that the company should receive no more than $1.3 million.    » read more »

June 6, 2007, Fairbanks, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today held a ceremonial signing of the bill commemorating passage of the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell, distinguished legislators and guests, along with members of the gasline team were present for the ceremonial signing which took place at the Fox Visitor Center, along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.    » read more »

05/18/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today sent the attached letter to the US Maritime Administration disapproving BHP Billiton's application for the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port off the Ventura County Coast. Additionally, the Governor released the following statement.    » read more »

May 11, 2007, Juneau, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today applauds the passage of the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) and the incredible teamwork on behalf of the State of Alaska to create the best possible piece of legislation that will benefit Alaskans.    » read more »

08 May 2007 -- Ukraine's top prosecutor says negligence caused Monday's rupture of the natural gas pipeline that supplies Russian gas to Europe.

Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun said Tuesday that sinking ground led to a break in the pipeline. He said officials should have been able to spot the natural changes and shore up the pipeline. He said a similar blast occurred in the same location in 2003.

The explosion south of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, near the village of Luka, tore up about 30 meters of the pipeline and hurled debris.    » read more »

Alaska Governor Palin Calls for Open and Transparent AGIA Process to Continue Gasline Team Not Negotiating with Legislators behind Closed Doors

May 7, 2007, Juneau, Alaska – This evening, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and gasline team members refuted comments made this morning that there have been private meetings between the Governor’s natural gas pipeline team and a newly-formed legislative working group.    » read more »

May 7, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC - A CD archive of nearly two decades of research from the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is now available. The compiled research and development (R&D) reports chronicle work carried out during the 1980s and 1990s that played a vital role in helping to meet the nation's growing demand for natural gas.    » read more »

07 May 2007 -- Specialists from the International Energy Agency and Oxford University Monday told a Washington forum that despite European Union efforts to diversify sources, Russia's Gazprom is likely to retain its dominant position in supplying gas to Western Europe. VOA's Barry Wood reports.

Nicholas Van Agt from the Paris-based IEA says Gazprom is opposed to a European Union backed plan to build a gas pipeline across the Caspian Sea that would bring Turkman and Kazakh gas to Turkey and Western Europe.    » read more »

AGIA Team Discusses Must-Haves, Introduces Consultants, Releases White Paper and Prepares for Producer Media Blitz

May 3, 2007, Juneau, Alaska – Members of the State’s AGIA team held a press conference today to discuss AGIA’s must-haves and introduce natural gas pipeline experts who serve as consultants to the State of Alaska.    » read more »

May 1, 2007 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today released the "Michigan Energy Appraisal: Summer 2007." The appraisal, published since 1978, reviews the projected prices and availability of energy in Michigan over the summer months.    » read more »