Radio Keni by Joe Nicks.  The race for governor continues to attract more attention, especially with the resignation of Sarah  Palin this summer. One candidate who actually announced his intent to run prior to the Palin resignation is Democrat Bob Poe (NGP Photo). Poe was at Industry Appreciation Days in Kenai to get his name out to the public.  One topic we discussed was future natural gas. We asked him if he has a new solution for a natural gas pipeline, or, if he wants to work with the current proposals. He stated that the AGIA plan and the Denali plan would both have an open season in 2010. He wants to see what happens with these open seasons. If these open seasons are unsuccessful, then, the state needs to start discussing a pre-build, where a line is built to Delta Junction. From Delta Junction, a line could go to Alberta, Valdez or south-central Alaska. He does feels, though, that the state needs to start getting gas to a market, and stop waiting on others to make decisions for the state.

Denali-The Alaska Gas Pipeline has filed its August status report with FERC (Project Map Below).Detailed Denali Map

This and other documents entered into the docket can be accessed via FERC’s eLibrary.   See 

 

 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20426
 
Re: Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline LLC
PF08-26-000
August 2009 Monthly Status Report
 
Dear Secretary Bose:
On June 25, 2008 the Commission issued an Approval of the Pre-filing Process Request for Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline LLC (Denali), as filed under the above referenced docket. Pursuant to Section 157.21(f)(6) of the Commission’s regulations, Denali hereby submits its monthly status report for August 2009. During this reporting period, Denali continued actively working to advance our Alaska gas pipeline project and prepare to initiate an open season during 2010.
 
Denali continued its commercial activities in August in preparation for the open seasons it plans to conduct in Alaska and Canada in 2010. These activities included preparations for discussions with potential shippers and compilation of the information required for the Alaska open season application to FERC. Denali continued to progress engineering and technical work to include analysis of pinch point alternatives in Canada, assessment of modes of construction for the pipeline route and work on the cost estimate.
 
August 2009 Activities.
 
Denali continues to progress its Public Participation Plan. In August a number of meetings were held with Alaska native and Canadian aboriginal representatives and also met with officials with the City of Delta Junction. Denali agreed to host an informational meeting in Delta Junction on September 30 for area landowners in and near the pipeline corridor.
 
August 3-7, 2009 – Under contract to Denali, field survey specialists from Northern Land Use Research (NLUR), a Fairbanks Alaska-based cultural resource consulting firm, conducted a cultural resource
(archeological) evaluation of Denali’s proposed Gas Treatment Plant (GTP) site location and adjacent areas on the North Slope.
 
August 11, 2009 – Denali representatives met in Anchorage with staff from FERC and the Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC) and provided an update on the overall progress of the project. In addition, Denali conducted a demonstration of the project’s Google Earth and Immersive Video technology as applied to Denali’s pipeline route alignment.
 
August 14, 2009 – Denali representatives met in Prudhoe Bay with staff from FERC and the OFC to provide an orientation tour of Denali’s activities proposed in the Prudhoe Bay area, including the proposed GTP site location(s), West Dock, the West Dock Staging Area, the PUT-23 material site (gravel extraction area) and access road locations proposed for the GTP.
 

August 21, 2009 – Denali representatives met in Anchorage with the Alaska Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gas Pipeline Manager and staff to discuss terms and conditions proposed by the BLM for a Temporary Land Use (TUP) Permit to be issued to Denali.
 
August 28, 2009 – Denali representatives met in Anchorage with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and OFC to discuss a recent proposed change in the Corps position regarding the width of a wetlands survey corridor for Denali in Alaska. Denali suggested that this wetlands assessment corridor width increase was excessive and provided rationale to support its position. During the August 28 meeting, the participants agreed on a way forward to resolve this issue.
 
Should you have any questions concerning any of these activities, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 907-865-4733.
 
Sincerely,
Steve Findlay
Vice-President Regulatory Affairs and
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Cc: Drue Pearce, Federal Coordinator