Alaska's Investment Climate and Her Children Commentary by Dave Harbour Publisher, Northern Gas Pipelines   Meet Alaska Presentations, 1-22-10 (Photos)   Tesoro Alaska: Past and Present Kip Knudson, Tesoro Alaska The Cup and Critter Factors Dick Garrard, FEX Remarks for Meet Alliance Energy Conference John Minge, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. Global Petroleum Survey 2009 Fred McMahon, Fraser Institute Remarks for Meet Alliance Energy Conference Dave Lawrence, Shell Lessons Learned from Solving an Alaska Economic Puzzle Dr. Scott Goldsmith, ISER, UAA A Global Perspective on Exploration Investment Larry Archibald, ConocoPhillips Continuing the [...]

See the new TransCanada-ExxonMobil Gas Pipeline Webpage and Today's Webcast: 10:30 Alaska Daylight Time CNBC Video.  This morning, Governor Sean Parnell discusses Alaska's conflict with the Federal government over naturalresouces policy...but compliments President Barack Obama's gas pipeline statements.    *     Reuters, by Yereth Rosen (NGP Photo-l) TransCanada Corp <TRP.TO> and partner Exxon Mobil Corp <XOM.N> boosted their cost estimates for a planned line to carry Alaska gas to southern markets by up to 58 percent on Friday, as the two ready plans to sign up shippers for the massive project.  The companies said [...]

The Alaska Standard by Dave Harbour: "Not Evil, Just Wrong". Alaska Advocate Blog by Steve Porter (NGP Photo).  When analyzing a specific proposal, and especially when comparing two alternative proposals, the proposed debt/equity ratio and the return on equity are two of the most important factors in comparing the projects.  Some might say that the cost of the pipeline is an important factor, but what one company estimates for the cost of the project versus what another company may estimate for the cost of the project is not really material [...]

  Not Evil Just Wrong Facebook Page: Be A Friend   Commentary, by Dave Harbour.  The "Not Evil Just Wrong" premiere at the Wendy Williamson auditorium on the University of Alaska-Anchorage campus last night--presented by the Young Republicans Club but also attended by a number of democrats and environmentalists--was a GREAT educational experience.  It addressed several environmental issues of the day in an even-handed way that--in being fair and balanced--will surely inflame those with environmentally extreme agendas.  Every middle school, high school and college student should see it...along with the rest of us.     The documentary [...]

The Alaska Dispatch's Josh Saul (NGP Photo coming) came over for an 'interview' and walked away with video footage.  Josh is a long-time Alaskan; with roots deeply entrenched here while waving in the breezes of wanderlust, his branches yearn to touch other places.  He is a traveler, a writer, a videographer, a philosopher-in-the-making and one of the nicest guys you'd want to meet.  During our afternoon together I was reaching a conclusion that his folks had done a great job raising him when he disclosed that they are, indeed, the owner [...]

Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) State of the State speech last night properly challenged the Federal government for its improper attacks on Alaska's economy.  "Today, however, the federal government’s actions often seem at war with Alaskan interests.  The federal government has misused the Endangered Species Act as a regulatory weapon to delay development of Alaska’s resources. Now, they have proposed setting aside an area larger than the state of California as critical habitat for polar bears. I strongly oppose such overreactive ESA listings and critical habitat designations. These are job killers and [...]

SEE THE EXCITING AGENDA HERE, FEATURING: GOVERNOR SEAN PARNELL (Photo), EXXON PRESIDENT RICH KRUGER, SHELL EVP DAVID LAWRENCE, CONOCOPHILLIPS SVP LARRY ARCHIBALD, BP EXPLORATION ALASKA PRESIDENT JOHN MINGE, U.S. CHAMBER's POLICY VP CHRISTOPHER GUITH,    IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE

ADN Opinion.  Some recent gas pipeline news from Canada has Alaskans wondering whether our big North Slope project faces renewed competition from elsewhere in the Arctic. Canada's Mackenzie Valley project has now cleared a half-decade-long review of its environmental and social impacts. The $16 billion project had been stalled by the intensive review. At 1.2 billion cubic feet a day, Mackenzie would be a little more than a quarter the size of Alaska's project, and its gas is scheduled to hit North American markets sooner. Some key companies in Alaska's [...]

Find Denali's Latest FERC Report Here Radio KENAI.  Natural gas was one topic of discussion at the community reception with Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo-r) on Monday. Governor Parnell discussed his hope that all of the groups involved with the two separate North Slope pipelines could come together. Later this year, both the Denali Project and the AGIA Project are expected to hold open seasons. We asked House Speaker Mike Chenault (NGP Photo-l) about the upcoming open seasons for the AGIA project and the Denali Project. He doesn’t expect the first open [...]

Rigzone.com.   2010 will be a momentous year for Alaska’s decades-long dream of a natural gas pipeline. Both the TransCanada-Exxon project and the BP-Conoco project known as Denali are on track to hold open seasons this year.   *      The Hub.  NEB to hear final arguments on Mackenzie Valley Project.  *  Yesterday, Denali's President Bud Fackrell (NGP photo) announced his team's Open Season schedule.    *   Yesterday's FERC Open Season Anchorage workshop agenda and link.  (Our earlier alert.)     *    Wall Street Journal.  An Alaska Superior Court judge [...]