17 Nov 2005    Aboriginal meetings lift pipeline hopes Aboriginal communities along a proposed northern pipeline route are meeting to go over key terms reached with the project's industry backers, the latest in a string of signals that a stalled $7.7-billion Arctic pipeline is ready to move ahead.   17 Nov 2005    Vote Key To Pipeline's Path Residents in aboriginal communities along the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline route will vote today on general principles for an access and benefits agreement.   17 Nov 2005    Sahtu Region To Vote On Agreements People in parts of the Sahtu will be voting on proposed access and benefit agreements with Imperial Oil this week. No one is saying what’s in the agreements that will pave the way for construction of the natural gas pipeline. All the partners have agreed to keep the details quite for now, but as Julie Green reports, the vote on the tentative agreements could be divisive.   17 Nov 2005    Mackenzie Deal Imminent Backers of the $7-billion Mackenzie gas pipeline are on the verge of making deals with Ottawa and aboriginal communities, paving the way for key public hearings to begin on the massive venture.   16 Nov 2005    Mackenzie Uncertainty Taking Toll On NWT Drilling With a giant question mark hanging over the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas project, this will be a quiet winter for oil and gas activity in the Northwest Territories as operators wait for greater certainty the project will proceed. Nickle's Daily Oil Bulletin Correspondent Elsie Ross explains why.   16 Nov 2005    Sahtu Cuts Deal With Producers On Pipeline The first access and benefits agreement has been signed clearing the way for the Mackenzie Valley pipeline, and a snap vote has been called in the affected communities to approve the deal.   15 Nov 2005    Sahtu Communities Sign Access & Benefits Deal With Oil Producers There is big news on the pipeline front. The first access and benefit agreement has been signed. Three Sahtu communities; Norman Wells, Tulita and Deline reached an agreement with the producers. The agreement will now be taken to people from the communities for a vote. Reporter Lisa Kochon has been trying to track down details of the deal.   14 Nov 2005    Pipeline Hopes On The Rise Northwest Territories Premier Joe Handley is almost certain the Mackenzie Valley pipeline will move forward. "I am 99 per cent sure we'll hear good news later this month," he said last week. "Canada can't afford not to make it happen."   14 Nov 2005    Mac Gas Line Will Make It The world’s largest publicly traded energy company has given the biggest lift in recent times to hopes for the Mackenzie Gas Project.   14 Nov 2005    Deadline, Of Sorts, For Pipeline By the end of this week, backers of the Mackenzie gas project are due to tell Canada's energy regulator, the National Energy Board, whether they are ready to move forward with public hearings.   10 Nov 2005    Tide Turning In Favour Of Pipeline? The tide seems to be turning in favour of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. After months of pessimism now optimism seems to be reigning as more and more people in positions of power are coming forward to say it looks like the huge project will go ahead. Julie Green reports.   10 Nov 2005    APG President Optimistic About Mackenzie Gas Project Earlier this week the head of Exxon Mobile was sounding optimistic about the future of the Mackenzie gas pipeline. Today it’s the president of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group, which has a one third share in the project. Bob Reid spoke at a transportation conference in Yellowknife this morning about the outstanding issues that need to be resolved before his group and gas producers decide they’re ready for public hearings.   10 Nov 2005    Negotiator Sees Arctic Canada Pipeline Moving Ahead A C$7 billion Canadian Arctic gas pipeline is expected to take a big step closer to reality as early as next week because disagreements over access to native lands are being ironed out, a top aboriginal negotiator said on Thursday.   10 Nov 2005    Pipeline Talk Leans To Mackenzie Valley Project The head of the company with the largest stake in the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline project is sounding optimistic that the deal will proceed.   10 Nov 2005    Good News For Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Expected Soon Evidence is continuing to mount suggesting the $7-billion Mackenzie pipeline, stalled since last April, will get the green light next week from members of its consortium.   7 Nov 2005    'Take A Lead, GNWT' The proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline needs a leader and a champion, something the NWT Chamber of Commerce said it hasn't yet seen from either the territorial or federal government.   