Murkowski: Interim Point Thomson ruling good for Alaska gas line

02/09/2009
Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Thomas E. Irwin’s interim conditional decision to let leaseholders drill on two expired tracts this winter is good news for the Alaska natural gas pipeline project, US Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alas.) said on Jan. 28.Point Thomson field holds about 25% of the Alaskan North Slope’s 35 tcf of proved gas reserves and is significant to plans for a large-diameter pipeline to the Lower 48 states, Murkowski said. Disagreements between lessees and the state on how best to produce the estimated 9 tcf of gas there have complicated negotiations to build the pipeline, Murkowski explained.“Now that we are seeing positive steps toward resolving these...

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