Petroleum News.  The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is aiming to choose a private-sector partner for its Interior Energy Project at an upcoming meeting in January 2014.  The staff of the public corporation is “running parallel tracks,” according to Executive Director Ted Leonard.  … At the December meeting, the board heard presentations from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. and the Alaska Railroad Corp., as part of due diligence efforts.  … AIDEA is currently weighing turnkey proposals from MWH Americas Inc., Pentex Alaska Natural Gas Co. LLC and Spectrum Alaska LLC.