6 Nov 2005    Possibility Of Canadian Government Equity In Mackenzie Project? The merest hint that the Canadian government is pondering an equity position in an energy project is guaranteed to raise hackles and sends tremors through the oil industry at any time.   4 Nov 2005    Ottawa Has Many Pipeline Options, Shell Says There are plenty of ways for Ottawa to help support the proposed $7-billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline besides taking an equity stake in the venture, the head of Shell Canada Ltd. says.   4 Nov 2005    Sierra Club of Canada Urges Exxon Mobile to Support Alaska Pipeline Randy Henderson,the host of CBC Radio North's program "The Trail Breaker", interviews Stephen Hazel of the Sierra Club of Canada, about favouring the Alaska Highway Pipeline route over the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline.   3 Nov 2005    AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CEO OF EXXON MOBIL In the interests of fairness and balance, we publish the letter from the Sierra Club of Canada to Exxon Mobil, outlining concerns about the Mackenzie Gas Project, and why they believe the natural gas pipeline from Alaska should be built first.   3 Nov 2005    Alaska Pipeline "Lesser Environmental Evil" Than Mackenzie The Sierra Club says the Mackenzie Gas Project would create more environmental damage and greenhouse gas emissions than the a natural gas pipeline from Alaska, and a spokesperson for the environmental group wants multinational energy giant Exxon Mobil to consider building the Alaska route first.   2 Nov 2005    CBC Asks Callers CBC RADIO asked Northerners whether or not they felt a natural gas pipeline was needed.   31 Oct 2005    Update On The Mackenzie Gas Project CBC Radio North reporter Julie Green provides "Trail Breaker" Host Randy Henderson an update on recent developments in negotiations behind the scenes of the Mackenzie Gas Project.   31 Oct 2005    NT MLA Provides Update on Mackenzie Gas Project Negotiations Industry, Tourism and Investment Minister Brendan Bell says it’s expected that Imperial Oil and the federal government would meet behind closed doors to discuss the Mackenzie Valley gas project.   28 Oct 2005    Mackenzie Gas Project – Federal Equity Federal minister Anne McLellan says she was surprised to read headlines outlining Ottawa's proposal to purchase a 20% stake in the Mackenzie Gas Project.   28 Oct 2005    Ottawa Denies Making Offer To Take Mackenzie Stake The Canadian government denied on Thursday it had formally proposed that it take a stake in a long-delayed Arctic natural gas pipeline but made clear it had not ruled out the idea.   28 Oct 2005    Possible Federal Stake In Pipeline 'Still On Table' A proposal by Ottawa that it could take an equity stake in the Mackenzie Valley pipeline "is still on the table" despite being rejected by the companies behind the megaproject, highly placed sources confirmed yesterday.   28 Oct 2005    Delay in Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Could Cost Billions A delay in building the Mackenzie Valley pipeline could cost consumers billions of dollars. That's the opinion of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association. In a report this week, the association says even a two-year delay in bringing new sources of gas to market could cost $58 billion. David McInnis is President of the pipeline association.   28 Oct 2005    Ottawa Denies Offering To Buy Stake in Mackenzie Pipeline Ottawa hasn't offered to take a stake in the proposed $7-billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline.   28 Oct 2005    Canada Is Running Out Of Natural Gas - Fast Forget oil. Natural gas is the true energy crisis. Globe and Mail columnist Eric Reguly explains why.   28 Oct 2005    McLellan Denies Offering Partnership In Mackenzie Pipeline The deputy prime minister says Ottawa hasn't made a proposal to Imperial Oil to invest in the stalled Mackenzie gas pipeline project to get it back on track.   27 Oct 2005    Canadian Gas Pipeline May Start Before Alaska’s, McCallum Says Canada's $5.67 billion Mackenzie Valley natural-gas pipeline may begin construction before an Alaskan project that would compete for raw materials and labor, Acting Natural Resources Minister John McCallum said.   27 Oct 2005    Ottawa Proposes To Buy 20% Of Mackenzie Project The federal government has proposed taking a significant equity stake in the stalled $7-billion Mackenzie gas pipeline as a way to break an impasse over the project's financial arrangements.   25 Oct 2005    Pipeline Failure OK - Youth Group Members of the Arctic Indigenous Youth Alliance say cancellation of the Mackenzie Gas Project would make them very happy.   25 Oct 2005    $200 Million Trailer Plan Scrutinized MLAs are demanding details about a $200 million government proposal to convert 1,400 pipeline construction camp trailers into much-needed housing for NWT communities.   25 Oct 2005    Pipeline Delays Could Cost Canadians Billions Over 20 Years Progress has been made in resolving some of the concerns that led to a shutdown in April of most of the work on the Mackenzie gas pipeline project an Imperial Oil spokesman said Monday.   