Reuters: Norway Arctic gas pipe must be privately funded - govt The commercial viability of the proposed 1,000 km pipeline, which could cost about 25 billion crowns ($4.2 billion) according to pipeline operator Gassco, also needs more thought before any decision can be made, Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe told reporters.   Minnesota Post: Gail Russell Chaddock Keystone XL oil pipeline ensnared in political gamesmanship Obama's move, and the previous one by Congress to graft the pipeline decision onto end-of-year legislation to extend the payroll tax cut [...]