Fact Sheets
Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Project History
General BackgroundIn 1976, Congress passed the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act (ANGTA) to expedite development of an Alaska natural gas transportation system and provide congressional and presidential participation in the process. The policy steps of the process moved expeditiously and were...
Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Project Fact Sheet
President Obama and his administration recognize the need for an Alaska natural gas pipeline. Natural gas can be a significant low cost bridge fuel as the country moves toward greater reliance on renewable resources allowing the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining...
Our Work With Canada
Bilateral relations with Canada are critical to the success of the natural gas pipeline project, and the OFC is dedicated to meeting and discussing arctic gas exploration with Canadian officials at every opportunity. Both applicants proposing to build the Alaska natural gas pipeline are offering...
GIS Fact Sheet
The Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC) is creating a prototype Alaska Geographic Information System (GIS) to address the need for a single reference system for project data information collection and better mapping of the natural gas pipeline route in Alaska.Background:Currently, there is not...
