[Letter to Richard T. McCormack from D.H. Burney, December 20, 1989, regarding Canada's objection to U.S. Department of Energy's decision on North Slope natural gas export]

Ambassador Burney lodges Canada's objection to U.S. Department of Energy's recent decision to approve the export of North Slope natural gas to Pacific Rim countries by Yukon Pacific Pipeline Corporation. Burney believes the DOE decision threatens to erode gas reserves that provide the foun...

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Main Author: Burney, D. H.
Corporate Author: Canadian Embassy (U.S.)
Corporate Contributor(s):U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
Document Type: Letter
Publisher:Canadian Embassy (U.S.)
Date:December 20, 1989
Bills/Acts; Orders; Treaties:Agreement Between the United States of America and Canada on Principles Applicable to a Northern Natural Gas Pipeline

Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (ANGTA)
Addressee / Recipient:McCormack, Richard T.
Sponsor / Funder:U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
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Summary:Ambassador Burney lodges Canada's objection to U.S. Department of Energy's recent decision to approve the export of North Slope natural gas to Pacific Rim countries by Yukon Pacific Pipeline Corporation. Burney believes the DOE decision threatens to erode gas reserves that provide the foundation for the 1977 agreement between Canada and the U.S., and would jeopardize the commercial viability of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System (ANGTS). He cites the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 which was intended to address American dependency on insecure offshore oil supplies. He cites the U.S. Department of Energy's Order 350 ("Order granting authorization to export liquefied natural gas from Alaska") which defines U.S. federal commitment to ANGTS.
Physical Description:3 p.
Notes:Title supplied by cataloger.

A letter to Richard T. McCormack (Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, Department of State) from D.H. Burney (Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C.).

This document is archived in Box 11, Folder 1 of the document collection for Office of the Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, housed at National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

This letter appears as an attachment to a legal document in Box 11 at the National Archives. That legal document is: United States of America before the Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Joint motion of Alaskan Northwest Natural Gas Transportation Company and Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd. to lodge letter of the Canadian government.