AGDC Archives - Northern Gas Pipelines

12-2-2022 COP’s Nikiski Property: A Hub For Gas Imports or Exports?

A Perennial Alaska Energy Challenge Q. Does Being Off The North American Gas/Elecetric Grid Point To Future Natural Gas Imports...Or An Economic ANS Gas Transportation Scheme? A. We have always held that Alaska's politicians, for once, should wisely support the due diligent efforts of private industry to create economic solutions to ANS gas export potential. Likewise, since our particpation on the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, we have urged state government restraint in favor of supporting private sector due diligence in defining, funding, building and opetating the infrastructure necessary to [...]

By Dave Harbour|2022-12-02T08:12:37-09:00December 2nd, 2022|AGDC, AIDEA, Alaskanomics, China, Commentary, Fracking, Government Waste, Hilcorp Alaska (Harvest Alaska LLC), History, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Japan, LNG, OCS, Uncategorized|0 Comments

3-18-2021 Big & Challenging China Meeting In Alaska Today Likely Affects Alaska & US (& Australia, Canada, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Etc.) Energy Policies

Ted Talk: A 2018 Australian Perspective On China We ask ourselves: "Is there another path toward ultimate peace without demanding appeasement by/from either party?" You be the judge. -dh Advice To US Diplomats Meeting With Chinese Counterparts In Anchorage Today: Learn From The Past Be aware that the July 27, 1953, Korean War Armistice was not a treaty. Technically, we are still at war with two determined communist allies: China and North Korea. Be aware that a senior Chinese leader visited Alaska during Governor Sean [...]

11-12-20 We hope Alaska doesn’t make this huge mistake

We Pray This Report Is Only A Reporter's Nightmare, Lest It Become Reality Commentary by Dave Harbour So far, we lack confirmation of the adjacent story and hope it is only a terrifying rumor. Former Alaska Governor Bill Walker. NGP File Photo by Dave Harbour But if the former Governor or any other private citizen is successful in convincing enough decision-makers to support this type of deal, we believe it will be at the expense of every Alaskan in several ways. We believe the state could be [...]

By daveharbour|2020-11-13T15:48:36-09:00November 12th, 2020|AGDC, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Arctic Policy, Commentary, Competition, ConocoPhillips, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Japan, LNG|0 Comments

9-26-2020 Tongass Freed From Restrictive Roadless Rule

Colleagues: The recent full exemption of the Tongass from the roadless rule is a positive event in these trying times. Towns and villages in Southeast existed long before the Tongass was designated as a national forest. The ability of our people to build futures for their families is a fundamental priority, which can be balanced with environmental concerns; the roadless exemption provides for this balance. The people of Southeast Alaska are benefitting from this action by a thoughtful administration. Sincerely yours, Don Habeger Executive Director First Things First Alaska [...]

By daveharbour|2020-09-26T10:02:28-09:00September 26th, 2020|ACES, AGDC, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, LNG, OCS, SB 21, Trump Administration Energy Initiatives|0 Comments

5-27-20 Why An Alaska North Slope Gas Pipeline Is Infeasible. Is the Recovery of Oil Demand and Pricing Real?

Current Petroleum News Headlines Alyeska oil prorations now at 95% inventory; supply chain clearing - 05/24/2020 (Full story) Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. has adjusted oil flow prorations on the trans-Alaska pipeline system to a 95% proration as of May 15, up from an 85% proration in place earlier in May. “At TAPS, we're confident the supply chain has stabilized,” We're ramping back up and as of last Friday are back to saf.... Oil Patch bits: New features added to Lynden's mobile app - 05/24/2020 (Login to read Full story) As reported by Lynden News May [...]

By daveharbour|2020-05-26T21:35:14-09:00May 26th, 2020|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Commentary, Competition, Government Waste, History, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments

5-23-20 China Is A Growing Threat to North and South America…and to the World

Northern Gas Pipelines Published by Dave Harbour · 32 mins · Here is a highly articulate Chinese woman’s summary of the Chinese Communist Party’s destructive threat to the free world. It seems the CCPVirus is but the tip of the iceberg. National defense considerations include the Chinese Communist interest in acquiring energy properties throughout North and South America in addition to other "belt and highway" targets world-wide. -dh https://tinyurl.com/y7bo4kbj Saturday We Said, “Canada’s Pipe Policy Pursues Perplexity“ (Today, 8-20-18, it’s Alaska’s Turn) We say Alaska pursues perfidy because it does. Everyone [...]

By daveharbour|2020-05-23T06:46:21-09:00May 23rd, 2020|AGDC, China, Commentary, Corona Virus, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Uncategorized|0 Comments

2-22-2020 Alaska Gasline Development Corporation’s Joe Dubler Retires

Here's A CEO Job Opening For The Alaska Government's Gas Pipeline Scheme Alaska Journal of Commeerce Exerpt. The temporary head of the state’s gasline agency announced his resignation Thursday morning. Interim Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Joe Dubler (NGP Photo) made his retirement plans public at the corporation’s board meeting in Anchorage. He will remain at AGDC through May 2, he said. Dubler stepped into the lead role at the state-owned corporation in January 2019 after Gov. Mike Dunleavy made sweeping changes to the AGDC board of directors, which [...]

