Oil-sniffing dogs can help detect pipeline leaks, Calgary handler says Alaska  Governor Bill Walker has continued to accrue ill will reflecting a lack of confidence in his leadership.  In recent posts, readers will note: The governor has called for yet another special session of the Legislature to consider matters lawmakers rejected in the recently adjourned special session.  (What do they call it when one continues doing the same thing while expecting a different result?) The governor has insisted that the people and legislature give more "revenue" to government before significantly cutting [...]

Today's new, relevant links for our readers, courtesy of Alaska State Senate Majority: Governor fends off criticism over Alaska LNG, says oil companies back a bigger state role Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday shot back at what he called "misstatements" about his pursuit of an Alaska-led gas project, decrying assertions by critics that he would force the leading North Slope oil producers to market gas by threatening to put them in default on their leases. Jahna Lindemuth is Alaska's new attorney general Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday announced that Jahna [...]

Comment: We guess that if 30-40 protesters gathered outside the offices of any Canadian environmental organizations or took a pro-free enterprise march around Toronto Island Park, nary a CBC reporter or editor would care....  -dh CBC.     ...  The group set out on May 28 from Amqui, Que., on the Peoples' (Sounds like Mao, doesn't it?  -dh) March for Mother Earth, a 785-kilometre trek that hopes to send a message of protest against oil and gas exploration in the region. The projects the group opposes include: The Chaleur Terminal project, a plan to build a three-kilometre pipeline [...]

We present this early Saturday report for our readers who might otherwise miss it over the weekend You won't see this side-by-side review anywhere else!  On the one hand, we have accomplished Oil & Gas attorney, Brad Keithley, describing his view of how the budget has been manipulated to reflect more cost cutting than has actually occurred.  On the other hand, Alaska State Representative, Mark Neuman, House Finance Co Chairman, describes significant budget cuts that have been made along with the budget process.  We think our sophisticated readers will gain much [...]

Alaska Public Media re: Alaska Considering Full Ownership Of Energy Project Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is considering major changes to the Alaska LNG project, the effort to build a massive natural gas pipeline from the North Slope. State officials said today the administration is considering increasing Alaska’s stake in the project — or even taking over ownership completely. ...  Read more here. Keith Meyer started work as president of the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation last week. In an interview today, he said if the state increases its ownership, it would look for outside [...]

ACTION ALERT Five-Year OCS Lease Sale Plan, deadline today! PLEASE RESPOND TODAY: HERE’S HOW Mining.com by Dean Pelkey.  Fort Saint John fights for pipeline/LNG project against environmental activists..., Platts (Read more).  Alaska and North Slope producers are discussing possible new ownership structures for the large Alaska LNG project From our friend, Larry Persily, here are the latest news links of interest to our readers: Oil and gas news briefs for June 16, 2016 LNG producers may need to curtail supply if prices fall further (Australian Financial Review; June [...]