In The Pipe: State of Alaska to Increase Oversight of North Slope Oil and Gas

October 2006

VOLUME 4 ISSUE 10

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Senate Bill Directs DOE Feasibility Study on Dedicated Ethanol Pipelines
Before Congress adjourned for elections, Senators Harkin (D-IA) and Lugar (R-IN) introduced a bill that would direct the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct a study on the feasibility of constructing a dedicated pipeline system to transport ethanol from the Midwest to other regions.
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State of Alaska to Increase Oversight of North Slope Oil and Gas
Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski announced the creation of a new state agency to oversee oil and gas infrastructure in Alaska. The new agency is called the Lease Monitoring and Engineering Integrity Coordinating Office.
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Homeland Security Rule Issued for Critical Infrastructure Information
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued their final rule on their document “Procedures for Handling Critical Infrastructure Information.” The DHS rule finalizes the document that governs the receipt, validation, handling, storage, marking, and use of such information voluntarily submitted to DHS.
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State of Alaska to Increase Oversight of North Slope Oil and Gas

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski announced the creation of a new state agency to oversee oil and gas infrastructure in Alaska. The new agency, called the Lease Monitoring and Engineering Integrity Coordinating Office, will oversee oil-field operations to ensure that oil companies are complying with the safety requirements written into their state leases.

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