Calgary Herald by Licia Corbella. Do the NDP have any idea how important oil and gas are to this country’s economy? Energy stocks make up almost one-third of the listings on the TSX. Fully 44 per cent of the more than 100,000 jobs generated by the oilsands are outside of Alberta, with Ontario and Quebec — the heart of Canadian manufacturing — the largest beneficiaries. And Alberta’s energy industry makes this province the largest per capita contributors of equalization payments to Ottawa — by far.
CBC News. PetroChina buys rest of Athabasca oil project
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) announced its office relocation to 3301 C Street, Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska effective December 27, 2011.
Petroleum News by Wesley Loy. Congressional budget cutters have come down hard 
on the small federal agency created to expedite permitting and construction of an Alaska natural gas pipeline. In the consolidated appropriations act, H.R. 2055, that President Obama signed Dec. 23, the coordinator’s office received $1 million for fiscal year 2012, which runs through next September. The agency received about $4 million in each of the two preceding budget years, Larry Persily (NGP Photo), the federal coordinator, told Petroleum News. It means Persily now must take steps to cut the agency’s expenses and its 11-person staff, which is split between Washington, D.C., and Anchorage.
Alaska Dispatch by Amanda Coyne. Rumors from Fairbanks to Anchorage are flying about some sort of imminent announcement by the big three oil companies operating in Alaska — Exxon Mobil, BP and ConocoPhillips — involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a pipeline to Cook Inlet or Prince William Sound.
Vancouver Sun by Dave Cooper. Enbridge estimates that Gateway will create 62,700 person-years of construction employment worth $4.3 billion in labour-related income throughout the Canadian economy.
Kitimat Northern Sentinal. On the same day opponents of the controversial Keystone pipeline were celebrating the Obama administration’s decision to put the project on hold, BC Premier Christy Clark was on CBC radio warbling about the bright future for Kitimat thanks to liquid natural gas (LNG) exports.
Pakistan Daily Times, By Ijaz Kakakhel ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Sub–committee on Cabinet Secretariat on Monday was informed that the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) has 0.9 million pending application for natural gas connections and every one demanded …
Calgary Herald by Mario Toneguzzi. Greg Hart says the company manufactures products for a number of different areas. Everything from mattresses to upholstery to packaging for the oil and gas industry to cleaning pipelines.
ChicoER.com/AP. A federal judge moved today to block California from enforcing its first-in-the-nation mandate for cleaner, low-carbon fuels, saying the rules favor biofuels produced in the state. * Environmental Leader: Judge Blocks Low-Carbon Fuel Rules—the Consumer Energy Alliance said the proposed rules would raise business costs in California.
Formal comments on the EPA’s Maximum Achievable Control Technology from Anne Smith can be found here. The EPA finalized the rule on December 21, 2011. It will impact more than coal-fired boilers, as it also contains operability and best practices standards. You can find the EPA’s announcement here. Craig Rucker of the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow criticized the new rule in Watts Up With That on Dec. 26. -AG
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