24 Oct 2005    MLA Bill Braden Comments On The Mackenzie Gas Project MLA Bill Braden comments on the Mackenzie Gas Project.   24 Oct 2005    CEPA Reveals Benefits Of Pipeline The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association is releasing two companion studies at the Ziff Energy Group's 30th North American Gas Strategies Conference.   24 Oct 2005    Despite Record Profits, Imperial Oil Questions Pipeline Economics Imperial Oil earned more money in the first nine months of this year than it ever has in any other nine-month period. Those earnings amount to a staggering $1.6 billion, yet Imperial Oil’s president continues to say that the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline is uneconomic. As Julie Green reports, what he means by that isn’t clear.   24 Oct 2005    NWT MLA Confident Pipeline Will Be Built Minister Brendan Bell says he’s confident the Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline will happen. There have been some reports of late that express concerns about whether or not the project will get off the ground. Bell adds it’s nothing to worry about.   24 Oct 2005    Pipeline Delay Could Cost $58-Billion A two-year delay in building a natural gas pipeline from the Arctic could cost Canadians almost $60 billion over the next 20 years, a new study suggests.   22 Oct 2005    Mackenzie Delay Costly: Report A two-year delay in building the $7-billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline and other gas infrastructure could cost Canadians $58-billion from 2006 to 2025, according to a study by the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association.   21 Oct 2005    NWT MLA's Wonder About Federal Socioeconomic Impact Funding Northwest Territories MLA Dave Ramsey questions the viability of federal funding identified for alleviating socioeconomic concerns, for communities not on the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline corridor.   20 Oct 2005    Mackenzie Gas Project – NGPS Colville Lake Meeting Despite uncertainty surrounding the future of the Mackenzie Valley gas project government officials continue to visit some of the smallest communities in the Territory to talk about the project.   19 Oct 2005    NEB To Hold Pre-hearing Planning Conference The National Energy Board (NEB) has announced that it will hold a Pre-hearing Planning Conference (Conference) in the Northwest Territories during the weeks of 5 and 12 December 2005.   19 Oct 2005    Mackenzie Gas Project Planning Costs NWT MLA Robert Hawkins enquires about the status of the Mackenzie Gas Project.   19 Oct 2005    NWT Housing Minister Plans To Use MGP Trailers Regular MLAs are skeptical about a government plan to use trailers left over from pipeline construction to create new housing options.   19 Oct 2005    MLA Sandy Lee Wonders About MGP Trailers The NWT Housing Corporation is planning on purchasing 1,400 trailers from a Calgary-based company to house pipeline workers. Range Lake MLA is calling into question what happens to the trailers once the pipeline is completed.   19 Oct 2005    Regular MLA's Express Fears About Not Building Pipeline As the deadline approaches for Imperial Oil to decide whether its Mackenzie gas project is ready for public hearings the mood in the Legislative Assembly is apprehensive. Regular MLAs are asking questions that reveal their fear the 1,300 kilometre pipeline won’t be built, but if the Premier is worried, he’s not saying so. Julie Green reports.   18 Oct 2005    Delta Fears For Gas Future Recent talk of a 'doomed pipeline' has many people in the Beaufort-Delta wondering what the future holds. With recent news of demands from Imperial Oil for a $2 billion government subsidy, some people in the region say they're worried the promised jobs and prosperity won't materialize.   18 Oct 2005    Winter Slowdown Hits Mackenzie Gas Fields Businesses in the Mackenzie Delta aren't expecting a lot of work in the gasfields this winter. Contractors and suppliers are sending their trucks and crews south to find work, as the region's only well being drilled this winter is from a ship in the Beaufort Sea.   17 Oct 2005    Public Hearings Set To Get Underway The Joint Review Panel announced on Friday they had enough information to proceed to the public hearing phase of the environmental review.   17 Oct 2005    Project Of A Lifetime The northern community of Tuktoyaktuk has much to gain if a huge pipeline is built here. CBC's Sasa Petricic talks to people in the community who see both benefits and hardships once the pipeline is built.   17 Oct 2005    Inuvik Twin Lakes MLA Makes Pipeline Statement Northwest Territories MLA for the Inuvik-Twin Lakes riding made a statement in last week's sitting of the Legislative Assembly that was met with support from other members. Here is that clip from Hansard.   