11-15-13 – New Battle For ANWR Begins!

Commentary:  Yesterday, BP's Dawn Patience provided a report demonstrating that the company spends $1.5 billion and supports more than 350 vendors, 2,300 BP employees and 22,500 total jobs in Alaska.  Here's the .pdf.   The company's significant, Alaska projects include, "13 oilfields on the North Slope (including Prudhoe Bay, Endicott, Northstar and Milne Point), which account for about two-thirds of Alaska oil production."  The report goes on to note that the company spent over $25 billion with 15,000 vendors throughout the country in 2012, creating a national economic impact of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 15th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-14-13 Commissioner Joe Balash

Calgary Herald by James Wood.  Energy Minister Ken Hughes says he welcomes two new reviews by Ontario and Quebec into proposed pipelines to carry Alberta bitumen to Eastern Canada, downplaying concerns they could help slow or stop the projects from moving forward. Joe Balash Is New Landlord of Alaska Lands: Commissioner of Natural Resources Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) ​yesterday appointed Joe Balash (NGP Photo) as the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Balash has served as acting commissioner since September 24. DNR is organized into seven divisions, including Agriculture, Forestry, [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:45:43-09:00November 14th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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11-13-13

Feds Seek To Tighten Noose on Development By Expanding Clean Water Act Regulatory Control From our friends at the Pacific Legal Foundation comes word of this effort, "to stretch federal power so broadly that it could potentially cover every pond, puddle and pothole in the country."  Since Alaska has more ponds, puddles, lakes, rivers and streams than any other state and 3/4 of America's coastline, the 49th state's citizens should be alert to this new EPA rulemaking effort, detailed below.  This new regulation would provide new ammunition to White House [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 13th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-12-13 Eleven-Twelve-Thirteen: What a day for a special event!

  11-12-13: We commend those who celebrate birthdays or anniversaries today, who are having family reunions, christening ships, breaking ground on new buildings or highways or northern gas pipelines...or getting married.  May God's good fortune accompany you forward!  -dh Today we finished the commentary we began yesterday.  Below is today's listing of energy links provided by the Office of the Alaska Gas pipeline Federal Inspector: Oil and gas news briefs November 12, 2013 Report says China wary of U.S. LNG export politics Japanese LNG project developer defends oil-linked pricing Qatar starting [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 12th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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11-11-13 Explore the Web of Socialist Allies and Initiatives

Helping pipeline companies meet regulatory compliance - Calgary Herald - By Mario Toneguzzi, ... Is regulatory compliance a rising business opportunity for resource industry support companies?  This story says, "Yes, it is."  -dh A Web of Progressive (Socialist) Initiatives Transfers Jobs, Wealth and Power From Free Enterprise to Government The energy industry stands squarely in the crosshairs of the effort to "fundamentally transform the United States of America", and Canada is under attack as well. by Dave Harbour ​We alert our energy readers that a movement to 'fundamentally transform the United States of America' into a socialist society has the energy industry [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 11th, 2013|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-9-13 Math Lessons

Alaska Journal of Commerce Editorial by Andrew Jensen.  A pair of late October announcements had Democrats falling over themselves yet again with embarrassing attempts at arithmetic and basic accounting in their ongoing campaign against the oil tax reform passed as Senate Bill 21 this spring.

By |2016-03-13T03:46:58-09:00November 10th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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11-8-13

Digital Journal: NextGen Climate Action Announces Summit: Can Keystone Pass The President's Climate Test? - On Monday, December 2nd, U.S. and Canadian experts will convene to explore the pivotal question President Obama posed during his June 25th speech at Georgetown University: Would Keystone XL "significantly exacerbate" carbon pollution? KRMS Radio: https://app.box.com/files/0/f/212843728/1/f_11591508363 ALWAYS WORTH LISTENING TO: David Holt radio nterview (NGP Photo) The Hill: States file brief against EPA rules - Nine states are lining up against the Obama administration in an upcoming Supreme Court case over contentious environmental regulations.  The states filed a friend of the court brief with the high court on Thursday to oppose the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 8th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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11-7-13 RDC Welcomes Alaska Airlines!

RDC Meeting Report: How Alaska Airlines is responding to travel needs of Alaskans (More event photos below) by Dave Harbour Today in Anchorage, members of the Resource Development Council for Alaska (RDC) welcomed as their biweekly keynote speaker, Joe Sprague, Marketing Vice President for Alaska Airlines (NGP Photo with RDC member after meeting). Eighteen years ago, Sprague began attending RDC meetings and since then has held posts of increasing responsibility with the state's namesake airline -- in Alaska, Washington D.C. and at the company's Seattle headquarters.  Meanwhile, his Alaska staff continues [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 7th, 2013|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-6-13 Doc Hastings, From Washington’s Eastern Slope, Is One Of Alaska’s Major Guardians!

Calgary Herald by Lauren Krugel.  The CEO of Enbridge Inc. says he sees momentum shifting in favour of his company's controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, with an agreement between Alberta and British Columbia on West Coast oil exports the latest encouraging sign.  "We think it's quite positive, actually, that we're seeing some good collaboration between the provinces. I think it shows leadership by both of the premiers," Al Monaco told analysts and reporters on a conference call Wednesday. Commentary: Yesterday, we spent a few minutes talking with visiting Congressman Doc Hastings, Chairman of the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00November 6th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-5-13 Parnell Touts Benefits of Oil Tax Reform

Commentary:  Late yesterday, we received a copy of a letter (below) from Alaska Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) addressed to citizens.   We have supported tax reform in the spirit of fairness.  However, in the sense of 'enlightened self interest', we know that absent a competitive investment climate in an oil-abundant era, Alaska's production and economic strength will continue to decline.   Tax Commentary: We would suggest that economic principles apply throughout the free market--whether one is employed by the film, cruise, fishing, farming, manufacturing or oil industry.  "The more [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00November 5th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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11-4-13 Obama Administration Unleashes New Environmental Initiative

New Federal Government Attack On Economic Recovery! by Dave Harbour Late last week the President and his Administration, supported by a well-briefed cohort of environmental activists, launched a new offensive against the country's economic recovery. The Administration's new "one-two" punch against the Nation's economic recovery, began on Thursday (October 31) at the National Press Club as Interior Secretary Sally Jewell unleashed a salvo of extremist environmental talking points, along with a "secretarial order" and threats to further restrict uses of public lands. Phil Taylor of E&E Reporter said Jewell will be recommending designation [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00November 4th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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11-1-13 The Draft Beringia Memorandum

TransCanada Participates in Consumer Energy Alliance's Energy Day in Houston: Video Petroleum News: The new board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. met for the first time Oct. 30.  The board selected John Burns, a former attorney general for the State of Alaska, as chair. Friday Afternoon Alert: We received a working draft of a Beringia Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of the United States and Russia a few minutes ago, courtesy of Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) Director of State/Federal Relations, Kip Knudson.  He obtained the document from the U.S. State [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00November 1st, 2013|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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