ARCTIC GAS - CONUNDRUMS & COINCIDENCES

摘要

At about the same time that Imperial Oil Ltd.said it was seeking larger concessions from Ottawa after cost estimates for the proposed Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline more than doubled to 16.2 billion,American officials explained that an Alaska gas pipeline could be built a third shorter than initially envisioned - stopping in Alberta instead of Chicago - potentially cutting 10 billion (U.S.) off the price tag even as materials and labour costs soar.