16 Oct 2005    Federal Funding Available to Participate in the Environmental Review The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board announced today the availability of funding to assist the public in participating in the environmental assessment of the proposed Mackenzie Gas Project.   16 Oct 2005    ‘Sensitive And Critical’ There’s a story doing the rounds in Calgary these days that illustrates the shaky outlook for the Mackenzie Gas Project, also known as Mackenzie II.   16 Oct 2005    Milestone Reached In Hydrate Research Geological Survey of Canada publishes results; researchers believe gas hydrates could extend life of Mackenzie Valley gas line.   16 Oct 2005    NWT Government Position On Future Of Pipeline The Mackenzie Gas Project generates more than just headlines. In this exchange between NWT Premier Joe Handley and MLA Michael Macleod, Handley outlines his hopes for the economic future of the territory - one that includes the pipeline.   13 Oct 2005    Producers To Decide If Project Ready For Hearings CBC Radio interviews three people closely following the latest developments on the Mackenzie Gas Project: Doug Matthews, Kevin O'Reilly and Keyna Norwegian.   12 Oct 2005    Canadian Gas Association Report Predicts Higher Natural Gas Prices The Canadian Gas Association (CGA) says that pre-heating season price outlooks, released today.   10 Oct 2005    Panel In A Position To Proceed To Public Hearings The Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project (the Panel) makes a determination about whether or not to proceed to the public hearing phase of the environmental impact review.   10 Oct 2005    Pipeline Economics (Editorial) Opinions about the viability of the Mackenzie Gas Project continue to mount. Editors at the Northern News Services in Yellowknife weigh in by saying "The thing about natural gas is that it will stay in the ground until someone pumps it out. Anyone who wants it will have to pay our price."   10 Oct 2005    Sahtu Leaders Flock To Oil Patch Forum Government, band and Land Corp. officials from around the Sahtu descended on Calgary recently for the seventh annual Far North Oil and Gas Forum.   10 Oct 2005    Deh Cho Want $20 Million Levy On Pipeline The Deh Cho want up to $20 million a year from the Mackenzie Gas Project, but it's unclear whether the region has the authority to impose the fee.   8 Oct 2005    Doomed To More Pipeline 'Developments'? Inuvik Drum Editor Jason Unrau suggests that two elements of negotiations have revealed themselves in the past week, with both Stephen Kakfwi making highly publicized "doom and gloom" predictions and Imperial Oil suggesting dire consequences if they don't get government assurances.   8 Oct 2005    Imperial Could Make Data Public Imperial Oil would not be opposed to making critical technical data on the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline public, said a spokesperson for the company.   8 Oct 2005    Race For Arctic Pipeline Heats Up For Canada, U.S. The race is officially on to deliver the Arctic's vast reserves of natural gas to energy-hungry markets in Canada and the United States. Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski says he's just days away from striking a royalty deal with Exxon Mobil Corp., British Petroleum and ConocoPhillips Co. that would pave the way for the $20-billion (U.S.) pipeline megaproject.   8 Oct 2005    Clock Running Out On Mackenzie Project, Imperial Warns Imperial Oil Limited's top executive Thursday reiterated his company's support for the proposed $7-billion Mackenzie gas project while warning that the process cannot drag on indefinitely.   8 Oct 2005    Imperial Not Backing Down Despite a warning from the Northwest Territories government that the venture could be in trouble, Imperial Oil is unwavering in its commitment to the Mackenzie Gas Project.   8 Oct 2005    Getting Arctic Pipelines Back On Track Canada’s Prime Minister Paul Martin has intervened to break a logjam of key energy issues, by naming John McCallum to temporarily fill the energy portfolio in his cabinet, taking over from ailing John Efford, a long-time diabetes sufferer who has been sidelined for several months.   7 Oct 2005    Alaska Line Could Win Race: Imperial The Mackenzie Valley pipeline will take a back seat to its larger Alaskan rival if negotiations with First Nations and the federal government keep dragging out, the chief executive of project leader Imperial Oil Ltd. warned yesterday.   7 Oct 2005    Mackenzie Pipeline Uneconomic, Imperial CEO Says The proposed $7-billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline doesn't make economic sense unless Ottawa signs another special fiscal deal for the backers, the chief executive officer of Imperial Oil Ltd. says.   7 Oct 2005    NWT Pipeline Plan Could Fall Behind Larger Alaska Project Protracted talks to get a $7-billion Canadian Arctic natural gas pipeline project back on track need to be resolved soon or it will be surpassed by a much-larger plan to access Alaskan gas, the chief executive of Imperial Oil said Thursday.   