1-31-13

 (In route, Cuenca to Washington, D.C.) American Energy Alliance News Briefs:   It's not a question of enough, pal.  It's a zero sum game – somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made; it's simply transferred from one perception to another. Phoenix Business Journal (1/19/13) reports: “Salt River Project is evaluating a plan put forward by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would require as much as $1.1 billion in emission upgrades at the Navajo Generating Station… The coal-fired power plant near Page is owned by a consortium of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 31st, 2013|Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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1-30-13 Helping our readers access the ‘whole story’ as they consider decisions….

Calgary Herald by Don Braid.  When Energy Minister Ken Hughes talks about the oilsands Thursday in Vancouver, he’ll have a message for our coastal cousins: “Not all roads lead through British Columbia.”  Translation: If B.C. won’t transport bitumen, Alberta will find somebody who’s glad to do it.  *****  Hughes says he’s interested in a plan to ship oil across Yukon to the Alaskan port at Valdez. He may have an announcement on that matter on Thursday.  “The pipeline there is only 50 per cent full and declining in volume,” he [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 31st, 2013|AGIA, Alaska Taxes, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-29-13

Hydroworld.  A multi-faceted piece of legislation introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, could see a new 50 kW micro hydro power plant fast-tracked for construction in Alaska's Denali National Park.  The legislation, called the Denali Park Improvement Act, would allow the National Park Service to issue a special-use permit to speed construction of the project. It would also provide authority for the park service to exchange 10 acres of land with Doyon Tourism for construction of the project.  The plan would allow Doyon -- a Fairbanks-based native corporation -- to [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:42:50-09:00January 30th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-28-03 – Governor Calls On Alaskans To Help Improve the Investment Climate!

 January 28, 2013, SEE THE LINK HERE Dear Alaskans, This week in Juneau, Alaskans can speak up about the economic consequences of declining oil production. Alaskans from all corners of the state have the chance to testify before the Senate TAPS Throughput Committee. Here’s what we know: Alaskans’ oil drives the economic engine of our state. Oil exploration and development fuels our private sector economy. And, oil revenue provides nearly 90 percent of Alaska’s unrestricted government funds. That money helps fund our schools, energy and infrastructure projects, ferries, and health clinics. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 28th, 2013|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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1-26-13 Does It Pass The Smell/Smile Test?

"Does It Pass The Smell/Smile Test"? Commentary by Dave Harbour Last week the Alaska House of Representatives minority released a study on the fiscal effects of oil tax reform.  The Fairbanks News Miner reported that passing Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) proposed reform, intended to increase investment and oil production in the state, would show, "an alarming loss in revenue."   Evidence from many sources makes clear to anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear that absent reform, Alaskan oil investment will continue to diminish.  The resulting lower throughput [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 26th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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1-25-13

Q.  Are gas-short Anchorage utilities considering import of CNG from British Columbia until new long time supplies can be secured? A.  Looks like one of several feasible alternatives. CBC News.  Trucks from Irving Oil and Heritage Gas will start delivering compressed natural gas to factories and universities throughout the Maritimes without close access to pipeline infrastructure later this year.  The nearest pipeline to Acadia University is more than 100 kilometres away. So for now, its boiler room runs on bunker C oil at a cost of more than $2 million [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:42:37-09:00January 26th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-24-13

David Wright Tremaine, LLP by Michael Jungreis.  Lawmakers must weigh the costs of this project, in a time of declining state revenues, against the possible alternative sources of energy to prevent their constituents from freezing in the dark.  More information about the in-state pipeline can be found at the website of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation.

By |2016-03-13T03:42:37-09:00January 24th, 2013|AGDC|0 Comments
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1-23-13

ICEJ.  Israeli company helping Alaskans get connected.   Alvarion, an Israeli hi-tech firm based in Tel Aviv, has recently begun installing fast wireless broadband service to the North Slope of Alaska, helping the region's 7,500 residents and hundreds of oil field workers in one of the most remote places in the world to get connected to the World Wide Web.

By |2016-03-13T03:42:37-09:00January 23rd, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-22-13

Calgary Herald: First LNG export terminal delayed a year  Alberta's royalty regime to take steep hit as oil prices sputter, energy minister warns  Ewart: Critic boycotts Encana hearing, but crusade against fracking far from over  Calmena Energy Services puts itself on the block  Surge approves $140-million budget  PetroBakken takes bite of Cardium junior   January 22, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today welcomed Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod (NGP Photo) to Juneau. The two leaders met to discuss the commonalities between Alaska and the Northwest Territories.  “Exchanges with leaders [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:42:16-09:00January 22nd, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-20-13

Alaska Dispatch by Mia Bennett.  The new headquarters for the Northern Sea Route (NSR) will open in Moscow on January 28. The new, state-owned enterprise will have a budget of 35 million rubles (about $1.1 million) and will set forth tariffs and regulations regarding "navigation safety and the prevention, reduction, and control of pollution in the marine environment," according to a July 2012 law passed by the State Duma on the regulation of commercial navigation in the NSR. The law also defines the NSR (translated with Google Translate) as:  "The [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 20th, 2013|Arctic Policy|0 Comments
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1-19-13

 Parnell Has Parallel Strategies on a Gas Line - KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska But at the same time, Parnell is backing legislation to strengthen the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation in its pursuit of a much smaller pipeline that ...     Alaska gas 'bullet line' planners to request $328M - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Dan Fauske, CEO of the Alaska Housing Finance Corp., which oversees AGDC, ... The small-diameter gas pipeline, which would run from the North Slope to the ...

By |2016-03-13T03:41:59-09:00January 19th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-18-13

  All Americans and Canadians should have reason to monitor the aggressive Arctic activity of our Russian Federation friends--and respond accordingly.  For ignoring the potential of the Arctic our peaceful nations could one day pay a big price.  (We have always noted, however, the more alert role the Harper administration is playing in the North while US officials look for ways of diminishing America's role, zoning the oceans, discouraging development and potentially sacrificing jurisdiction in this resource rich area. )   -dh  (BBC News: Russian explorers have planted their country's flag [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 18th, 2013|Arctic Policy, Intrastate Gas, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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1-17-13 Part IV Of The Alliance Report

Fairbanks  News Miner/AP.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) on Wednesday set new benchmarks for progress on a major natural gas pipeline project in Alaska and urged lawmakers to act this year on legislation to change the state's oil tax structure.  In his fourth State of the State address, Parnell told a joint session of the Legislature that he wants the companies involved in advancing a long-hoped-for gas line project to settle on a concept by Feb. 15.  (See text: Governor's State-of-the-State speech.)  ...  Max Buxton story.  When it came to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 17th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-16-13 Part III Of The Alliance Report And Salazar Resignation

Point of personal privilege:  We are grieved to note the passing over a month ago of our longtime friend, musician, artist, businessman, Armond "Army" Kirschbaum (NGP Photo), 89.  Army passed away on December 4, 2012 in Anchorage, AK.   Friends joined in a celebration of his life yesterday at the Blue-Holloman Gallery in Anchorage.     See our stories yesterday regarding Alaska's relationship with Salazar's Interior Department and former EPA Administrator Whitman's counsel regarding "cooperation". Salazar to Resign....Fox News (3 a.m.)  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (NGP Photo) will step down from his [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 16th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, Personal, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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