Crossing Borders The Approvals Needed to Move Alaska Gas Through Canada

No Alaska natural gas can physically cross the border into Canada without a handful of government agencies - in the United States and Canada - blessing the event. But getting government permission for the gas itself to leave Alaska and enter Canada on its way to Lower 48 markets will be a relative snap compared to the years-long ordeal to sanction construction of the proposed multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope. It's like the difference between issuing a hall pass to the school nurse's office vs. actually building the school.

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  • edx
  • energy
  • energy-data-exchange
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  • global
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  • pipelines
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  • white-paper
author Chad Rowan
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notes No Alaska natural gas can physically cross the border into Canada without a handful of government agencies - in the United States and Canada - blessing the event. But getting government permission for the gas itself to leave Alaska and enter Canada on its way to Lower 48 markets will be a relative snap compared to the years-long ordeal to sanction construction of the proposed multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope. It's like the difference between issuing a hall pass to the school nurse's office vs. actually building the school.
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title Crossing Borders The Approvals Needed to Move Alaska Gas Through Canada