7-31-13

Calgary Herald by Graham Thomson.  ...a new pipeline to pump Alberta bitumen to the West Coast for shipment to Asia is just a matter of time. At least that’s the impression you get reading between the lines in comments made by Alberta Premier Alison Redford and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark Friday afternoon. Alaska and Saudi Arabia Face Similar Challenges Under Vastly Different Conditions by Dave Harbour Our readers know that 90% of Alaska's operating budget flows from the Alaska North Slope (ANS) through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:23-09:00July 31st, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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7-30-13

BP today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2013. Calgary Herald, by James Wood.  The Alberta government says it isn’t rattled by U.S. President Barack Obama’s skepticism over the benefits of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, despite the high stakes riding on approval of the energy project. Comment: We applaud Minister Dallas for bringing the truth squad to the rescue. We are embarrassed that America's president would use his bully pulpit to bully the facts, mislead the public and use such dishonesty as a basis for delaying [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:23-09:00July 30th, 2013|Commentary|0 Comments
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7-29-13 Citizens To Tackle Federal Overreach in Alaska

The Citizens Advisory Commission on Federal Areas (CACFA) is convening a Federal Overreach Summit 12-13 August at the Dena'ina Center.  Alaskans are coming together to discuss the far reaching impact federal encroachment hampering Alaska's ability to be economically sustainable and new multi faceted approach required.  Please click the links below for information and registration:   http://cacfa.eventbrite.com/, http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/cacfa/, www.standwithalaska.com.    

By |2016-03-13T03:54:46-09:00July 29th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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7-26-13

Witnesses Highlight States’ Successes in Regulating Fracking  Tell Federal Government to Stay Out of the Process. Alaska Officials, Giessel and Foerster Play Lead Roles Meanwhile, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee spokesman, Robert Dillon, responds that, "Sen. Lisa Murkowski believes that regulation of hydraulic fracturing should be done at the state level. There is no need for a federal backstop on this issue."  -dh  Fracking in Canada (We'll have more to say about LNG exports on Monday) Yesterday, Legislators representing the Energy Producing States Coalition -- including Alaska Senator Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo) -- sent [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:24-09:00July 26th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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7-25-13

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), today expressed her frustration with the National Park Service’s (NPS) handling of their maintenance backlog, which they estimate to be up to $13 billion, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. “We are taking a very important step with today’s hearing in starting the discussion about how to begin addressing the National Park Service’s $13 billion maintenance backlog,” Murkowski said. “This is not an issue that should be solved through additional federal funding. We must look at new and [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:54:45-09:00July 25th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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7-24-13

Calgary Herald by Dan Healing.  Prices for western Canadian natural gas are being undermined by rising tolls on the TransCanada Corp. Mainline since a new tolling formula was put in place July 1, producers and financial analysts contend. Fairbanks News Miner by Kris Capps.  Residents are invited to an informational meeting on the Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline/ASAP Project.  It will be held at 6 p.m. July 31 in the Tri-Valley Conmunity Center.   Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline is Alaska’s in-state natural gasline project. The purpose of this meeting is [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:54:45-09:00July 24th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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7-23-13

Mackenzie Valley shale leases sure to pique interest: NWT industry ... iPolitics.ca - The Northwest Territories has had stranded natural gas in the Mackenzie Delta for 40 years, with a proposal to build a pipeline south long dormant.... What Does Colorado Agriculture Have To Do With American Energy Policies? Commentary by Dave Harbour Last Sunday an audience of regulators learned that Agriculture is the second largest contributor to Colorado's economy, that each US farmer feeds 155 people worldwide and that 97% of US farms are family owned.  And, they heard that America's family farms are under siege. TODAY, we hear from [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:24-09:00July 23rd, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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7-22-13 – Parnell Leads OCS Governors Coalition In Effort To Persuade Congress

