Fairbanks  News Miner/AP.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) on Wednesday set new benchmarks for progress on a major natural gas pipeline project in Alaska and urged lawmakers to act this year on legislation to change the state's oil tax structure.  In his fourth State of the State address, Parnell told a joint session of the Legislature that he wants the companies involved in advancing a long-hoped-for gas line project to settle on a concept by Feb. 15.  (See text: Governor's State-of-the-State speech.)  ...  Max Buxton story.  When it came to [...]