8-30-13

John Hofmeister Opines Today On Syria Early this morning, one of our favorite CNBC talking heads, John Hofmeister (NGP Photo), said the oil industry in the Middle East is facing, "...death by a thousand duck bites." He said that one of the effects of Obama's impending attack on Syria is uncertainty.  "Companies are not going to let employees and assets be at risk."  He said that as companies face more risk, they will shut down operations. "Egypt's oil industry has a hard time right now getting people to show up [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:55:23-09:00August 30th, 2013|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-29-13

Oil Tax Reform: Michael Soukup of Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) office tells us that, "Alaskans are continuing to speak up about the new opportunities being created as a result of the More Alaska Production Act." James McMilon of Teamsters Local 959 in Fairbanks spoke recently about the opportunities he’s seeing and what the MAP Act means to his organization.  Go here for a number of testimonials from grass roots citizens discussing the effect of oil tax reform on their own jobs and hopes for the future.  -dh North Slope Borough [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:19-09:00August 29th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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8-28-13

Here is A Link For Readers To Our Latest Column In Xtra, Anchorage's Community Newspaper.  Here Is Our Unedited Submission: "Responsibility" Another Abuse of Endangered Species Act Relevant to our essay, above, on 'Responsibility', Canada's Globe & Mail piece by Jeffrey Jones notes the importance of tax policy to energy project investors.  We believe that all decision makers will want to take heed.  Those who support higher taxes and regulatory barriers, in essence, wish for fewer energy jobs and investment while those who seek moderate taxes and rules will create more attractive [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:19-09:00August 28th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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8-27-13

Point Of Personal Privilege  We honor our late ARCO colleague, well respected throughout the North American oil patch, Jim Weeks (NGP Photo), by sharing below, a celebration of his life:  James Dale Weeks, 67, of Anchorage AK, passed away peacefully on August 20th 2013, at Providence Hospital with family by his side. His Celebration of Life will be held from 4:30 to 8 pm on September 6th, 2013 at the Petroleum Club of Anchorage. He is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Marty, his son, Justin, daughter Cassie, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 27th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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8-25-13

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) will visit King Cove, Alaska this week to look at a congressionally approved land exchange that would provide the population of a thriving fishing community life-saving access to an all-weather airport in neighboring Cold Bay. Unfortunately, when the federal government created the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge 53 years ago, it cut off the traditional land route between the Aleut community of King Cove and the old World War II outpost of Cold Bay. The people of King Cove were never [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 26th, 2013|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-25-13

Drones Can Be Good For Alaska Exploration Petroleum News by Wesley Loy.  Unmanned aircraft soon could be working for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska.  In an action hailed as an aviation milestone, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued “restricted category type certificates” to a pair of unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS.

By |2016-03-13T03:55:08-09:00August 25th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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8-23-13

Drones and Energy: Our Opinion Alaska's Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell (NGP Photo) is Chairman of the Aerospace States Association. Speaking on the subject of the threat to privacy posed by drones, the Daily Caller quoted Treadwell yesterday as saying that, "The paper we are releasing today...strikes a fine balance between protecting individual privacy rights as guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment and exploiting the significant economic and humanitarian benefits of UAS technology.”   We would observe that unrestricted use of drone audio/video could compromise the security of critical infrastructure such as power production, manufacturing, energy refineries, drilling, [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:55:08-09:00August 23rd, 2013|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-23-13

Former Energy Secretary, Spencer Abraham (NGP photo), gives opinion on EPA:  "It remains to be seen how it will handle a number of issues. "It is hard to tell how realistic it will be on issues such as fracking and renewable fuels standards, which are big questions. "The jury is still out on whether the EPA still needs to reform its role in a way that is reasonable and that takes into account all sides of the equation, including economic growth and a strong economy."    -EnergyBiz, by Ken Silverstein This [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 23rd, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-22-13

Canadian Press.  TransCanada Sues Rival Enbridge Governor Parnell Calls on Interior to Reconsider ANWR Plan   (See yesterday's 8-21-13 letter here) (See our 8-9-13 story here) See our "Federal Overreach Summit" commentary, entitled Remembering the Past, in this week's (8-21)  Xtra Community Newspaper.  -dh August 21, 2013, Anchorage, Alaska – The State of Alaska today formally asked U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe to reconsider and reverse his agency’s denial of the state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Section 1002(e) Exploration Plan. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 22nd, 2013|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-21-13

"Remembering the Past" (Today's Commentary: Xtra) by Dave Harbour Today's Energy In Depth FRACK Clips: NATIONAL Report: Oil and gas can boost economies and outdoor recreation. Houston Chronicle/Fuel Fix. “Energy and amenity development are not mutually exclusive,” said Southern Utah University political science professor Ryan Yonk and Utah State University economics professor Randy Simmons. “Because both energy and amenity resources provide value to a county, when counties have both resources they tend to develop both, and in a way that allows both sectors to grow.”   West Texas town's water [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:21-09:00August 21st, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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8-20-13

Keith Kohl Commentary.  Canadian natural gas producers have been scrambling to recover — for several reasons — since 2007. The monumental rise of shale gas in the lower 48 states since that year has taken a heavy toll on Canada's gas industry.

By |2016-03-13T03:55:08-09:00August 20th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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8-19-13

  President Obama's Climate Action Plan by Executive Order. WSJ: EPA Chief Vows To Continue Climate-Change Crusade--Says Jobs Will Increase Without Providing Evidence. EnergyBiz by Martin Rosenberg.  I recently caught up with Philip D. Moeller (NGP Photo.  Note, our friend, Phil, is a former Alaskan), a member of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, after he met with energy leaders in Lawrence, Kan. Getting natural gas infrastructure built and paid for was on his mind — as was the vulnerabilities that may emerge as our dependence on gas escalates. Office [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:21-09:00August 19th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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8-18-13

The Hill by Cameron Joseph.  Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) is going local in a bid to save his seat in the Senate — and possibly the Democratic majority in the Senate.   The first-term senator is touting his stances against the federal government in an effort to emphasize what he says are his Alaska-first policies.  After Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), Begich is seen as the most vulnerable Senate Democrat running for reelection next year, and Republican chances of winning the six seats needed to retake the Senate would improve substantially if [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:21-09:00August 18th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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8-17-13

From the Mississippi Energy Institute: As Energy Secretary Moniz and DOE deliberate applications for LNG export terminals approval, Japan, the world’s top importer, sees a decrease in LNG demand while Canada rushes to beat the U.S. as the world’s top exporter.  

By |2016-03-13T03:55:07-09:00August 17th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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8-16-13

See This Week's Mining News, Bakken News, Petroleum News Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) website features Alaskans from across the state speaking on the effect oil and gas taxes have on the State's investment climate.  Our readers may find those testimonials here.   Calgary Herald by Graham Thomson.  I’m not sure anybody looks forward to the end of summer. But I would hazard a guess that of all those not looking forward to it, nobody is dreading the end of summer more than Energy Minister Ken Hughes. Not even schoolchildren and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:21-09:00August 16th, 2013|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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