China announced a 25 percent tariff on LNG imports from the U.S.
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AK: There and back again, one man’s journey from China to Alaska
Yingdi Wang has been Alaska’s trade representative in China for nearly two decades.
Feds ask Alaska LNG to hire contractor to help with project permitting
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a letter to the state, requesting that it pay for a third-party contractor to help with federal review of the project.
Legislators quiz Alaska LNG project managers on progress
State-led Alaska gasline project leaders confident on progress, minimize tariff impact during legislative update.
With Permanent Fund draw, higher oil prices bring Alaska closer to a balanced budget
About $72-per-barrel is the break-even point to close the state’s budget gap.
State is one step closer to getting a gas pipeline, but not the one the Walker administration wants
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put out a draft of the final environmental review of the in-state gas pipeline project.
New Alaska regs require oil and gas wells anchor below permafrost
The change in regulation comes after a BP well failed last year; the company blamed it on thawing permafrost causing uneven pressure on the well.
U.S. Supreme Court will hear Alaskan’s case challenging federal authority again
The issue at the core of the Sturgeon case is a fight over control of rivers in Alaska.
Alaska’s China trade mission wraps up with no big gasline news
Gov. Walker and the delegation met with Sinopec, the state-owned oil and gas company that could be a partner for the gasline. But the company’s president said there was a lot more work to be done on the project than originally imagined.
After ending trade talks in D.C. with an agreement to buy, China finds Alaska looking to sell
China’s top economic adviser returned from a week of trade talks in Washington, D.C. to find Alaska on his doorstep in Beijing.