1-15-13 – Part II Of The Alliance Report And Much Ado About Gas Pipelines

Peninsula Clarion by Brian Smith.  Local lawmakers will pitch several measures addressing issues like an in-state gas line, corporate taxes, interstate mining lobbying and governmental audits when the first session of the 28th Alaska State Legislature gavels in Tuesday.  Perhaps the biggest piece of legislation a local legislator has tagged his or her name to is House Bill 4, the newest incarnation of last year’s effort from House Speaker Mike Chenault (NGP Photo-L) and Rep. Mike Hawker (NGP Photo) to see a 24-inch, 500 mcf per day gasline built from the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 15th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-14-13 Alliance’s 30th Anniversary Was “Like Déjà Vu All Over Again.”

You likely read it here first, 3:01 am: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), today announced personnel changes on her Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff.  McKie Campbell (NGP Photo) will be departing as the committee’s staff director on Jan. 25. Karen Billups, currently the committee’s chief counsel, will be promoted to staff director. Pat McCormick (NGP Photo-below, Alliance conference), currently committee special counsel, will be promoted to chief counsel.  -dh Fairbanks News Miner.  As part of Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to help get a North Slope gas plant built, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 14th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-13-13

Fairbanks Daily News Miner.  Oil taxes once again figure to be the dominant issue facing lawmakers as they begin their work in Juneau on Tuesday, though issues like education funding, energy and social concerns also are expected to be raised.  Gov. Sean Parnell, who failed in attempts to get an oil tax-cut passed during the past two years, plans to try again this session. This time, the Republican governor will have Republican majorities in both the House and Senate.

By |2016-03-13T03:41:25-09:00January 13th, 2013|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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1-12-13 Alaska Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations

WE URGE READERS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN ALASKA TO WEIGH IN NOW ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS, OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE....The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) proposes changes to Title 20, Chapter 25 of the Alaska Administrative Code, with regard to hydraulic fracturing.  Specifically, the AOGCC proposes to amend 20 AAC 25.005, 20 AAC 25.280 and 20 AAC 25.990 and add a new section, 20 AAC 25.283, in order to define hydraulic fracturing, require notice to nearby owners and operators prior to commencement of hydraulic [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:41:25-09:00January 12th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-11-13 Alaska’s Economic Outlook

 The Alaska Support Industry Alliance Celebrates its 30th Anniversary! The State of Alaska's Economy...And the State's Future "To Be Realistic Is Not Necessarily To Be Negative" by Dave Harbour 1.  On January 4 we editorialized that Alaska's economy is unsustainable but 'fixable'. 2.  On January 8 we linked readers to Energy & Capital's Keith Kohl's national column noting that Alaska's economy seemed 'doomed'. 3.  Today, Alaska reader Eric Dompeling (NGP Photo) directs us to RBN Energy's piece, "After the Oil Rush - ANS Decline and the West Coast Crude Market." Brad Keithley posted in Alaskans [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 11th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-11-13 Alaska’s Economic Outlook

 The Alaska Support Industry Alliance Celebrate its 30th Anniversary! The State of Alaska's Economy...And the State's Future by Dave Harbour On January 4 we editorialized that Alaska's economy is unsustainable but 'fixable'. On January 8 we linked readers to Energy & Capital's Keith Kohl's national column noting that Alaska's economy seemed 'doomed'. Today, Alaska reader Eric Dompeling (NGP Photo) directs us to RBN Energy's piece, "After the Oil Rush - ANS Decline and the West Coast Crude Market." ...more coming

By |2016-03-13T03:40:49-09:00January 11th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-10-13

The Hill by Zack Coleman.  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has threatened subpoenaing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for documents regarding a potential Alaska mine.  Issa, along with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), said he wants to know more about the intentions behind a water impact test EPA is conducting near a discussed mine site in Bristol Bay, Alaska.  The lawmakers said in a Thursday letter that EPA’s actions have “bordered on the absurd” by since the committee's initial May 10 inquiry [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 10th, 2013|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-9-13

