July 31, 2015 - Northern Gas Pipelines

7-31-15

Petroleum News by Alan Bailey. A July 17 application by BP to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for amendments to area injection orders for the Prudhoe Bay field marks a critical step toward the possibility of building a major gas pipeline for the export of natural gas from the North Slope. The application requests approval for an increase in the maximum amount of gas that can be withdrawn from the field and approval to inject additional carbon dioxide into the field reservoir. Although huge quantities of natural gas [...]

7-30-15 Murkowski’s Senate Energy Committee Votes to Lift Crude Export Ban and Allow State OCS Revenue Sharing

TONIGHT: YOU READ IT HERE FIRST! The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed major bills Thursday on lifting the crude oil export ban and its broad energy package. The oil export bill would also increase offshore drilling and provide revenue sharing for neighboring states. It passed 12-10, along party lines. "It's the result of collaborative efforts by members of this committee to boost offshore development, allow revenue sharing for coastal producing states and lift the outdated ban on crude exports," Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chairwoman of the panel, said of the [...]