7 Oct 2005    Mackenzie Talks Reach 'Critical Stage' Talks between oil companies, aboriginals and governments are at a "critical stage" and if progress isn't made soon the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline could sit on the shelf for years, says Imperial Oil CEO Tim Hearn.   7 Oct 2005    Mackenzie Pipeline Project Risks Taking Backseat To Rival Imperial Oil Ltd. isn't ready to give the green light to its $7-billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline, the company's chief executive said Thursday.   7 Oct 2005    Imperial Balks At Mackenzie Line In Face Of Fiscal Uncertainty Imperial Oil Ltd. isn't ready to proceed with its $7-billion Mackenzie Valley natural-gas pipeline, the company's chief executive said Thursday.   7 Oct 2005    Handley Slams Pipe Demands The Northwest Territories should prepare for life without the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline, Premier Joe Handley said Wednesday.   7 Oct 2005    Dehgah Alliance Society Letter On Property Taxation For The MGP The Dehgah Alliance Society issued a letter to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and the Premier of the Northwest Territories about Property Taxation for the Mackenzie Gas Project.   7 Oct 2005    Dehgah Alliance Society Letter On Fiscal Assurances Agreement The Dehgah Alliance Society (DAS) has issued correspondence to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, as well as Premier Joe Handley.   7 Oct 2005    Dehgah Alliance Society News Release Dehgah Alliance Society (DAS) issued a news release to respond to recent statements and activities of Imperial Oil and correct some misinformation regarding the DAS position on the MGP.   7 Oct 2005    Imperial CEO Warns Delays Threaten Arctic Pipeline A C$7 billion Canadian Arctic gas pipeline may be stalled for years unless oil firms, native groups and governments can make quick progress solving tough financial issues, the chief executive of Imperial Oil Ltd. warned on Thursday.   5 Oct 2005    Demands By Native Canadians Delay Start Of Ambitious Pipeline Project Why is the effort to revive one of the most ambitious energy projects in North America, the $7 billion Mackenzie Valley pipeline that would send energy gushing south to a thirsty United States from a 61-trillion-cubic-meter natural gas field, suddenly finding itself imperilled?   5 Oct 2005    Companies Advised On Working With Northerners Southern oil and natural gas companies can take steps now to ensure the skilled aboriginal labour force they need for the exploration that will accompany the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline, a recent conference heard.   5 Oct 2005    Canada May Offer To Broker Deal On Arctic Pipeline Canadian governments may offer to broker a deal between major oil companies and native groups in the Arctic to push forward a pipeline that would ship natural gas to the energy-thirsty United States, a Northwest Territories official said on Tuesday.   5 Oct 2005    Mackenzie Pipeline Talks Hit Snag Negotiations between aboriginals and oil companies over the $7-billion Mackenzie Valley pipeline project suffered a setback yesterday, as one of the native communities said it will insist on the right to apply a property tax to the pipeline.   4 Oct 2005    Lessons Gleaned From Canadian Projects Alaskans got a sobering glimpse of potential political problems in Canada that could affect the timing of natural gas pipelines proposed to be built from the North Slope and Canada's Mackenzie River Delta. The Canadian government has not yet worked out revenue-sharing agreements with territorial governments in Yukon and Northwest Territories.   3 Oct 2005    Pipeline 'doomed' Stephen Kakfwi says the proposed natural gas pipeline is "doomed" in recent comments he made about media reports Imperial Oil has asked the federal government for royalty and tax guarantees for the proposed $7 billion Mackenzie Gas Project.   30 Sep 2005    First Nations, Feds Opposed To Secret Pipeline Filings The companies behind the Mackenzie Valley pipeline should not be allowed to file "critical" technical data with regulators in secret, the Deh cho First Nations and Ottawa said last week.   30 Sep 2005    Increasing Subsidies to Imperial Oil Is No Way To Fight Climate Change Imperial Oil’s brazen demand for $2 billion in loans and reductions to royalties to finance the Mackenzie Gas Project must be categorically rejected by the federal Cabinet says the Sierra Club of Canada.   29 Sep 2005    Imperial Oil Seeks More Aid For Mackenzie Pipeline Imperial Oil Ltd. is pressing Ottawa for more financial incentives on the proposed $7-billion Mackenzie Valley pipeline.   28 Sep 2005    Mackenzie Pipeline Hung Up On Land Tax Ottawa appears to have poured cold water on a request from aboriginal communities in the Northwest Territories to apply a land tax to the Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline. The development could further hamper the time-pressed and troubled $7-billion construction project.   