5-16-14 More Accolades Flow To Retiring National Energy Board Chairman Gaétan Caron

Mike Smith, Executive Director of the Interstate  Oil and Gas Compact Commission, also weighed in today with his best wishes to Caron for "Life after the NEB". Early today, Chuck Gray, Executive Director of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners commented on National Energy Board Chairman Gaé​tan Caron's impending departure from his 35-year assignment.  Here is Gray's testimonial.  Yesterday, we acknowledged the outstanding service National Energy Board Chairman Gaétan Caron (NGP Photo) has provided to Canada over a long and distinguished career. Last evening, former Chairman of the Alaska Oil and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 16th, 2014|Commentary, Personal|0 Comments
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5-15-14 Gaétan Caron To Retire

Canada Revamps Pipeline Safety Rules Ahead Of New Projects  (Also see testimony) Reflections On 35 Years With The National Energy Board Gaétan Caron (NGP Photo), Chair and CEO, National Energy Board (NEB) Alberta Energy Regulator’s Forum 14 May 2014  (See more accolades to departing Chairman Caron in tomorrow's posting, here, or scroll down.) Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. Slide 1.  I will start my presentation with a brief overview of the National Energy Board so that you can better understand the perspective that I am bringing [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 15th, 2014|Commentary, Personal|0 Comments
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5-14-14

Courtesy of Alaskanomics, we have the following Alaska North Slope project update: North Slope Project Update Posted: 13 May 2014 10:01 AM PDT There have been numerous announcements from the oil and gas industry regarding new projects since the passage of SB21, the More Alaska Production Act (Note in our report last week the support for this oil and gas reform act from the mining industry  -dh). Announcements have come from the major producers, as well as smaller, independent companies. Information compiled by the Bradner Alaska Economic Report shows that [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 14th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Reader Comment, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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5-13-14 Hanging In There Together

 “Let’s Hang In There Together” by Dave Harbour At the signing of the Declaration of Independence – in the face of political oppression -- founding father Benjamin Franklin urged his fellow countrymen to, “…all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” See last week's report and photos: Alaska Mining Day! Today, the enemy of freedom and economic stability – as we have demonstrated – is a dedicated enviro-industrial-governmental cabal perhaps more menacing than King George’s foot guards, fusiliers  and lancers.  Why is this so? Today's Wall Street Journal Joins [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 13th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-12-14

Energy Business Review.  Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has signed Senate Bill 138 to advance the large-diameter Alaska natural gas pipeline project, marking a step ahead to a gasline in Alaska.    ...     Formal commercial agreements are scheduled to be finalized by AGDC the companies and TransCanada in near future, enabling the project to advance into the pre-front end engineering and design (Pre-FEED) phase.

By |2016-03-13T03:53:33-09:00May 12th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-10-14 Weekly Alaska Miners Association Report

Weekly Alaska Miners Association Report by Deantha Crockett (NGP Photo), Executive Director Happy Alaska Mining Day! – AMA celebrates Alaska Mining Day today at branch meetings in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.  As a reminder, Mining Day was enacted in 2013 by the passing of SB1, sponsored by Senator Cathy Giessel, that establishes May 10th as Alaska Mining Day.  And because Mining Day is actually Saturday, celebrate then too.  Happy Alaska Mining Day, all! Also at this morning at mining day breakfasts statewide, we unveiled AMA's new logo, which you'll notice [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 10th, 2014|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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5-9-14 Alaska Mining Day

You likely read it here first: Report Card For Legislators and Governor Released Today; Today...White House To Review oil export ban; REI gets $240k for Alaska LNG study; Pedro van Meurs (NPG Photo) seminar on World Fiscal Systems for Unconventional oil and gas, June 4-6; preliminary bid results, Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula oil and gas lease sale. ADN by Pat Forgey. Exxon Mobil Corp. and its partners in the Alaska natural gas export pipeline began work on its summer field season this week....  Exxon's Steve Butt (NGP Photo), now reassigned to the AKLNG [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 9th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-8-14 – OCS Governors Grow Stronger

Yesterday, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe joined the OCS Governors Coalition, a powerful group of governors formerly chaired by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell.  Other governors working with Parnell and McAuliffe to "improve communication between federal and state officials on OCS issues", include : Governor Robert Bentley, Alabama; Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana; Governor Phil Bryant, Mississippi; Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina (Chair); Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina; and, Governor Rick Perry, Texas.     -dh Fairbanks News Miner.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) will be in Fairbanks today to sign Senate Bill 138, a landmark bill letting the state take [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:54:13-09:00May 8th, 2014|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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5-7-14

EIA releases complete Annual Energy Outlook 2014 report The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released the full content of the Annual Energy Outlook 2014.  EID-Mtn. States: Activist billionaire Tom Steyer poised to dump millions into anti-HF effort in Colo. (5/6) NATIONAL Eagle Ford likely to last longer than past booms. Houston Chronicle, EID’s David Blackmon. Today's boom in the United States is different in that we now have rapidly rising domestic supplies meeting rising demand. Where in the past the United States was forced to rely more and more heavily [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00May 7th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-6-14 COMMENT PERIOD ENDS TOMORROW

  ADN OP-Ed by Former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles (NGP Photo with wife, Susan and Jane Angvik).  Sen. Patrick Moynihan coined a memorable retort in a Senate debate when he said, "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts." Thanks to the economic research and analysis by Dr. Scott Goldsmith (NGP Photo), professor emeritus of economics at University of Alaska Anchorage, we can now look at real facts in the debate of whether Alaskans should support or reject the oil tax reform passed in 2013.  (See Knowles' [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00May 6th, 2014|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-5-14

This week's Petroleum News reports This week's Mining News reports Petroleum Institute for Continuing Education: complete list of courses and online seminars. The Petroleum Marketing Monthly, with data through February 2014, presents monthly volume and price statistics covering sales of crude oil and refined products in the United States.  Preliminary data show crude oil prices increased during February, as did refiner retail and wholesale prices for gasoline and other finished products.  Prime Supplier data at the national level show gasoline and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel sales rose during February, while [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00May 5th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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4-2-14 – Oil Tax Comparison Described Yesterday

Goldsmith Reviews Oil Tax Study: Institute of Social and Economic Research Report Courtesy of Katie Bender -Event Photos Below- Scott Goldsmith (NGP Photo) presented his interpretation of a recent ISER report on the More Alaska Production Act (SB21) to a packed house Thursday morning at the Resource Development Council’s (RDC) Breakfast meeting (Video link here). Goldsmith, introduced by RDC's Leonard Horst, (NGP Photo) outlined his presentation by covering four main points from his research. The so-called $2 billion “giveaway” this year under SB21 does not exist. Without enhanced production, future [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00May 2nd, 2014|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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5-1-14 Shell Cuts Russia Investments

Special Notice Today This is an energy webpage, and on the foundation of energy is our society prospered and secured.   We also believe that energy along with all other personal, family, local and national issues depend for proper resolution and good outcome on reliance upon God, His Son and the Holy Spirit. Accordingly, we observe the National Day of Prayer today.  Readers interested in participating may refer to this web page (where local prayer events are listed), and this one, featuring a streaming prayer webcast today.  -dh Shell stops adding Russian investment, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00May 1st, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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