Alaska Dispatch by Rena Delbridge.  The state’s AGIA coordinator, Mark Myers (NGP Photo-r), filled a House Finance subcommittee in on his office’s work so far facilitating the state’s permitting and public relations end of gasline prep.

Part of the deal under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act was that the state would appoint a coordinator, modeled under the federal coordinator’s (Larry Persily-NGP Photo-l) office established by the U.S. Congress to bring the alphabet soup of permitting and regulatory agencies onto the same page.
 
Press Trust of India.  A US Senator today urged President Barack Obama, to stay focused on the need to increase domestic energy production as the country transitions to alternative energy sources.  Mark Begich (NGP Photo-r), US Senator from Alaska, wrote a letter to the President, after Obama told a White House media briefing that America’s energy future is a combination of old and new approaches including, "can we identify opportunities to increase our oil and natural gas production in a way that is environmentally sustainable? And that should be part of a package with our development of clean energy."  "I wanted to capitalise on your comments to underscore three issues vital to meeting America’s energy needs: support for an Alaska natural gas pipeline project, increase offshore energy development and reasonable federal tax policy to encourage more domestic energy production," Begich wrote.
 
Calgary Herald.  Canada ranks low on shale gas index.Shale gas is proving to be a tough, and competitive nut to crack, according to a new Thompson Reuters index of shale gas producers that ranks the top 20 companies looking to exploit what many are touting as next big gas frontier.

 

Alaskans For an All Alaska Gas Pipeline have plenty of ideas for how to spend other peoples’ money on pipedreams.

 

Canadians have characters, too: CBC has obtained a copy of the search warrant executed last month on Wiebo Ludwig’s farm near Hythe, Alta., in connection with the investigation into the bombing of natural gas pipeline sites in B.C.

Canadian and US reports for reference of NGP readers:

Mackenzie Valley Gas Conversion Feasibility Study
As a result of the proposed Mackenzie Valley Gas Pipeline (MGP), the Government of the. Northwest Territories (GNWT) started the process of evaluating …
The Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Status and Current Policy
CRS-13 Canadian matters that could affect an Alaska natural gas pipeline include the Mackenzie Valley pipeline; TransCanada’s certification; the Alberta …