By daveharbour|2020-02-22T21:29:20-09:00February 22nd, 2020|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy|0 Comments

1-9-2010 Gasline Gambling Goes On

Former Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer speaks to the board of directors in Anchorage on Jan. 9. Meyer made a pitch to the board to let him retake the reins of the project with an as-yet-unnamed financial backer. (Photo by Elwood Brehmer) At a Thursday morning meeting in Anchorage, the former leader of the roughly $40 billion Alaska LNG Project in Gov. Bill Walker’s administration made a last pitch to take it over again with private backers. Keith Meyer — who was president of the state-owned Alaska Gasline [...]

By daveharbour|2020-01-10T15:57:07-09:00January 9th, 2020|AGDC|0 Comments

11-16-19, NORTHERN ENERGY HISTORY: Exxon’s Important North Slope Position Includes Prudhoe Bay AND Point Tompson!

Producers 2019: Exxon pursuing two fronts Operator’s ultimate goal at North Slope Point Thomson unit is marketing 8 Tcf of natural gas Kay Cashman Petroleum News Caribou on oil industry gravel pad. Five feet above the mosquito infested tundra decreases mosquito caused mortality among spring-born calves. -dh One of the earliest explorers in Alaska and one of the primary working interest owners on the North Slope, ExxonMobil did not embark on the $4 billion Point Thomson development just to produce 10,000 barrels of condensate a day. Production [...]

By daveharbour|2019-11-16T08:34:22-09:00November 16th, 2019|ACES, AGDC, AIDEA, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, ConocoPhillips, LNG, Mackenzie Valley Oil & Gas Pipelines, NEB, NPR-A, SB 21, Sue & Settle, TAPS and North Slope Oil|0 Comments

AGDC downsizing function-based, Joe Dubler tells House Resource

Joe Dubler. NGP file photo by Dave Harbour AGDC downsizing function-based, Joe Dubler tells House Resources Kristen Nelson, Petroleum News The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. announced a restructuring and downsizing July 10. On July 19, Joe Dubler, AGDC’s interim president, provided a required update to the House Resources Committee. He said changes at AGDC were a “right sizing” of the corporation to meet directions of its board of di.... More here....

By wpnorthern|2021-03-04T06:55:17-09:00August 2nd, 2019|AGDC, LNG|0 Comments

7-17-19 Taking A Break!

Personal: We'll be experiencing our second 'shoulder replacement' operation this week followed by a few weeks of recuperation. Thanks for hanging in there with us for nearly two decades! -dh IOGCC Annual Conference Deadlines are Approaching IOGCC Early Bird Registration Discount Expires Soon The early bird registration discount will expire on July 26, 2019 so register today to take advantage of these savings! After July 22, 2019 we can no longer guarantee hotel room availability or the IOGCC Annual Conference group rate. We advise our attendees to book their room before July 22 to ensure you [...]

By wpnorthern|2019-07-17T19:03:53-09:00July 17th, 2019|AGDC, Canadian Energy Policy, Personal|0 Comments

6-4-19 Alaska Gas Project Update

State answers FERC questions about Cook Inlet pipeline crossing By Larry Persily paper@alaskan.com June 4, 2019 Larry Persily, former Alaska gas pipeline federal coordinator. NGP Photo by Dave Harbour. The state-led gas line development team has told federal regulators it is confident the Alaska LNG project’s steel pipeline could withstand Cook Inlet’s strong currents, shifting seabed and traveling boulders along the 29-mile underwater route to the gas liquefaction plant in Nikiski, on the Kenai Peninsula. The water-crossing information is among the remaining batches of answers the Alaska Gasline [...]

By wpnorthern|2019-06-04T10:57:48-09:00June 4th, 2019|AGDC, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, BP, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments

1-24-19 In Today’s Senate Vote, We Hope Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski Will Support The President’s Bill, For We Believe That Border Control Is Essential To Preserving Reliable U.S. Energy Industries

Here is why Alaska's Senior Senator should keep faith with President Trump on today's Senate vote. Fairbanks Natural Gas Update: Consumers Should Follow the Money Fairbanks Borough Assembly to vote on natural gas powered transit. (Note: Since Fairbanks is dependent on the Southcentral Alaska gas reserves. And, since Fairbanks has depended on state subsidies to create a gas distribution system whose economics are marginal at best...perhaps citizens should at least "follow the money" to determine the real costs of CNG buses, CNG sources and costs, [...]

By wpnorthern|2019-01-24T09:57:56-09:00January 24th, 2019|AGDC, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary|1 Comment

1-17-19

Alaskanomics What does the future hold for the Alaska economy? By Mouhcine Guettabi, The U.S. economy is convincingly in an expansionary phase, and is nearing peak growth rates for the current business cycle. Job creation has been consistently strong for an extended period, and unemployment rates have now returned to pre-recession levels. Recent stock market volatility has .... MORE HERE Alaska AGDC audit recommends minor changes, additional report forthcoming Alaskajournal.com. The misstep occurred when seven invoices from the Bureau of Land Management were charged to the corporation's Alaska LNG Project [...]

By wpnorthern|2019-01-17T14:24:15-09:00January 17th, 2019|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy|0 Comments

1-16-19

Henderson Rigs Dreams Big Not an ad. This is from a newsletter that we believe will interest our readers. In April of 2016, we leased our first 5,000 square foot facility and were in the process of applying for our own API Q1 license. For the previous three years, we’d been growing the business very carefully, while focusing on providing our customers a very unique and satisfying experience. Today, we employ nearly200 full-time employees, occupy more than 200,000 square feet of warehouse and workshop spanning five facilities across thousands of miles, [...]

By wpnorthern|2019-01-16T09:46:48-09:00January 16th, 2019|AGDC, AIDEA, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Uncategorized|0 Comments