Robert Duvall Supports Alaska Energy Production – Governor Steady On Tax Reform – Manitoba’s Spearfish May Outclass Saskatchewan’s Bakken.

Fuel Fix: A Houston-based exploration firm’s efforts to drill for natural gas in Alaska’s Cook Inlet is drawing the ire of shipping groups that believe it is violating the Jones Act. AP/ADN by Becky Bohrer.  Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) ... told The Associated Press he iscurrently working to get the votes needed in the Senate to advance the tax cut narrowly passed by the House during the regular legislative session. The bill stalled in the Senate, with leaders in the majority bloc saying they didn't have the information needed to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:47-09:00May 31st, 2011|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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TODAY’S Federal Register Announces Comment Period For Alaska Chukchi Exploration – Alaska Governor and Congress Focus on Rare Earth Elements

Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced the availability of a Revised Draft SEIS, OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, Chukchi Sea, Alaska (OCS EIS/EA BOEMRE 2010-034) for public review and comment, as well as the date, location, and time for public hearings.  This is another BOEMRE process that will materially affect the future of Alaska and all of its citizens. We will provide suggestions later today for how our readers can remain engaged in this process.  Please check back.   -dh  (See Maps and SEIS and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:47-09:00May 27th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Alberta Oil Magazine Examines Relationship Between Alaskan/Canadian Gas Pipeline Projects – Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell and Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan Announce Arctic Policy

Alberta Oil Magazine by Darren Campbell.  As everyone returns to the office after the Victoria Day long weekend, supporters of the star-crossed Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) are left to wonder what the future holds for the $16.2 billion proposed pipeline scheme now that BP plc and ConocoPhillips have announced they are dropping out of the race to build an Alaska natural gas pipeline. What does a couple of Big Oil companies giving up on their plans to build a pipeline have to do with the fortunes of a project proposing [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:47-09:00May 26th, 2011|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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House to Hold Alaska Energy Hearing Next Week – Governor Parnell and Rebecca Logan Promote Rare Earth Elements In Alaska – ARNI Thwarts Two Big Alaska Projects

Dan Healing of the Calgary Herald Reports Louisana LNG Project Is A 'Go'!  ARNI Dogs Alaska Projects. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich (NGP Photo-l) today named Dr. James Kendall (NGP Photo-r at a 3-9-11 hearing in Anchorage) as the Director of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region. Dr. Kendall has been serving as Acting Director for the region since January 1, 2011.  (More below.)   Yesterday, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) --  also grappling with Washington over energy access issues -- urged the federal government to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:48-09:00May 25th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress|0 Comments
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Like Oil and Gas, US To Also Export Mining Jobs, Wealth and National Security – Governor’s Bullet Line Plans Include Interior Alaska

Fairbanks News Miner by Christopher Eshleman.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) told local mayors last week to take  a deep breath — blueprints for a proposed intrastate natural gas pipeline won’t neglect the needs of Fairbanks or neighboring communities. TRADING CHARTS.  DENALI, May 20, 2011 (Alaska Journal of Commerce - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Alaska Gas Pipeline group's abrupt exit from its $40 billion-plus North Slope natural gas pipeline May 17 has put pressure on Gov. Sean Parnell to show progress with the state's strategy of financially backing TransCanada Corp. and ExxonMobil in [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:48-09:00May 24th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Responsible U.S. Administration? – Government Funded Gas Pipeline?

Benson and Walker Want Government  LNG\Gas Pipeline Project AT 2:15 EDT TODAY, SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI (NGP PHOTO) WILL SPEAK ON THE SENATE FLOOR REGARDING HOW THE UNITED STATES IS "WAKING UP" TO THE FACT THAT AMERICA IS AN ARCTIC NATION. Comment: 1.  Would a responsible federal government be supporting a project to being Canadian energy to Americans...or seeming to favor the importation of more oil from non-North American sources?  Another Federal comment period ends next week; here's how to comment. 2.  How many hearings have the federal government held to take [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:07:16-09:00May 23rd, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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BOEMRE Releases Chukchi Draft SEIS For ADDITIONAL Comment – Keystone Nears Approval – No Cap & Trade for Canada

According to Senate Energy & Natural Resources Communication Officer Robert Dillon, Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) today said of the BOEMRE announcement (below): “It’s my hope that this additional analysis on the potential impacts on the region will help resolve the legal challenges that have held up resource exploration in the Chukchi Sea." John Callahan of BOEMRE's ANCHORAGE office, provides this Friday announcement. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today released a Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:58:38-09:00May 20th, 2011|Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress|0 Comments
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Alaska Railroad and Energy Share Destinies – Bullet Line On Course

Platts.  Alaskan state-sponsored efforts to build a gas pipeline to southcentral Alaska could provide gas to utilities there and allow the Kenai LNG plant to resume exports, Mike Chenault (NGP Photo), the speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives said Thursday. See video of the Resource Development Council for Alaska's (RDC) Thursday meeting featuring Alaska Railroad Corporation President Chris Aadnesen (NGP Photo-above). RDC President Tom Maloney's (NGP Photo-r) announcement Thursday that long-time Executive Director Jason Brune (NGP Photo) will be leaving the Council to join Anglo American's executive staff in Anchorage.  More coming..