28 Sep 2005    Mackenzie Pipeline Gets Push A key issue blocking the $7-billion Mackenzie Valley pipeline has been cast aside, with four of five aboriginal communities negotiating access to land -- including the influential Deh Cho -- apparently willing to bend, allowing the massive construction project to proceed.   26 Sep 2005    Tensions Build Over Access To Mackenzie Gas Pipeline By Independent Explorers All Devon Canada needs now is an Arctic freeze-up to spud the first exploratory well since 1989 in the Canadian Beaufort Sea, in hopes of extending gas supplies for a Mackenzie Valley pipeline.   26 Sep 2005    Slow Winter Expected In Mackenzie Delta There’s one word that keeps coming up in a conversation about the prospects for oil and gas work this winter, and that word is bleak. Heavy equipment, including an Akita-Equtak drill, has already moved south because there’s no work in the Mackenzie Delta this winter.   25 Sep 2005    Imperial Delays Announcement MGP Project Manager Imperial Oil said last week that it was delaying an announcement on schedules for the Joint Review Panel and National Energy Board hearings, citing access and benefits agreements with aboriginal groups as a major stumbling block.   25 Sep 2005    Pipeline public hearings delayed With the Mackenzie Valley pipeline already a year behind schedule, one Dehcho leader was frustrated with the recent postponement of public hearings into $7 billion project. Liidlii Kue Chief Keyna Norwegian said "a one-time, up front payment is not acceptable."   25 Sep 2005    Leaders Lose Sight Of Tradition, Chief Says A Dehcho leader fires a salvo over the bows of those hoping for an early resolution to negotiations over access and benefits agreements.   23 Sep 2005    Protecting a Northern Pipeline Terrorists are targeting oil and gas pipelines across the globe. This comes as a 1,200-kilometre Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline is being considered. The pipeline will be a valuable piece of infrastructure and will cross through remote and largely unpopulated terrain. So what are the chances of it becoming a target of terrorist groups?   23 Sep 2005    No Tax Powers For Aboriginal Groups The Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs said yesterday that the ability to tax is “incompatible with the authority” currently in place in the Mackenzie Valley. “In the absence of self-government, the GNWT has the sole taxing authority,” Scott said. Judy Green explains why.   22 Sep 2005    Progress Crucial On Mackenzie Access Agreements, Says NWT Minister NWT Minister Brendan Bell warns "material delays" could hurt the progress of the Mackenzie Gas Project.   21 Sep 2005    Oil, gas work hinges on pipelines: Devon There will be very little oil and gas activity in the Yukon until the futures of the Mackenzie Valley and Alaska Highway pipelines are determined, says Michel Scott, vice-president for government and public affairs with Devon Canada Corp.   21 Sep 2005    Petro Can Drops Exploration Petro Canada withdraws from the exploring leg of the gas project.   21 Sep 2005    We’ll Take It From Here The Berger Inquiry was no golden age for the North, but rather colonialism’s last gasp in the region when it came to managing the NWT’s resources.   21 Sep 2005    Gas Shortage? Time To Get Mackenzie Going Political pressure to "do something" is likely to assume boiler-bursting proportions this winter as Canadian consumers from coast to coast are hit with higher home heating costs due to soaring heating oil and natural gas prices, particularly the latter.   21 Sep 2005    Gas Pipeline Shutdown 'A Real Option' Two key players in the $7-billion Mackenzie natural gas pipeline project warned yesterday that time is running out to save the massive venture.   20 Sep 2005    Pipeline Moratorium Is An Enduring Myth Thomas Berger's moratorium on the Mackenzie Valley pipeline is one of the country's enduring myths. Jack Danylchuk examines what the former Justice remembers about his recommendations surrounding the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline in the 1970's.   20 Sep 2005    Decision On Mackenzie Hearings Postponed Until November Mackenzie gas project proponents have confirmed they are not yet prepared to ask the National Energy Board to set a date for public hearings on the proposed project.   20 Sep 2005    N.W.T. Seeks More Federal Pipeline Aid The government of the Northwest Territories is asking Ottawa for more help to keep the $7-billion Mackenzie natural gas pipeline from another potentially fatal setback.   20 Sep 2005    Pipeline Agreements Possible An agreement to build the Mackenzie Gas Project may be possible in the near future, but it seems all sides are going to have to make some concessions.   