Alaska gas project faces Canadian obstacle

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Energy Int.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5264840

McIntyre, H

The Alaska Highway pipeline from Prudhoe Bay will cross Canada, with possible linking near Whitehorse to a Canadian pipeline, and split into two lines at Caroline, north of Calgary, before heading for the California coast and the Midwest. Subsidiary ownership of the pipelines and engineering details are reviewed briefly. One financing plan proposing to ship Canadian gas into the southern legs to finance the northern stretches of pipeline has run into difficulty. Preliminary agreement had been made when the Canadian government imposed a 30% price increase on gas crossing the border, reduced the annual minimum throughput by one third, and is now considering an export tax. American utilities have lost some enthusiasm for the project, but pipeline proponents hope to have gas flowing by the mid 1980s. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 5264840
• Journal Information: Energy Int.; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Int.; (United States) Vol. 17:8; ISSN ENEIB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALASKA GAS PIPELINE
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
CONSTRUCTION
ECONOMICS
FINANCING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
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