5-15-16 PLEASE DON’T “Go South, Young Man, Go South”

Calgary Herald, by Kyle Bakx.  TransCanada finds warmer welcome in Mexico for pipeline business.The tropical heat of Mexico is a welcome break for Canadian snowbirds looking to escape a freezing winter.  For Russ Girling, the country is also providing a getaway from all the punches and kicks he's taken trying to build pipelines in Canada and the United States. At home, the CEO of TransCanada spends billions of dollars, waits several years, and still doesn't know when the company can install new pipes in the ground. Meanwhile, the environmental opposition is such that even Girling's own mother has called him in [...]

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5-14-16

Calgary Herald Yedlin: Enbridge annual meeting a muted affair Calgary Herald More from Deborah Yedlin, Calgary Herald ... Unlike two years ago, the last time Enbridge held its AGM in Calgary, there were no ... from higher throughput on itspipelines and growth on the natural gas distribution side, ... At first glance, the notion of a pipeline company investing in renewable power ...

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5-13-16 EPA Bureaucracy Expands As Private Sector Faces Higher Costs

Our Mid Atlantic energy analyst friend today opines on the new EPA power grab (Re: drilling/air quality requirements): The EPA issued its “final rules” (more on that phrase in a minute) for methane emissions from new and reworked shale wells, which are described in more detail below. The rules will be phased in, but they are not subject to further comment. A couple of comments: There was a report this morning from Bloomberg that the regulations were much worse than expected, and that they came down much harder on existing [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 13th, 2016|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-12-16 How The Federal Government Stole Alaska’s Statehood Birthright

Even if the federal government were to restore the natural resource birthright it has stolen from the 49th State, Alaskans would STILL remain challenged.  For when its citizens enjoyed what seemed to be unlimited oil wealth 3-4 decades ago, it taxed more and spent more and more -- until it had developed an unsustainable lifestyle.  So, we do hope that great leadership can free Alaska of the federal overreaching jurisdiction and violations of due process described below.  But then, equally great leadership -- with disciplined citizen support -- must establish sustainable government services [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 12th, 2016|ACES, AGDC, AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Ocean Policy, OCS, Rule Of Law|0 Comments
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5-11-16 Budget Approval Still Evades Alaska’s Legislature — Debate Rages On Oil Tax Issues

How The U.S. Federal Government Has Stolen Alaska's Statehood Birthright Presented To Our Readers Tomorrow With Significant Links and References From our friends at Ak-Headlamp: No hope for consensus on HB247. Governor Bill Walker's HB247 saw a new proposal yesterday via Rep. Craig Johnson, the first public action since April 13. But the adjustments proposed Tuesday don't appear to be enough to yield the 21 votes needed for the legislation to pass the 40-member House, with two moderate Republicans, Reps. Paul Seaton of Homer and Louise Stutes [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:17-09:00May 11th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis|0 Comments
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5-10-16 Trouble In Saudi Landia

The Saudis Are Desperate  --  Full Story Here, "Saudi Arabia's Desperation Hits a Peak" By Keith Kohl | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 “Off with his head!” Okay, so maybe the order to fire Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia's oil minister, didn't sound that drastic when it was issued. However, that doesn't diminish how earth shattering this decision is for the global oil market. Think about it... Ali al-Naimi has been (arguably) one of the most important figures in the oil market for roughly 21 years, when he became the minister of [...]

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5-9-16 Congress Should Kill Funding For President’s Unlawful Ocean Policy Initiative

The Congress should kill direct AND indirect funding of the White House's illegal ocean policy initiative that 1) avoided Congressional authority; 2) sidestepped proper Congressional fund authorization and 3) is causing the private sector untold millions in new and potential compliance costs while 4) potentially keeping even more American Great Lakes, Oceans, Rivers, Tributaries, Ponds areas off limits to traditional and multiple use activity.  -dh We hope the private sector -- supported by local government elected leaders and Members of Congress -- will testify IN DROVES NEXT TUESDAY at the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:25-09:00May 9th, 2016|Coastal Management, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-7-16 Old Canadian/US Softwood Issue Resurfaces

