THE BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT       For Immediate Release  Date: January 3, 2011  Contact: Nicholas Pardi, (202) 208-3985                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       BOEMRE Plans Meetings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for    Proposed 2012-2017 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program   New Public Comment Period Extends to March 31, 2011     WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced that it will hold a series of public scoping meetings in February 2011 on the Programmatic Environmental Impact [...]

Fairbanks News Miner Editorial: We hope for substantial progress toward construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope. Calgary Herald.  Pengrowth gas pipeline explosion in the area of Swan Hills, Alta., about 220 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. Alaska Engineer Blog.  The big story for 2011 will be the results of the 2010 open seasons. Each pipeline project (APP* and Denali) will complete and execute precedent agreements where shippers make long term commitments to ship gas. Prediction: With a little luck we’ll hear some positive news on these agreements before the Nenana ice goes [...]