Q.  Are gas-short Anchorage utilities considering import of CNG from British Columbia until new long time supplies can be secured?

A.  Looks like one of several feasible alternatives.

CBC News.  Trucks from Irving Oil and Heritage Gas will start delivering compressed natural gas to factories and universities throughout the Maritimes without close access to pipeline infrastructure later this year.  The nearest pipeline to Acadia University is more than 100 kilometres away. So for now, its boiler room runs on bunker C oil at a cost of more than $2 million per year.  Marcel Falkenham, the school’s facilities manager, said bringing in natural gas could save the university up to 30 per cent on its heating bill.  ….  (more)