Japanese consortium scouting Alaska LNG project – Sean Parnell, Japan, LNG, Alaska Natural Gas, arctic pipeline, Photo by Dave HarbourAlaska Dispatch – As part of the decades-long quest for Alaska to get its vast reserves of North Slope natural gas to market through a pipeline, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP photo)  is currently visiting Asia on the eve of an expected announcement involving Alaska’s major oil and …

Parnell in Asia Promoting Alaska Natural Gas -KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska – FAIRBANKS — As the state nears what is expected to be a major announcement on the future of a large-diameter natural gas line for foreign export, Governor Sean Parnell announced he’s on an economic trade mission to Japan and South Korea to promote the …

Chinese pipeline leaders invite Calgary dealmakers – Calgary Herald – By Dan Healing. Two branches of China National Petroleum Corp. were front and centre … China plans to more than double its 93,000 kilometres of oil and gas pipelines over the next decade and Canada’s …

Homer News/ADN by McKibben Jackinsky. First there was a bad fishing season. Then, a series of destructive storms hit the Kenai Peninsula and other portions of Southcentral Alaska, resulting in Gov. Sean Parnell declaring a state disaster. Now, Apache Corp. has called a "pause" in its Ninilchik-based three-dimensional seismic work, halting a much-needed economic boost locals welcomed. Apache’s area of oil and gas exploration include leases of approximately 850,000 onshore acres, tidal acres and offshore in the Cook Inlet Basin. The decision to call a time-out in the related seismic work is due to a lack of necessary permits, said Lisa Parker, manager of Apache’s government relations.