EIA's Petroleum Supply Monthly PNA by Alan Baily. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final air permit for Shell’s planned use of its Kulluk floating drilling platform for exploration drilling in the Beaufort Sea starting in July 2012. The permit comes about a month after the issue of similar permits for the use of the drillship Noble Discoverer in both the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
Where is the peace dividend that was supposed to come after the end of the Cold War? Where are the fruits of the amazing gains in efficiency that technology has afforded? It has been eaten by the bureaucracy that manages our every move on this earth. The voracious and insatiable monster here is called the Federal Code that calls on thousands of agencies to exercise the police power to prevent us from living free lives. It is as Bastiat said: the real cost of the state is the prosperity we [...]
CBS Money Watch. Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP File Photo) proposed a new way forward on a natural gas pipeline Thursday, saying if demand for gas has shifted from the Lower 48 to Pacific Rim markets, the state must be willing to move with it. Parnell, in a speech to an oil and gas industry group in Anchorage, said he wants the major North Slope players — Exxon Mobil Corp., BP and ConocoPhillips — to coalesce behind a project that would allow for liquefied natural gas to be shipped overseas. He wants [...]
Governor Sean Parnell today named Kip Knudson as the director of state and federal relations in the governor’s Washington, D.C. office. Knudson, of Anchorage, is currently the external affairs manager for Tesoro Alaska. John Katz (NGP Photo), who has served as the governor’s director of state and federal relations for more than 30 years, is retiring at the end of the year. Edmonton Journal by Gary Lamphier. But talk is cheap. In reality, when it comes to pursuing new export markets, Canada moves at glacial speed. Far more slowly than Asian nations, [...]
"We're not likely over the longterm to displace the most efficient way to move oil, which is going to be pipelines," Canadian Pacific chief executive Fred Green says. Canada's railways are closely watching their opportunities to transport more of North America's growing volumes of crude oil by rail. http://www.calgaryherald.com/sees+potential+boom+transporting+rail/5607673/story.html#ixzz1btaOYvGt UPDATED: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources to Hold Hearing on North American Offshore Energy WASHINGTON D.C. –On Wednesday, November 2nd, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing on “North American Offshore Energy: Mexico and [...]
ADN/AP by Dan Joling. Earthjustice is asking the EPA Environmental Appeals Board to examine the air permit granted last month to one of Shell's two drill ships, Discoverer. It filed the appeal on behalf of 11 environmental or Alaska Native groups. Earthjustice attorney Colin O'Brien said from Juneau that the Discoverer and a fleet of support vessels would emit tens of thousands of tons of carbon dioxide, more than 300 tons of nitrous oxide and tons of other pollutants. The drilling rig, he said, is not just a boat with [...]
Northrim Bank Report: Alaskanomics. Alaska's oil production continued to decline in the State's fiscal year 2011 that ended in June. Statewide production averaged 608,000 barrels per day (bpd), falling 7% from 652,000 bpd in fiscal year 2010. The peak production was over 2 million bpd in 1988 and has declined continuously over the last two decades. Alaska dropped below the 1 million bpd mark in 2004.
ADN by Tim Bradner (NGP File Photo). One project is the big 1,700-mile, 48-inch pipeline from the North Slope to Alberta, which is in an engineering phase. TransCanada Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are involved, both large, competent companies that know what they're doing. However, with all the shale gas in the Lower 48, this project doesn't look very good for now. But who knows what things will look like in 20 to 30 years? If this is built, a smaller "spur" pipeline could branch off at Delta to bring [...]
National Ocean Policy Coalition. The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has announced that a second full committee oversight hearing on "The President’s New National Ocean Policy - A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities" will take place at 10:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, October 26 in 1324 Longworth House Office Building. According to the Committee, the hearing will "feature testimony from Administration officials and impacted industries on President Obama's Executive Order 13547 that established a new National Ocean Policy and Council that could severely restrict the recreational and commercial uses of our oceans." The hearing will be [...]
ADN and AP. Shell Oil Co. has secured another air permit necessary to proceed with oil and gas exploration plans in the Alaska Arctic. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it had issued an air permit for emissions from Shell's exploration activities in the Beaufort Sea. Shell plans to begin drilling in the region as early as July. The permit applies to Shell's Kulluk drill rig and support fleet. Last month, the agency approved air permits for Shell's Discoverer drillship and related fleet, which the company plans to [...]
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 [...]
Manhattan Institute (10/18/11) reports: For years, politicians, environmental groups, and the renewable energy lobby have been claiming that widespread use of wind energy would result in substantial reductions in carbon-dioxide emissions…This report—which relies on data published by the Energy Information Administration and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory— finds that if wind energy were to reduce carbon dioxide, the savings would be so small as to be insignificant and so expensive as to be impractical
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 [...]
Office of the Governor. October 17, 2011, Buffalo, New York – Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) today assumed the chairmanship of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). The organization represents 30 oil-and-gas-producing states. The IOGCC also has several international members, including Canadian provinces. Governor Parnell takes over from Governor Mary Fallin of Oklahoma. As chairman, Governor Parnell will set the direction for the IOGCC and provide a leading voice for domestic oil and gas production while ensuring the protection of the environment. Several other Alaska governors have served terms [...]
CEA News Release, Houston's Energy Day A Hit For Young and Old! – Over 12,000 Houstonians joined Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) and the City of Houston in celebrating the city’s first annual Energy Day Festival at Hermann Square on Saturday, October 15th. Attendees included students, educators, and local officials who saw over 60 interactive exhibits highlighting a wide range of energy sources and technologies that help to shape Americans' everyday lives and the Houston economy. Guests were also treated to live music, as well numerous interactive games and displays. Houston Mayor [...]
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