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Boosters of North Slope gas project feel tremors from Indonesian find.(Alaska)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily ...s natural gas find in Indonesia...boosters of Alaska's proposed North Slope natural gas...the gas to Japan or other Asian...Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and...proposals aimed at Japan, South ...
Asia doesn't need Alaska's gas until after 2005, firms say. (natural gas)
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