Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin's (NGP Photo) Gas Pipeline ADN Opinion - Something extraordinary happened on April 30, 2010. The Alaska Pipeline Project (APP) initiated the first ever open season for North Slope natural gas. The open season is a stage in the development of a pipeline project where the pipeline company negotiates with potential shippers to determine the terms under which shipping commitments will be made to the project. These ... Your author is in Ojai with the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners, having served as Chairman of the organization's [...]