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gas pipelines stories: 10 news summaries

 Rift Widens Between 
 Palin, New Senator  

His frustration at project delays is 'uninformed,' officials say

Jun 4, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's relationships with junior Sen. Mark Begich and her predecessor in the governor's office just keep getting testier and testier, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Both Begich and former Gov. Frank Murkowski have complained of late that a proposed gas pipeline from Alaska to the rest of the country... More »

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Alaska • Democrat • Denali • governor • gas pipelines • Sarah Palin • Mark Begich

 Surveyors Find Sunken  
 WWI Battleship  

Danton in top condition deep under Mediterranean

Feb 19, 09 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A French battleship famously sunk by Germans in World War I has been found in “extraordinary” condition on the Mediterranean Sea floor, the BBC reports. A geosciences firm came upon the Danton while surveying the waters between Italy and Algeria for a planned gas pipeline, set to be diverted... More »

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France • shipwreck • history • Mediterranean Sea • World War I • navy • gas pipelines

Russia, Ukraine Reach Natural Gas Agreement

Russian gas to resume gas exports today

Jan 18, 09 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Russian gas will resume flowing into Ukraine’s domestic market today after the two countries settled their frosty dispute, the New York Times reports. As is customary for Western Europe, Kiev will now pay Moscow rates tied to the price of oil, but will receive a 20% discount, unlike Gazprom’... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Ukraine • Yulia Tymoshenko • natural gas • gas pipelines

 EU Strikes Deal to End 
 Russian Gas Freeze

Thousands of eastern Europeans left in the cold by Russia-Ukraine dispute

Jan 9, 09 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Gas could be flowing back to a frozen Europe within days after Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed yesterday to an EU-brokered plan to have independent observers monitor pipelines, the Guardian reports. Russia cut off all its gas supplies via Ukraine Wednesday over a pricing dispute, leaving hundreds of thousands scrambling... More »

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Russia • gas • European Union • Gazprom • Ukraine • natural gas • Balkans • gas pipelines

 EU Faces Crisis as 
 Russia Cuts Off Gas 

Spat with Ukraine leaves half of continent short of fuel

Jan 6, 09 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - European nations from Austria to Greece lost most or all of their gas supplies today, as a showdown between Russia and Ukraine imperiled the entire continent. Last night Gazprom, the Russian state gas company, cut its supply by 60% to punish Ukraine for allegedly stealing fuel that should flow through... More »

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Russia • gas • Vladimir Putin • Austria • Bulgaria • Gazprom • Ukraine • shortage • natural gas • gas pipelines

Russia Stops Supplying Gas to Ukraine

Europe worried about supply disruptions if dispute continues

Jan 1, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Russia's gas export monopoly has cut off Ukraine's supply over a contract dispute, and has boosted European supply to head off worries about reliability, Reuters reports. The EU gets 20% of its gas from Ukrainian pipelines. Kiev has already tapped the country's reserves, and maintaining the pressure in the supply... More »

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Russia • gas • European Union • Europe • Ukraine • oil supply • oil reserves • gas pipelines

 Economy May Tank 
 Palin's $30B Pipeline 

Governor's much-touted initiative could be derailed as gas, oil prices fall

Nov 19, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A sour economy and tumbling oil prices might sink Sarah Palin’s oft-touted Alaskan natural-gas pipeline, the Wall Street Journal reports. Low prices and increased natural-gas production in the lower 48 are causing energy companies to reconsider the $30 billion project. Without the revenue-generating pipeline, Alaskans who depend on the... More »

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oil • Alaska • Exxon • ConocoPhillips • natural gas • gas pipelines • Sarah Palin • economic downturn

Southeastern Gas Shortage Wreaks Havoc

Lines reach 60 cars after hurricanes
disrupt supplies

Sep 26, 08 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas is in short supply throughout the Southeast this week after oil production was hit hard by hurricanes Gustav and Ike, the Washington Post reports. Some didn’t make it to work as gas station lines grew to 60 cars long; half the stations in Atlanta were closed. “I... More »

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energy • Georgia • North Carolina • oil refineries • oil production • gas pipelines • gas stations • gas consumption

Palin Overstates Progress on Pipeline Project

Project may never be built, but will still cost taxpayers $500M

Sep 11, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the campaign trail, Sarah Palin has been touting her role in brokering a deal for a $40-billion natural gas pipeline in Alaska that, she says will "help lead America to energy independence." But the New York Times, investigating the status of the project, finds that the Alaska... More »

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Alaska • Election 2008 • gas pipelines • Sarah Palin • pipelines

UPDATED

Russia, Ukraine Settle Gas Flap

Agreement reached; export flow to Europe not in danger

Mar 5, 08 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Ukraine and Russia announced today that their natural-gas companies had settled the dispute that had caused Russia to cut gas supply to Ukraine by 50%—and spurred worries that the flow of gas to Western Europe would be disrupted, the AP reports. "The restrictions on deliveries for Ukrainian consumers... More »

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Russia • Gazprom • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Western Europe • natural gas • Dmitry Medvedev • Boyarka • Naftogaz • gas pipelines

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