11-15-16 Trudeau for Kinder Morgan – Activists Continue To Plague N.D. Access Pipeline

Trudeau clears path for Canada to approve Kinder Morgan pipeline.  Calgary Herald The Liberal prime minister has also backed a hydro dam and natural gas ... s Keystone XL pipeline will be revived, giving Canada — home of the ... Bishop: Dakota Access Delays Jeopardize Future Infrastructure Investment and Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2016 Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced they will begin another round of discussions and analysis on the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) project with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, [...]

11-14-16 Remembering Landon Kelly, A Respected, Admired 40-year Friend

Landon B. Kelly (1923 - 2016) Landon Kelley ADN.  Landon B. Kelly, a major architect of Prudhoe Bay and a man affectingly called the "John Wayne" of the North Slope, died on Oct. 26, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska, on his 93rd birthday. A service is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at St. John United Methodist Church, 1801 O'Malley Road in Anchorage. Following a long career in the oil industry Outside, Landon went to the North Slope in January 1969 as the first Prudhoe Bay [...]

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11-13-16

  Oil Patch Bits: Fluor completes module fabrication for oil sands project - 11/13/2016 (Full story) Fluor Corp. said recently that all 358 modules have been fabricated and shipped to the site for its portion of the Fort Hills Energy L.P. oil sands mining project in the Athabasca region of Alberta, Canada. Fluor is performing engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction for the utilities.... Oil Patch Bits: Crowley to supply Alaska LNG to power plant in Tok - 11/13/2016 (Full story) Crowley Maritime Corp.'s liquefied natural gas services group has recently been awarded [...]

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11-12-16

Kito: AKLNG, fiscal plan closely linked - 11/13/2016 (Login to Petroleum news to read Full story) House Rep. Sam Kito III may not sit on the Resources Committee or the Finance Committee but he still believes he has an obligation to study as much as he can about resource development. The Juneau Democrat, who just won his second full term in office after being appointed Beth Kerttula's successor,....

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11-11-16 A Glorious Week Ending With A Glorious Veterans Day!

Veterans Day Commentary by Dave Harbour My Dad, Col. Dave Harbour, and Mom conceived me late Saturday night in Honolulu on December 6, 1941 -- before all hell broke loose the next morning. By the end of the month, Mom was on her way to Coleman, Texas where I was born on Septembeer 4, '42 with help from Dad's folks.   Within days of that "day of infamy", Dad shipped out and was flying an Army Airforce fighter from a New Guinea base, successfully surviving years of WWII dogfights [...]

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11-10-16 Supporters Demand That Elected Officials Act Responsibly

Important Advice To Alaska Legislators Facing A Fiscal Crisis From our friends at Ak-Headlamp “Promoting a Favorable Business Climate” has been the number one goal of the Alliance for more than 30 years, and for good reason. Every Alaskan reaps the rewards of a favorable business climate: Solid private sector jobs More tax revenue for the state A catalyst for diversifying our economy These are just some of the benefits. So today, we ask ourselves not who will do what, but rather, who has the courage to do what [...]

11-9-16 With A New President We Look Again At Intergenerational Inequity

  Intergenerational Inequity by Dave Harbour We have elected a new president and couldn't be more delighted.  We supported the man throughout the campaign and when circumstances were darkest, urged our friends and colleagues (i.e. and America's elected leaders) to "keep your powder dry".  We also believe our successor generations will look back, remember and thank our Creator for the miracle of events that produced the result of a government designed to, "Make America Great Again!"  While the platforms of both candidates largely appealed to the hopes, dreams and [...]

11-8-16 Election Day 2016 Will Determine The Future Of U.S. Energy Policy, etc.

Let us listen critically and consider this: Which person will bring to the United States renewed prosperity, energy independence, more jobs, stronger national defense, defense of constitutional freedoms, etc.  Scroll down for videos.   -dh Edward Itta remembered for balancing two worlds.  Former North Slope Borough Mayor Edward Itta died Sunday in Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow.  (Northern Gas Pipelines photo by Dave Harbour) CNN.  ... In one of the more intense interactions Clinton has had on the trail, Copley -- growing emotional at times -- pressed Clinton [...]

11-7-16 The Handwriting Is On The Wall

We've Been Pointing To The Handwriting On The Wall For The Last 8 Years: Tomorrow, November 8, 2016 Is The Day of Reckoning.  -dh Today, Town Hall summarizes the links connecting Hillary Clinton, George Soros, John Podesta and the decades-long strategy to socialize the United States. Those links clearly extend to the activist enviro-political movement opposing use of wealth producing fossil fuels by the world's leaders ... while supporting transfers of wealth from those countries to the non-developed world.  That grouping, accordingly, can be depended upon to vote as [...]

11-4-16 Alaska Headlamp, Craig Medred, & Must Read Blogs Also Shed Light On Energy Issues

Stark warning for Canada - TransCanada sells U.S. assets to pay for Columbia Pipeline - A transition ahead for US Arctic - Progress slow for IEP - When it comes to Alaska LNG project, the big elephant in the room is cost - Inter Pipeline expects decision on petrochemical plants   Medrid Today: It’s hard to make multi-million dollar business decisions in an unstable economic environment, and there is no doubt that Alaska’s constantly shifting tax structure – particularly its desire to squeeze another dollar out of the golden goose of oil any time a budget problem arises – makes [...]

11-3-16 Critical Readers Consider Both Sides of the Dakota Access Pipeline Project

If Dakota Access pipeline were to move, where could it go?  CBC.ca   The Dakota Access pipeline uses a nearly identical route as the natural gas pipeline to cross Lake Oahe near the Standing Rock reservation. Privately Owned Pipelines = GOOD Publicaly Owned Pipelines = BAD  ...  LIKE VENEZUELA (Read below) AK LNG transitions to state leadership.  Kenai Peninsula Online.  The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation is finishing up its negotiations to take over the leadership role on the gasline megaproject, negotiating ...     The truth about the Dakota [...]

11-2-16 While Canadian Liberals Introduce Carbon Tax … American Liberals Seek Higher Corporate Income and Alaska Oil Taxes

While Canadian Liberals Introduce Carbon Tax ... American Liberals Seek Higher Corporate Income and Alaska Oil Taxes WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE WEALTH USERS NOW COMPOSE A MAJORITY VOTER BASE THAT DOMINATES WEALTH PRODUCERS  (See yesterday's commentary) Calgary Herald Editorial Board On the first day of the fall legislature sitting, the NDP government released what is billed as an economic analysis of the impact of a carbon tax. The document is a disservice to Albertans given the risk the levy, which will start being imposed Jan. 1, presents [...]

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11-1-16 The Truth About The So Called Peaceful North Dakota Pipeline Protesters

Dear Friends Despite being held hostage by protesters amid threats of violence - we didn't let their threats and intimidation stop us from practicing real journalism and finding out the truth about the Dakota Access Pipeline.   You can watch our interview with a local farmer here. His neighbors have lost scores of cattle and horses and they have reported incidents of trespassing and intimidation. Those protesting the development of the pipeline claim to be peaceful but up close it is clear they are the very opposite when challenged [...]

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