Inuvik Petroleum Show, Church, Dome, Northern Gas Pipelines, Photo by Northern Gas PipelinesCBC by Hannah Thibedeau.  Canada sanctions Russia (and, we suspect Russian energy companies could be in US/Canadian gunsights.  -dh)

For over a decade the Inuvik Petroleum Show has provided participants with state-of-the-art information on northern projects, technology, and companies — with unparalleled Arctic industry networking opportunity.  Your author chaired the Arctic exploration section in 2002 and, in addition to the business aspects we heartily recommend attendance from a personal and cultural viewpoint (See more photos here).  (As noted in this Russian blog, reproduced from our archives, our reports are distributed far and wide.)  If you go, be sure to order the Inuvik version of "Surf & Turf" at a local restaurant: Arctic Char and Musk Ox!  More on this year's show in June….  -dh

Getting Gas to Alaskans: Advancing the Alaska LNG Project
 
Governor Sean Parnell, gas pipeline, lng, Photo by Dave HarbourAfter reaching historic alignment among the State of Alaska, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), the producers, and TransCanada, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) introduced Senate Bill 138, seeking public hearings and legislative approval of the necessary framework for Alaska to become an owner in the Alaska LNG Project. 
 
For the first time in Alaska’s history, all the necessary parties for a project are aligned, the Legislature has authorized the State to proceed with the other parties into the early engineering and design phase, and a clear path forward on a gasline has been initiated that can create thousands of jobs and fuel Alaskan homes and businesses. 
 
“As an owner in the Alaska LNG Project, Alaska will control her own destiny,” Governor Parnell said. “I appreciate the Legislature’s thorough review of SB 138, and I look forward to working with legislators in the future to get Alaska’s gas to Alaskans.”
 
With the passage of SB 138, the Alaska LNG Project now moves into the Pre-FEED (Pre-Front End Engineering and Design) phase – a half-billion-dollar commitment, spread across all parties, to further refine the engineering and cost challenges of the project.