ALBERTA TO CONDUCT GAS PIPELINE INQUIRY

Alberta's Energy Resources Conservation Board will conduct an inquiry into competing proposals to build natural gas pipelines to California but will make no recommendations. Energy Minister Rick Orman said ERCB will be instructed to hold only a fact finding inquiry and let markets decide development. Orman earlier had considered using the board to decide which competitor should be granted a gas export permit by Alberta.

Nov 4th, 1991
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