Post and Courier: Tim Scott, Mark Sanford wade into offshore drilling debate in South Carolina  The OCS Governors Coalition, chaired this year by Alaska's Governor, Sean Parnell, sent a letter to Members of Congress last week, urging support for OCS energy exploration and development--and revenue sharing.  In addition to Parnell, others signing the letter included: Governor Rick Perry (Tx), Governor Bobby Jindal (La), Governor Phil Bryant (Ms), Governor Robert Bentley (Al), Governor Nikki Haley (SC), Governor Robert McDonnell (Va) and Governor Pat McCrory (NC).  See the letter here. Wall Street Journal, by DANIEL MCGROARTY - Activists are pushing [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:24-09:00July 22nd, 2013|Notes From the Road, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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7-21-13 NARUC Meets in Denver

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners is meeting this week in Denver.  While the individual commissions adjudicate utility and pipeline (i.e. and other public utility rates) in each of the the States and Provinces, the national group often adopts policy positions on national energy issues.  -dh

By |2016-03-13T03:54:45-09:00July 21st, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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7-19-13

HEADING TODAY'S ENERGY NEWS CLIPS IS THIS STATISTIC -- CONCERNING TO ALASKANS, UPLIFTING TO NORTH DAKOTANS AND RAILROAD INVESTOR WARREN BUFFETT: U.S. moves more oil out of North Dakota by rail than the Trans-Alaskan pipeline.Scientific American. Currently, half of all oil coming out of the Bakken shale is transported by railroad (more than the third by pipelines). In its Draft Assessment of the Keystone XL Pipeline, the U.S. State Department estimates that by the end of this year 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil will be carried out of the Bakken on rail [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:24-09:00July 19th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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7-18-13 Prentice Pitches For Prosperity

  BP's Worldwide Statistical Review of Energy We archived BP's 2012 statistical review here. Today, we have the 2013 review and without further editorial comment (i.e. except to note how important domestic energy production is to a country's, state's or province's prosperity), we introduce the review with an email announcement from the company's chief economist, Christof Ruhl, kindly provided by Dawn Patience: July 16, 2013   It’s been a while since my last post – because my team and I have been on the road since the launch of the Statistical [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:25-09:00July 18th, 2013|Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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7-17-13

Background: HP's piece yesterday begins, "A DeSmogBlog investigation reveals that Robert Bauer, former White House Counsel and President Barack Obama's personal attorney, works at the corporate law firm Perkins Coie LLP, which does legal work for TransCanada's South Central LNG Project, formerly known as Alaska Gas Pipeline Project. Furthermore, Dan Sullivan, current Commissioner of Alaska's Department of Natural Resources, and former Alaska Attorney General and former Assistant Secretary of State in the Bush Administration, is a former Perkins attorney. ---------------------------------- Our friend, Brad Keithley, is one of Alaska's premier oil and gas attorneys.  During the days when [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:25-09:00July 17th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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7-16-13 Huge Flock of Energy Economists Migrates North To Alaska

Huge Flock of Energy Economists Migrates North To Alaska The United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE), will be hosting its annual conference in Anchorage July 28-31. The conference will bring together a diverse group of international and U.S. experts from private enterprise, government, and academia.  Subscribe and see latest issue: Petroleum News Here is Tim Bradner's Journal of Commerce article on the recent Resource Development Council for Alaska presentation by BP’s new Alaska President Janet Weiss.  Here is a link to our earlier report, "Pay Attention to RDC".  -dh The USAEE has [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:25-09:00July 16th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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7-15-13 Defending the Rule of Law and Constitution

Defending the Rule of Law and Constitution Against Federal Overreach Confidence in American authority is based on a fair, responsible, predictable and not arbitrary exercise of power by three independent branches of government created and defined by the Constitution.  The proper exercise of power may be summarized as 'The Rule of Law' as opposed to a less reliable "Rule of Man".  Maintaining The Rule of Law depends on the integrity of its defenders.  When a governmental branch overreaches its Constitutional authority in its exercise of power it debases the Rule of Law, endangering the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:25-09:00July 15th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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7-14-13

This Calgary Herald story applies to PIPELINES! Gaps in the cyber security efforts of Canadian corporations could be leaving them open to sophisticated attacks by hackers, records show.

By |2016-03-13T03:54:44-09:00July 14th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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