12-11-15 “Great to have a government partner!”

Alaska Journal of Commerce, by Tim Bradner.  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (NGP Photo) said he gave the OK Dec. 3 for the state to vote “yes” on continuing work on the Alaska LNG Project after receiving commitments from two North Slope producing companies that they would not withdraw from the project without negotiating to sell their gas. That same day the partners in the project, BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and the state, voted to approve a $230 million 2016 budget and work plan to complete preliminary engineering work. The state’s share of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:46-09:00December 11th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments
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12-9-15 The Whole Kit and Caboodle

From Alaska Headlamp: "Patience Is A Virtue" Husky to sell Canadian assets.  Calgary Herald by Dan Healing. EPA and Enviros begin Ak-LNG attack.  Expect more.  -dh Alaska buys equity in risky 2025 project. “Understanding ... links between terrorism and the sale of oil into the world market ... we seek to ensure that America and our allies have access to secure and abundant supplies of energy,” said Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo).  The Whole Kit and Caboodle Our Commentary.  Thanks to Dan Henninger, Wall Street Journal, for this brilliant opinion piece.    (i.e. Left [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:46-09:00December 9th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, LNG|0 Comments
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12-8-15

THURSDAY: Don't miss this update from Caelus Energy's Pat Foley, "Building the next Horizon of Alaska's North Slope Resources!" News Miner by Max Buxton.  As the state still works out just where it’ll get gas for the Interior, the local utilities and state officials are working through a laundry list of other issues to prepare the Interior for natural gas. At the top of the list is figuring out what a unified, single gas utility will look like for the Interior after the state bought Fairbanks Natural Gas with plans to merge it with [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:46-09:00December 8th, 2015|Interior Energy Project (IEP), Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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12-7-15 Pearl Harbor Day: A Personal Story

Remembering Pearl Harbor Commentary by Dave Harbour EIA's Alaska production revision.... Calgary Herald.  The province faces strong opposition to its climate change (i.e. Alberta) plan — fuelled by distaste for the carbon tax — according to a new poll that also suggests many Albertans doubt the NDP’s claim the plan will lead to pipeline approvals. News-Miner opinion: The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation board of directors’ vote to push forward with work on the Alaska LNG pipeline project is a good sign, giving hope that the state’s current oil slump may one day be eased by natural [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:46-09:00December 7th, 2015|Commentary, Global Warming, Personal|0 Comments
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12-4-15 Alaska Government Agency Votes To Fund 2016 LNG Project Budget

ADN by Nathaniel Herz.  A state-owned corporation voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to advance the proposed Alaska LNG gas line project for another year, though board members didn't say if Alaska had received long-sought guarantees from three oil company partners to make their gas available if they dropped out of the project. (See AGDC Release) Friends, family and associates will join Marc Langland (NGP Photo) tonight to celebrate his over 25 years of service to Alaska as co-founder and Chairman of Northrim Bank. Here is a wonderfully written story by DJ Summers [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:46-09:00December 4th, 2015|Personal|0 Comments
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12-3-15

Calgary Herald by Stephen Ewart.  After months of speculation about the future of the Alberta Energy Regulator, Premier Rachel Notley has quietly reaffirmed its mandate and will not break up the arms-length government agency that oversees the province’s oil and gas industry. As we prepare to leave Quito for Anchorage ... (Join us on Facebook for this and other updates), we offer readers from the Financial Post's Claudia Cattaneo (NGP Photo) on more oil companies joining the Enviro-Governmental-Industrial Cabal.  Are the private sector's days numbered?  -dh ADN by Nathanial Herz.  The head [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:48:31-09:00December 3rd, 2015|Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal|0 Comments
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12-2-15

As we travel from Ecuador to Anchorage (Our FB Report), we provide readers with the following Alaska Headlamp report.  -dh More Oil Tax Changes? Alaska Public Radio News, Fairbanks Daily Miner, and Alaska Dispatch News covered a report released by the Senate Oil and Gas Tax Credit Working Group lead by Anchorage Republican Sen. Cathy Giessel. Senator Giessel had a key conclusion: "Without the tax credits…I'm concerned that these smaller companies will pull back." The report recommends that the state develop a "stronger path to repayment" for Alaskan contractors and vendors if a company receiving tax credits goes [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:46-09:00December 2nd, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, LNG|0 Comments
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12-1-15

President's Paris Speech Yesterday President's Paris Press Conference Today See Opposing PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE: "Endorsed by 161 science and technology experts well qualified in climate science, the challenge was presented as an open letter submitted to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and reported on by prominent media across the world," explained Harris. Most significant among the challenges was for proponents of dangerous anthropogenic climate change theory to substantiate claims that: Recent climate change is unusual in comparison with historical records; Human emissions of carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases' are [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:46-09:00December 1st, 2015|Global Warming|0 Comments
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