19 Sep 2005    Aboriginal Groups Adamant About Pipeline Benefits Imperial Oil and its partners are giving themselves another two months to come to terms with aboriginal organizations to build a $7 billion pipeline - but more delays could eventually mean the end of a dream for many.   18 Sep 2005    Critical times ahead The next two months are critical in determining whether the Mackenzie Gas Project will be built. Several key negotiation sessions surrounding Access and Benefit Agreements remain, and those involved are hopeful something can be salvaged within the coming weeks.   21 Jul 2005    Pipeline Clears Hurdle The Northwest Territories government and aboriginal groups are now deciding how to split $500 million in potential federal funds.   20 Jul 2005    Federal Government Offers $500 M To Deal With Social Impacts The federal government is offering $500 million to deal with the anticipated social impacts brought on by the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline. The money does not mean the end of benefit and access agreements or putting an end to many of the concerns about the pipeline, but it does help get the proposed project back on track.   15 Jul 2005    Mackenzie Gas Project – Impact Funding Agreement APG Spokesman Roy Dahl says his organization is "encouraged" by the most recent developments.   9 Jun 2005    Ottawa Urged To Ditch Its Pipeline Act BP Exploration Inc., North America's largest oil and natural producer, is calling on Ottawa to take a two-track approach to approving the British Columbia leg of the US$20-billion Alaska natural gas pipeline.   9 Jun 2005    Yukon offers support to federal pipeline policy The Premier of the Yukon Territory admits that parts of the Northern Pipeline Act are "good" for his territory.   9 Jun 2005    New Study Shows Potential Land Disturbances from Northern Gas Development A new study released by the Pembina Institute portrays a gloomy picture for the North unless resource companies are mindful of how fragile the Northern ecosystem is.   9 Jun 2005    Come Back in a Year, Village Asks Oil Company A small Northern community makes an unusual request of a resource company seeking permission to conduct more exploratory work in the community's territory.   7 Jun 2005    Gov. Murkowski Predicts Pipeline Contracts by Fall Governor Frank Murkowski of Alaska told journalists that contracts for the proposed Alaskan Gas Pipeline could be handed out as early as this fall.   21 May 2005    The Cost of Northern Support Leaders in the Northwest Territories have decided that ending the impasse on the Mackenzie Gas Project will cost the Canadian government C$100 million a year to cover social and economic spending along the pipeline route.   21 May 2005    Grit Win To Revive Northern Pipeline Yesterday's narrow Liberal win in Parliament will breathe new life into the sails of the Mackenzie Gas Project.   20 May 2005    Mum's The Word Leaders from the Deh Cho are not talking about negotiations to end the impasse over the Mackenzie Gas Project.   18 May 2005    Second Northern Native group files lawsuit over pipeline regulatory fears The Dene Tha have filed a lawsuit to try to stop hearings into the proposed $7-Billion Mackenzie Valley Gas Pipeline.   18 May 2005    Gas Firms Will Spend $58 Million To Tap North Despite some uncertainty, several of Canada's largest natural gas producers are prepared to spend up to $58-Million exploring for reserves in the North.   18 May 2005    Alberta Band Joins List of Pipeline Opponents The Dene Tha First Nation in Northern Alberta have filed a lawsuit to try to stop the environmental review of the Mackenzie Gas Project, saying they deserve a seat at the table.   18 May 2005    NWT Awaits Liberal Fate The Premier of the Northwest Territories is waiting to find out if the federal Liberal government will survive this weeks' Budget vote before he asks for $100-million to get the Mackenzie Gas Project back on track.   18 May 2005    $100 Million Will Take Social Issues Off Pipeline Table Northern Aboriginal groups and the Government of the Northwest Territories think they may have found a key towards solving the impasse in ongoing negotiations concerning the Mackenzie Gas Project - $100 Million in federal funding.   17 May 2005    One Project, One Assessment for Mackenzie Gas The Sierra Club of Canada offers another perspective of the lawsuit filed by the Dene Tha.   17 May 2005    Alberta Band Files Law Suit Against MVP The Mackenzie Gas Project faces a new legal challenge from the Dene Tha of Northwestern Alberta. Julie Green of CBC North Radio interviews Robert Janes, legal representative of the Dene Tha.   1 May 2005    Deh Cho Negotiate Framework Agreement for Pipeline Panel The federal government has signed off on a framework agreement with a Northwest Territories First Nation in an effort to avoid further delays to the $7 billion Mackenzie Valley pipeline.   30 Apr 2005    Northern Pipe Dreams, Northern Nightmares Everyone has an opinion about the Mackenzie Gas Project. In this submission, freelancer Petr Cizek questions the future of the pipeline and what it could mean for Northern aboriginal people.   