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Washington, DC – David Parker, President & CEO of the American Gas Association (AGA) today released the following statement regarding the announcement that Exxon Mobil Corp. & TransCanada Corp. will jointly develop the long awaited Alaska natural gas pipeline:

“As Congress debates energy & climate change, this news couldn’t come at a better time. Clean burning, abundant domestic natural gas currently meets 25% of the nation’s energy needs. And as we head toward a more efficient, low-carbon future in which natural gas will be in even greater demand, these critical Alaskan resources will help all Americans to be able to more cleanly run their homes & power their way of life.”

Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin was also quoted as saying:
"We're sitting here & in a short 2.5 years we have two premier companies in the world moving this process forward, Thank you Gov. Palin, thank you participants & thank you Alaskans."


The American Gas Association, founded in 1918, represents 202 energy companies that deliver clean natural gas throughout the US. There are more than 70 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the US, of which almost 93% — more than 65 million customers — receive their gas from AGA members. Today, natural gas meets 1/4th of the US' energy needs.

http://www.aga.org/Newsroom/news+releases/2009/AGAStatementalaskaNaturalGasPipelineAnnouncement.htm