10-4-12

Calgary Herald by Steven Ewart.  Keystone XL brings Canada into presidential debate. Feds endanger citizens to zealously protect Puerto Rican frog ADN by Lisa Demer.  Shell Oil is now drilling wells in two Arctic seas off Alaska's northern coast.  Drilling began Wednesday afternoon in the Beaufort Sea after the end of an Inupiat whale hunt, according to Curtis Smith (NGP Photo), spokesman for Shell Alaska.  The company resumed drilling in the Chukchi Sea on Sept. 23 after a two-week suspension due to encroaching sea ice, he said.  But Shell still [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:43-09:00October 4th, 2012|AGIA, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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8-2-12

Alaska Oil and Gas Congress Returns to Anchorage.  Find Details In Lower Right Column.  Here is Dave Harbour's Video Description.   TransCanada set for new pipeline - Calgary Herald - By Dina O'Meara, Calgary Herald August 2, 2012 4:05 AM. Tweet. TransCanada Corp. has been selected to build a $660 million pipeline connecting two long-delayed ... The energy and pipeline company, which runs Canada's largest natural gas pipeline ... See all stories on this topic »  S&P revises northern natural gas outlook to negative - Reuters - Rating Action On July 31, 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Nebraska-based pipeline company Northern Natural Gas Co. (NNG) to negative from stable. We also [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:48-09:00August 2nd, 2012|AGIA, Commentary|0 Comments
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8-01-12 Government Public Servants Mistreat Citizens

ADN by Lisa Demer.  Shell Oil Co. has scaled back its plans for drilling in Alaska's Arctic this year, and now is aiming for two complete wells, one each in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. The company also plans to begin an as-yet-unspecified number of additional wells, said spokesman Curtis Smith (NGP Photo).       Government's Public Servants Mistreat Corporate Citizens by Dave Harbour A year ago we commented on the Administration's cozy relationship with those dedicated to destroying Alaska's natural resource-based constitution and economy.  We further opined that this year's [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:48-09:00August 1st, 2012|AGIA, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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3-12-12 Today CEA Hosts Gulf Coast Energy Summit Following Alaska Tele-Town Halls

  Two weeks ago, Consumer Energy Alliance hosted Tele-Town Halls for all presidential candidates who responded to invitations.  Candidates Gingrich and Santorum responded and we later interviewed Paul.  Today,  Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) will co-host the 2012 Gulf Coast Energy Summit at the Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi, Miss. Over 500 guests are confirmed to attend what will be a lively and in-depth discussion on NORTH AMERICAN energy issues with presidential candidates and sector leaders from the federal, state, and local level.   We will report the outcome....   -dh [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:44-09:00March 12th, 2012|AGIA|0 Comments
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1-23-12

Point of Personal Privilege.  We mourn the loss and celebrate the life of our friend, mentor and sometimes protégé Frank Reed (NGP Photo).  More coming later today....  -dh ADN by Flip Todd.  Frank Metcalf Reed, 99, who arrived as a babe-in-arms on the banks of Ship Creek in 1915, died Sunday, Jan. 22, at Providence Hospital after a sudden bout of pneumonia. He had probably lived in Anchorage longer than anyone, even serving his World War II enlistment as a naval liaison officer helping young seamen transiting the town on what is [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:54-09:00January 23rd, 2012|AGIA, Personal|0 Comments
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11-2-11

ADN by Becky Bohrer.  Gov. Sean Parnell said Wednesday that he met for several hours with the chief executive of BP during the first leg of his European trip, touching on issues ranging from a natural gas pipeline to how Alaskans might benefit if oil taxes are cut.  Parnell said he told Bob Dudley he wants to get Alaska's gas to market as soon as possible. Last week Parnell told an oil and gas group that if the gas market has truly shifted from the Lower 48 to the Pacific [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:46:00-09:00November 2nd, 2011|AGIA|0 Comments
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11-1-11

ADN Editorial.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Stock Photo) has for the last few years counseled patience on the gas line development headed by TransCanada. Apparently his patience is running out. The governor now says he'd like to see the major North Slope producers -- Exxon Mobil, BP Alaska and Conoco Phillips -- join in a project to pipe Alaska's gas to Valdez, where it would be liquefied and shipped in tankers to Asian customers. ADN by Becky Bohrer.  Gov. Sean Parnell is making his first state-sponsored trip overseas, meeting with [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:45:15-09:00November 1st, 2011|AGIA|0 Comments
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10-21-11

