12-16-11

ADN.  A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell received federal approval Friday for drilling exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast but with conditions that raised concerns with the state's congressional delegation.  ...   Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith (NGP Photo) said the company is evaluating conditions outlined in the approval, including the stipulation that potentially limits the drilling season.  "We are concerned this unwarranted restriction could severely impact our ability to deliver a complete Chukchi program," Smith said in written comments. 

By |2016-03-13T03:47:31-09:00December 17th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-14-11

 WASHINGTON, D.C., December 14, 2011 - Today the Obama Administration’s Interior Department conducted the first offshore lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the tragic explosion and oil spill that occurred nearly 20 months ago. With just 17 days left this year, the Administration narrowly avoided making 2011 the first year since 1953 without an offshore lease sale.   “Acting out of political expediency, not economic necessity, the Department of the Interior finally held the first offshore lease sale of this year. However, don’t be fooled—this Administration has delayed and [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:47:31-09:00December 15th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-13-11

The Wall Street Journal question of the day asks:  Should we approve the Keystone XL pipeline?   Alaska Dispatch by Amanda Coyne.  Independent oil and gas analyst Pedro Van Meurs (NGP Photo) is no stranger to trying to help Alaska get its huge reserves of natural gas to market.  He's been trekking north for about 15 years now. He's worked for two governors and has sat through hours upon hours of legislative committees, listening to the seemingly endless partisan bickering over Alaska's taxation policy. The pinnacle may have come in 2005-06, when [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 13th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-12-11

ADN commentary by Paul Jenkins.  High taxes cut the flow of Alaska's lifeblood: oil  Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/12/10/2212663/high-taxes-cut-the-flow-of-alaskas.html#ixzz1gK87U3S4

By |2016-03-13T03:47:14-09:00December 12th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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The Enemy Within

Is it true that the Administration lies about energy and other matters? 7-6-14.  Obama Administration lies about insurance co. bailouts. 4-30-14.  The Communists Are Still Active, Helping Democrats 4-17-14.  Cutting the deficit, etc. 10-24-13.  Obamacare: 1, 2, 3.  08-04-13.  A Time For Choosing by Gary Jackson.  On Wednesday’s The Five Beckel followed the White House’s lead while discussing the proposed Keystone Pipeline. Several days ago, President Obama told one of his most egregious lies to date [and that's saying something] by claiming the Keystone Pipeline would only create 50 jobs, when in fact, it will [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 11th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-11-11

Alaska Dispatch.  Natural gas should be flowing from Buccaneer Energy’s first Kenai Loop well in a few weeks, according to a report in the Peninsula Clarion. Production will come from an onshore site not far from WalMart, with the gas being sold to Enstar.  Buccaneer Energy, an independent oil and gas company from Australia, has focused on the Kenai Loop project since July of 2010. “This project holds significant upside for the company,” Buccaneer’s Chief Executive Officer Curtis Burton said during a Wednesday teleconference.

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7-9-11

Alaska Dispatch by Alex DeMarban.  State officials called Alaska's much-awaited oil and gas lease sale a qualified success on Wednesday, noting that the state took in $21 million as 19 groups entered bids. Tuesday, the Committee held an oversight hearing to examine how excessive Endangered Species Act (ESA) related litigation impacts species recovery, job creation and the economy. This was the first hearing in series that will be held by the Committee to take a fair look at the ways in which the ESA is working well and areas where it could be improved and updated. "The [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:55:06-09:00December 9th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-8-11

PNA by Kristen Nelson.  The State of Alaska and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management both held Alaska oil and gas lease sales Dec. 7 in Anchorage, with apparent high bids of $24,606,947 from a combination of new entrants and established players.

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 8th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-7-11

 CONTACT: Commissioner’s Office Elizabeth Bluemink, Communications Coordinator, 269-8434, elizabeth.bluemink@alaska.gov   North Slope oil and gas lease sale nets significant number of bids       (Anchorage, AK) – The Division of Oil and Gas has received a substantial number of bids for its annual oil and gas lease offering for the Beaufort Sea, the North Slope and the North Slope Foothills.  The bids will be opened at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, in Kahtnu Room 1 of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, at 600 West 7th Avenue in downtown [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 7th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-6-11

Murkowski: Agreement Clears Way for NPR-A Production USFWS,  EPA Agree in Principle to Road Access into NPR-A with Colville River Bridge   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), today welcomed the agreement in principle between Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow construction of a road across the Colville River, clearing the way for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve the first oil and natural gas production from the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).    “This agreement is long overdue, but no less [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 6th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-5-11

INSURANCE NEWS.  Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, Congressman Young, for the record, I am  Mead Treadwell (NGP Photo) , the lieutenant governor of the State of Alaska. Thank you for inviting me to offer some views from Alaska about the future of Arctic shipping and maritime activities, and the need to ensure we are prepared to embrace those challenges and opportunities safely.  We've said it before - in my appearance before this Subcommittee in 2006 and in Governor  Sean Parnell's  Senate testimony in 2009, and we'll say it again, because not much has [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:59-09:00December 5th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-4-11

ADN.  "Our goal is zero harm to the environment. Zero harm to people. Safety is ingrained in every ounce of the business that we do," said David Lawrence (NGP Photo-r), Shell's executive vice president of exploration and commercial development.  Shell expects employees to intervene if they even suspect something is going wrong, executives said. No gain is worth rushing a project at the expense of safety, they say.  "I'm not paid enough to take those risks. I won't take those risks. I won't let people who work for me take [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:48:31-09:00December 4th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-3-11

 A survey of Alaska state senators indicates Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to cut oil production taxes faces a tough road in the upcoming legislative session.  Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/12/02/2199922/survey-of-alaska-senators-finds.html#ixzz1fWcv5yTk ________________________________________________________________ The Honorable Barack Obama  President of the United States of America  The White House  1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.  Washington, DC 20500     Dear Mr. President:    Collectively, the undersigned represent a (large) majority of Alaska’s nearly 340,000 workers. As a diverse group of elected officials, business owners, community leaders and other Alaskan residents, we all support the exploration and production of Alaska's abundant Outer [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:48:15-09:00December 4th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-2-11

CEOs count themselves lucky to pull off one game-changing play in a career. Mr. George had three – when he rescued sad-sack Suncor in the early 1990s; when he made a big bet on the oil sands in the late 1990s; and when he bought Petro-Canada in a $19-billion deal in the depths of the 2008-09 meltdown.  Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article2257429.html#ixzz1fWiJOXFg

By |2016-03-13T03:47:45-09:00December 3rd, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-1-11

Anchorage Daily Planet by Alec Gimarc (NGP Photo).  Last weekend, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director for Alaska Geoffrey Haskett wrote a stirring defense of listing polar bears as an endangered species. Normally, this sort of defense is supposed to be factual in nature. This one would make a great fantasy short story. Here’s why:

By |2016-03-13T03:47:14-09:00December 2nd, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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