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To: TobagoJack who wrote (21007)	8/10/2007 2:17:23 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217927

Speaking of outsourcing, the Chinese have shown a flicker of interest in the proposed Alaska gas pipeline... Palin extends application deadline for gas pipeline - NOW IT'S NOV. 30: More interest in project is one of the reasons for extension. Message 23775682 But since then, Palin's administration has presented AGIA to companies that did not testify at legislative hearings, including three nationally owned energy companies from China and Houston-based El Paso Corp., one of the nation's largest natural gas pipeline operators. China has been working to become a global player in the energy market, but usually wants to invest in a project that will produce oil or gas for its country. Amy Myers Jaffe, associate director for Rice University's energy program, said no one should balk at a state-owned company becoming an investor, but China's companies aren't likely to place a bid unless it's permitted to export the gas to China. "Theoretically there should not be any problem with investors coming in to bring capital that is otherwise unavailable," she said. "But I don't see this as something that could be attractive to China."