Commonwealth North by Josh Wilson (NGP Photo).  Our next meeting is today, October 21 from 12-1 at ANGDA located at 411 West 4th Avenue in the Yellow Sunshine Mall on the lower level across from the Saturday Market parking lot. Commonwealth North’s Energy Action Coalition is hearing presentations from all the major natural gas projects and comparing them against common criteria. This week’s presenter will be Harold Heinze (NPG Photo), CEO, ANGDA, who will present the Alaska Pipeline Project proposal to bring North Slope natural gas to market, specifically focusing on two [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:44:11-09:00October 21st, 2011|AGIA|0 Comments
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10-19-11

Last night, the federal coordinator's office for an Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline sponsored a  public forum in Anchorage (and streamed live on the web) to discuss the state's options for assisting in gas line development. The panelists reviewed potential fiscal options that could help in developing an out-of-state and an in-state line, and how the state could benefit from looking at the two projects as a package. Panelists photos below, l-r: Gregg Erickson, longtime Alaska economist; Joe Dubler; Chief Financial Officer of the state-run Alaska Gasline Development Corp ; William Garner, senior [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:43:57-09:00October 19th, 2011|AGIA|0 Comments
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Commissioner Dan Sullivan Reveals Administration Energy Strategy To Export Council

This morning Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan (NGP Stock Photo) briefed the Alaska Export Council in Anchorage on the Administration's strategy for increasing Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) throughput and managing gas pipeline development. "I want to give you a very detailed view of Governor Sean Parnell's one-million-barrel-per-day-within-10-years-strategy," he said, "and what we are doing to implement it." Sullivan began by reviewing the important direction Alaska's constitution gave public officials to "maximize" the development of natural resources.  He emphasized the huge resources available to the state and nation [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 7th, 2011|AGIA, Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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Senate Investigates Gas Projects – Oil Tax Issue Is the Elephant In The Room – Point Thomson Agreement Supports Gasline

  Oh Canada - significant developments in Canadian energy   TransCanada has no firm commitments to ship gas on its proposed $40 billion gas pipeline project according to executive, Tony Palmer (NGP Photo).   See Reuters Story breaking now.  (Story by Yereth Rosen, Jeffrey Jones and Rob Wilson)  Watch the hearings:  http://www.alaskalegislature.tv/    Staying In Touch.... TODAY, the Senate Resource Committee Examines Status of TransCanada's AGIA Gasline Project (See above report) and Of Cook Inlet Natural Gas Reserves, Exploration and Development Projects.  Go Here For Information.  Below Is Yesterday's Report On the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 16th, 2011|AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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Persily Confirms His “Candid” Credentials – Feds Want Complete ANWR Lockup – McLeod Urges Federal Support

Alaska State Senate Resouces Meeting Today: Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline Fairbanks News Miner Editorial re: Feds Want To Lock Up ANWR's 1002 Area.  Our Comment:  We believe the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) which created the 1002 area as an oil and gas province violated the Alaska Constititution and Statehood Act.  The wild and distructive actions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its Salazar/Obama masters will contribute to the dismantlement of the US economy and put one more nail into the coffin of Alaska's economy--and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 15th, 2011|AGIA, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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Private Fairbanks LNG Project Trumps Government Plan – Alaska Lawmakers Focus On Gas Projects

CHECK OUT ENERGY DAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011 -- CELEBRATE AMERICAN ENERGY: A GOOD IDEA FOR ALL OF NORTH AMERICA! We have preordered the new book by respected Alaska Dispatch Co-Founders, Tony Hopfinger and Amanda Coyne: Crude Awakening: Money, Mavericks, and Mayhem in Alaska   Federal Gas Pipeline Coordinator, Larry Persily (NGP Photo-r) will address Commonwealth North today: noon, ANGDA Conference Room, 411 West 4th Avenue, Yellow Sunshine Mall, Anchorage.  (More from ADN where Persily formerly served with distinction as a journalist and editor.  -dh) Alaska State Legislature: (Comment.  We hear from a [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 12th, 2011|AGIA, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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Remembering North Dakota

Yesterday, ADN's Becky Bohrer reported that lack of progress on AGIA pipeline is making lawmakers "Antsy". Remembering North Dakota by Dave Harbour While the main purpose for my trip to North Dakota was to attend the annual meeting of the Interstate Oil and Gas Association (IOGCC), I returned home with a nostalgic impression of how today's North Dakota represented yesterday's Alaska.  North Dakota is confident.  Alaska, as noted in the story link above, is 'antsy'. more coming....

By |2016-12-22T22:33:29-09:00July 4th, 2011|AGIA, Commentary, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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