9 Feb 2005    Fight Resumes Over Mackenzie Valley Pipeline The Deh Cho First Nations are resuming legal action aimed at blocking the $7-billion Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline after months of talks with the federal government failed to yield an out-of-court settlement.   2 Jul 2004    The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline The proposed gas pipeline from the Beaufort Sea to markets in southern Canada and the United States was billed in the 1970s as “the biggest project in the history of free enterprise.”   30 Dec 2003    Paying For Pipe Last August, the federal government promised the Aboriginal Pipeline Group $10.9 million over the course of six years. The cash will be used mostly to fund an APG project team of six to eight people and to pay for the search for further financing.   30 Dec 2003    Winning Conditions Former NWT premier Stephen Kakfwi spoke recently about the importance of developing non-renewable resources, getting the winning conditions for the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline and what the development of natural gas would mean to the NWT.   30 Dec 2003    Gas Piped By 2010 After 30 years it looks like a Mackenzie Valley pipeline will be built. But there's lots of work ahead.   20 Dec 2003    Aboriginals Take Ownership Fred Carmichael, chair of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group (APG), says the Producers Group will submit its Environmental Impact Statement by the spring of 2004. That will be followed by about two years of regulatory hearings. In an interview with Oil and Gas Drum, Carmichael detailed his hopes and aspirations for the future of his organization and the pipeline project as a whole.   20 Jun 2003    Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Moves Forward A major hurtle for the advancement of the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline was cleared with the signing of a milestone agreement on June 19 between the Inuvik-based Aboriginal Pipeline Group, and TransCanada Corp., giving the aboriginal groups of the Northwest Territories one-third ownership of the $3.5 billion Artic pipeline project.   19 Jun 2003    Canada Moves Forward With Arctic Gas Line Canada upped the ante in the congressional debate over U.S. energy policy this week by taking a major step forward in plans for the Mackenzie Gas Project, a $5 billion natural gas pipeline that would compete with a similar project in Alaska.   3 Jun 2002    Mackenzie Valley Pipeline a Go, But … Now that the Mackenzie Valley pipeline route has won out over the proposed Alaska Highway route, a note of caution was sent out in an open letter to all the Northwest Territories chiefs of the Denendeh by Chief Charles Furlong, of the Aklavik Indian Band of Aklavik, NWT, on June 3, 2002.   8 Jan 2002    Gas Companies, Aboriginals Proceed With Northern Pipeline Gas producers and their aboriginal partners in northern Canada have decided to move ahead with plans to build a natural gas pipeline down the Mackenzie River Valley by filing a formal application.   8 Jan 2002    Gas Companies, Aboriginals Proceed With Northern Pipeline Gas producers and their aboriginal partners in northern Canada have decided to move ahead with plans to build a natural gas pipeline down the Mackenzie River Valley by filing a formal application.   8 Jan 2002    Gas Companies, Aboriginals Proceed With Northern Pipeline Gas producers and their aboriginal partners in northern Canada have decided to move ahead with plans to build a natural gas pipeline down the Mackenzie River Valley by filing a formal application.   3 Jul 2001    Withdrawal Of Native Groups Casts Doubt On Pipeline Aboriginal support for a standalone Northwest Territories gas pipeline is crumbling, raising doubts that the C$3 billion project will ever be completed.   7 Jun 2001    Native Leaders Debate Gas Pipeline Issue A coalition forming in the Northwest Territories to divide up the wealth as Arctic natural gas flows south is finding it more difficult to come to a consensus than originally expected.   4 Jun 2001    Forum To Look At Arctic Development Representatives from government, business and aboriginal groups are meeting in Yellowknife on Monday to discuss ways they can all share the wealth being generated in the North.   14 May 2001    Pipeline Will Bring Cash To Northern Natives Joe Handley, Northwest Territories minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, along with Resources deputy minister Robert McLeod, accompanied Premier Stephen Kakfwi to Edmonton last month to promote the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline route as the best way to move Arctic gas to market.   9 Mar 2001    Northern Leaders Pitch Pipeline Plans The leaders of Yukon and the Northwest Territories were in Calgary Friday to promote competing versions of a Northern natural gas pipeline.   2 Sep 2000    Study Backs Mackenzie Valley For Natural Gas Pipeline The Mackenzie Valley appears to be the favoured route for a natural gas pipeline.