Old Softwood Issue Resurfaces: Could Affect Alaska; Will Affect Canada We continuously try to 'connect the dots' for our readers! by Dave Harbour We drew attention to the US/Canadian controversy over softwood lumber trade agreement issues years ago, as it affected an Alaska to Midwest gas pipeline (8/2001, 11/2001, 3/2002, 4/2002, 5/2002, 8/2002, 11/2002, 2015) The softwood  issue surfaces again as BC Premier Christy Clark interprets Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s remarks about NAFTA, poor trade deals and stopping illegal southern border immigration to softwood issues. Bear in [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:26-09:00May 7th, 2016|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Global Warming, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Intrastate Gas, LNG, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-6-16 Compliments to Shell and Congratulations to TransCanada!

CBC.ca TransCanada gets final permits for Coastal GasLink pipeline to Kitimat,  CBC.ca.  The 650-kilometre pipeline would link natural gas fields in northeastern ... "If I had just known...." by Dave Harbour Sometimes I look back and think, "If I had just known my dear friend or family member was going to die last week, I'd have spent more time with him/her and....   If.... If...."   In my more rational moments, I recall that while I cannot change the past -- and should not let the past dominate my thinking [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:26-09:00May 6th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-5-16

Our friend, Larry Persily, provides us with today's energy links relevant to our interests: Oil and gas news briefs for May 5, 2016 B.C. may have to wait years for its first LNG investment, analysts say (CBC News; May 3) - By now, British Columbia should be rolling in cash from an LNG industry — tens of thousands of new jobs, billions in royalties and a roaring economy with all that new investment in the province. Instead, it's still waiting for ground to break on any new facility, or [...]

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5-4-16 Great Alberta Fire Rages On

CBC.ca If you didn't see it, be sure to catch yesterday's editorial comments:  5-3-15 New England Joins The Herd To Self-Hoist With Its Own Petard   Fort McMurray wildfire prompts oilsands operators to cut production, house evacuees CBC.ca      Reports from Reuters indicated that the Alberta government said pipeline company ... farther north, near the Firebag operation, because she had enough gas to get there and ... Download the CBC News app for iOS and Android.

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5-3-15 New England Joins The Herd To Self-Hoist With Its Own Petard

New England's Karma Our friend, Shakespeare, perfected the vision of one, “hoist with his own petard”.  It reminds us of the more modern term, “Karma”, wherein a robber accidentally shoots himself in the foot or a bicycle thief crashes or the predatory alligator on Youtube is grabbed and carried off in the jaws of a powerful leopard. Today, our Mid Atlantic energy advisor friend describes how global warming mania run amok is destined to ruin the economy of those so disillusioned -- in this case, New Englanders. Meanwhile, we remind our [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:26-09:00May 3rd, 2016|Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Global Warming, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-2-16. Alaska has condensate but not enough crude oil; Alberta has massive crude but insufficient condensate (at the right price). Should they renew talks about an Alberta-Alaska rail….

Our observation:  A rail line between Alberta and Alaska could export Oil Sands crude through Alaska and backhaul North Slope condensate.  (See story below).  We'll leave it to others to consider economic feasibility of different routes and modes.   We will observe that the backhaul idea might make any Canadian export project more feasible.   Furthermore, the Oil Sands new challenge of requiring heavy oil to be thinned by about a third, with condensate, and Exxon's new Point Thomson condensate production does create more condensate for sale...and does reveal a nearby market [...]

By |2016-05-02T22:26:57-09:00May 2nd, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary|0 Comments
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5-1-16 TransCanada Survives Hard Hits

Yedlin: TransCanada weathers challenging environment More from Deborah Yedlin, Calgary Herald ... president and CEO of TransCanada Corp., speaks at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on Friday. ... The problem, of course, is that it can't change tolls on other lines to offset ... That has resulted in “gas-on-gas” competition that requires producers to ...

By |2016-12-22T22:27:26-09:00May 1st, 2016|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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