Cordova Times.  A University of Alaska Anchorage economics professor is cautioning against state government overspending in fiscal year 2014, saying hold the line at $5.5 billion, based on its petroleum nest egg of about $149 billion.  That's the most recent estimate of the level of general fund spending the state can sustain over the long run, says Scott Goldsmith (NGP Photo), professor emeritus of economics at UAA's Institute of Social and Economic Research.  (See our earlier story.) Calgary Herald.  Progress Energy has awarded a $5-billion natural gas infrastructure project across northern [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 9th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-8-13

Just When Alaska Needs Lessons On Economics 101, the United States Association For Energy Economics (USAEE) Will Be Holding Its 32nd Annual Conference In Anchorage in July.  Here's the Impressive Agenda, A Call for Papers, and Registration--Courtesy Of Alaska Oil and Gas Economist, Roger Marks (NGP Photo)! Commentary: Energy and Capital's Keith Kohl says Alaska's economy is doomed to collapse--and it all has to do with TAPS throughput, as we've been reporting for years.  If national attention begins to focus on Alaska's economic decline more and more, we suspect that interest of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 8th, 2013|Interstate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-7-13

This Morning, Alaska Support Industry Alliance General Manager Rebecca Logan Discusses Strategies For Economic Survival, Alaska Energy Infrastructure and Federal Government Overreach With Talk Show Host Dan Fagan and His Associate,  Elizabeth Giardina Celebrate its 30th Anniversary with the Alaska Support Industry Alliance! Homer News by McKibben Jakinsky.  Homer isn't the only city trying to figure out how to finance natural gas delivery to city residents and businesses. Homer's little neighbor to the east, Kachemak City, is in the same boat.   Alaska Dispatch by Alex DeMarban.  Alaska's effort to develop the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 7th, 2013|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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1-6-13

ADN by Mike Dunham.  The overwhelming majority of Alaska is getting colder and has been since 2000, according to a study by researchers with the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  (We note that several of the Obama Administration decisions to inflict the Endangered Species Act furies on Alaska are based on the notion that although various species (i.e. Polar Bear (NGP Photo), seals, beluga whales) are doing well in Alaska, they COULD someday be adversely affected by global warming/climate change and that the government should, therefore, restrict human activity [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:43:03-09:00January 6th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-5-13

Amid pressure of 'fiscal cliff,' Senate moves Alaska gas line bill  -  Petroleum News  -  The bill (S. 302) would allow for construction of a natural gas pipeline through Denali National Park and Preserve. The planned pipeline would run 737 miles ...

By |2016-03-13T03:43:03-09:00January 5th, 2013|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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1-4-13 Alaska’s Budget Policy Is Unsustainable But Fixable

From Ziff Energy: North American gas resource has the capability to deliver over 90Bcf/d by 2020.  Western Canada will provide 15% over which the Montney Tight Gas region is a third.  While Western Canada full cycle costs are slowly being ground down to $5.15/Mcf in 2011 from a high of $8.70/Mcf in 2007, the economic uplift of LNG is boosting the net gas price for the producer.   Alaska's State Budget: The Good News and the Bad News Commentary by Dave Harbour Yesterday, the University of Alaska's Institute of Social [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:19-09:00January 4th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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1-3-13 – Northern Gas Pipelines: “Canadian Policy Making At Its Worst”

Globe and Mail, by Brian Lee Crowley and Ken Coates, re: Northern Gas Pipelines's Difficult History.  The bitter debate over the Northern Gateway oil pipeline project shows Canadian policy-making at its worst. A piece of nationally significant infrastructure, the project is currently mired in a toxic mess, assailed by environmentalists, targeted by vote-hungry B.C. politicians and publicly challenged by many first nations. You could be forgiven for feeling a dreadful sense of déjà vu. MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY INTERVIEW Canada’s pipeline squeeze Joe Oliver’s biggest challenge ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE Stalled pipelines cast shadow over [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:19-09:00January 3rd, 2013|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-2-12

  Gas News From Office of the Federal Inspector:   Marcellus production reaches 7 billion cubic feet of gas per day Florida utilities double reliance on gas-fired generation Japan’s November LNG imports down 4.5% from a year ago Chevron’s move helps, but Canadian LNG needs to compete on cost Chevron deal at Kitimat could take priority over Australia expansions Woodside, Shell and partners face decision on Browse LNG project BG secures U.S. Export-Import Bank loan for Australia LNG project Conoco signs deal to search for shale gas in China Huge [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:19-09:00January 2nd, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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