By |2016-03-13T03:57:24-09:00May 20th, 2011|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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Gas Pipeline Milestones – Young’s 20th Rodeo

ADN Editorial.  Well, this week BP and Conoco Phillips announced what looks like a step away from a gas pipeline by shutting down the Denali project. Denali was a separate operation of the two companies to win shipping commitments for such a pipeline.  Denali said they'd invested $165 million in the project, but that shale gas deposits in the Lower 48 and the prospect of continued low prices ruled against any more investment.  ...  The Denali project, launched in 2008, was competing with the AGIA project. Now there's no competition. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:48-09:00May 19th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Our Radio Interview – Keeping Focused Past Gas On the Oil Pipeline

  Denali Project Withdrawal Stories Arctic gas has missed the boat CanadianBusiness.com (blog) - Michael McCullough - ‎2 hours ago‎ The Denali natural gas pipeline is dead. Proponents ConocoPhillips Co. and BP PLC withdrew their application to build the US$35 billion project from the Arctic coast of Alaska south to Alberta on May 17, ... Denali announcement renews Alaska pipeline debate BusinessWeek - Becky Bohrer - ‎9 hours ago‎ Tuesday's announcement that a company is scrapping plans to build a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska has renewed the debate over whether a line is viable or the state [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:49-09:00May 18th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Denali Gas Pipeline Project To Terminate Operations

We have commented on Denali's demise HERE and archived the news releases documenting its progress.  -dh Denali - The Alaska Gas Pipeline announced today that its open season efforts have not resulted in the customer commitments necessary to continue work on its Alaska North Slope gas pipeline project, which has an overall estimated capital cost of $35 billion (2009 dollars). Denali will withdraw its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pre-file application and, over the next few months, close out its operations. "Denali is ending its efforts because of a lack of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:49-09:00May 17th, 2011|Commentary|0 Comments
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Fires Rage In Alberta Oil Patch – DOE and COP Install ANS Gas Hydrate Test Well – Industry BBQ Friday in Anchorage – ADN Says Better Here Than Brazil

HEAR SENATOR MURKOWSKI SPEAK ON OIL TAXES VIA C-SPAN AT 2:20 P.M. EDT.  LOOK BELOW FOR BREAKING NEWS ON NEW GAS HYDRATE TEST WELL INSTALLATION!  ALWAYS TUNE IN HERE FOR BREAKING NEWS AND COMMENTARY ON STATUS OF GAS PIPELINE PROJECTS!  Yesterday we addressed President Obama's Saturday pro-domestic energy speech; today the ADN editorializes:  BOTTOM LINE: Let Shell explore, let Slope producers tap NPR-A -- and keep a close watch.  No question there is risk, and a lot of work to do before production -- if it pans out. But, as [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:50-09:00May 17th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Progress|0 Comments
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Obama Addresses Alaska Resources as Alaska Leaders Respond Guardedly – Truckers Speak Out – NEB Hosts Inuvik Roundtable And Pays Way For Some Guests

Today's Email Alert NEB.  Comment:  Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) will host a Roundtable Meeting in Inuvik at the Midnight Sun Recreation Centre from 10 to 16 September 2011 and reimburse certain outsiders up to $300,000 to fly in and sit at the roundtable.    We suspect that most of the subsidized visitors to Inuvik will be non-industry advocates.    We imagine the September event will merit some discussion at the Inuvik Petroleum Show next month.  -dh Opinion: American Truckers Speak Out On Energy. The trucking industry annually consumes 35 billion gallons of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:50-09:00May 16th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Coordinator, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, NEB|0 Comments
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Governor Draws Line in Coastal Sand – NEB’s Gaeton Says Gas Production Declining – State Executive Calls Pipeline Situation Urgent – US House Passes Energy Package – Gas Pipeline Panel On TV This Weekend – Shell Submits Chukchi Exploration Plan

HQ Yellowknife.  Bob McLeod (NGP Photo) said the Mackenzie Gas Project would translate to billions of dollars for the NWT and Canadian economy, calling it a “nation building endeavour.” Calgary Herald by Dina O'Meara.  Canadian natural gas production is expected to drop by 4.4 per cent within two years on an oversupplied North American market and a shift toward drilling more lucrative oil prospects, according to a new report. ... Fevered drilling for shale gas in the United States flooded North American markets at a time when demand was soft because [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:51-09:00May 13th, 2011|Commentary, NEB|0 Comments
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Parnell Seeks National Support To Meet Pipeline Goals – Are Alaska Senators Blowing Smoke?

The Hill Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) called the Democratic plan to scrap tax breaks for the big five oil producers to pay down the deficit “laughable” ....  Wall Street Journal (5/11/11) reports: The U.S. approved a Royal Dutch Shell PLC plan to drill for oil in five locations deep under the Gulf of Mexico…. The drilling "would not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment," according to a press release from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement…Marvin Odum, president of Shell's U.S. subsidiary, said the company [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:06:35-09:00May 12th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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