June 2017 - Northern Gas Pipelines

6-30-17 As South Korean President Visits Washington, AGDC Touts “Memorandum of Understanding” With Korea Gas Corporation

President Trump and Secretary Zinke Open up Comment Period for New 5-Year National Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program Alaska Oil Tax Policy Oil tax credits re-emerge as issue for Alaska lawmakers Alaska Senate Republicans put pressure on the House Thursday to end a program that financially rewards oil exploration and production… The Latest: Alaska Senate wants action on oil tax credits Alaska's Republican-led Senate majority wants lawmakers to return to Juneau to end a program that financially rewards oil exploration and production. Senate to return to Juneau on July 10 to [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-30T10:05:18-09:00June 30th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

6-28-17 RDC Annual Conference Attracts US Mining Leader

Commissioner Colette Honorable. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour Personal Commentary: Several years ago your publisher had the honor to serve as vice chairman of the NARUC (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners) Gas Committee. Also serving on the committee was Arkansas regulatory commissioner, Colette Honorable. Colette has served the FERC, as Senator Murkowski notes below, with distinction. She has also been a highly accomplished and congenial colleague and friend. We [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-28T09:19:21-09:00June 28th, 2017|Commentary, Federal Progress, Personal|0 Comments

6-26-17 More Detail On BP’s Global Energy Review

Continued Today From Our 6-19-17 Posting: BP’s Global Energy Review Damian Bilbao, BP Alaska Exploration, Inc., Global Energy Review 2017 Stay tuned for more on Damian Bilbao's presentations yesterday to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and the World Trade Center-Anchorage on BP's Statistical Review. -dh Energy markets in transition: BP Statistical Review shows long-term shifts underway Strong oil demand and weaker supply growth rebalance oil markets; inventories continue to weigh on oil prices Energy mix shifting; rising renewable energy offsetting steep falls in coal use Carbon [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-30T09:27:21-09:00June 26th, 2017|AGDC, AGIA, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, Fracking, Global Warming, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, TAPS and North Slope Oil, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

6-25-17 Senator Natasha von Imhof Explains Alaska Budget Crisis

Official Newsletter of Senator Natasha von Imhof 30th Alaska State Legislature . District L Saturday, June 24, 2017 View this email in your browser SESSION CONTACT: Alaska State Capitol, 120 4th Street, Room 514, Juneau, AK 99801 Phone: (907) 465-2995 Toll Free: (800) 365-2995 Email: senator.natasha.vonimhof@akleg.gov Greetings Friends and Neighbors: If you have not yet read the newsletter I sent out Thursday before the legislature's vote on the operating budget, please click here. I wrote about what led to the Legislature's stalemate and where I hoped we would land. Operating Budget Compromise Passes Both Bodies On [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-25T16:05:48-09:00June 25th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

6-23-17 Alaska’s Legislature Appears To Have Avoided A July 1 Government Shut-down

Today, Governor Bill Walker today issued a second supplemental proclamation of the 30th Legislature’s second special session. Governor Bill Walker. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour “I thank legislators for reaching a compromise on the operating budget to ensure government services continue after July 1,” Governor Walker said. “In doing so, they also appropriated a $1,100 permanent fund dividend (PFD) for each eligible Alaskan. Earlier today, legislators indicated in conference committee their intent to correct the state’s unsustainable oil and gas tax credit system. That’s [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-23T14:43:02-09:00June 23rd, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis|0 Comments

6-22-17 “Here’s A Cigar;” or, “Close But No Cigar”

Our Take On Alaska's Current Budget Crisis, A Component Of the 49th State's Omnibus Fiscal Crisis by Dave Harbour The citizens of Alaska are sitting at the edge of their chairs, watching for the outcome of a budget battle building in their isolated capital of Juneau. It could be decided as we write this and cigar boxes could open; or, July 1 could come and go, complete with untold tales of woe, and decision makers will undoubtedly console themselves that they did their best. But we know that activity [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-22T10:59:00-09:00June 22nd, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments

6-21-17 Alaska Celebrates 40 Years Of Prudhoe Bay Production – While Irresponsible House Majority Instigates Government Shut-Down

Of related interest: Down & out in AK, Commentary by Craig Medred. Yet more trouble appears on the horizon for the already troubled business of journalism in Alaska. More on our earlier report covering BP's 2017 statistical review from our Mid-Atlantic energy analyst friend...demonstrating the 'reach' of this annual review -dh: "The BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2017 is now available. We made a quick link to it last night, but here it is again: http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/pdf/energy-economics/statistical-review-2017/bp-statistical-review-of-world-energy-2017-full-report.pdf It is worth downloading, and the information is available on the website in [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-21T11:11:14-09:00June 21st, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary|0 Comments

6-20-17 Prudhoe Bay’s 40th Anniversary Today!

Dave Haugen. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour The beginning of Prudhoe bay development By Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media Conventional oil is what’s traditionally flowed through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. 40 years ago, the first barrel of oil started flowing down the trans-Alaska pipeline. Completing the pipeline was an epic, three-year saga that required tens of thousands of workers, great feats of engineering and perilous work on mountain passes. On the next Talk of Alaska, TODAY, we’ll explore that pipeline history as part of the [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-20T15:31:22-09:00June 20th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, TAPS and North Slope Oil|0 Comments

6-19-17 BP’s Global Energy Review – Alaska Meetings

2017 BP Energy Report - Briefing & Reception - 6-26-17 - Anchorage | World Trade Center Members (BECOME A MEMBER) Mark Finley. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour BP's Market Expert Returns to Alaska This Month For Much Anticipated Global Energy Review BP's General Manager of Global Energy Markets, Mark Finley, will be briefing Alaskans again this month on the company's outlook for energy markets. We've attended his appearances over the years and encourage readers to hear Mark's review at one of his appearances. [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-19T10:47:33-09:00June 19th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Energy Calendar Dates, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Ocean Policy, OCS|0 Comments

6-18-17 Alaska LNG Project “Open Season”?

State open season for AK LNG Project. It’s open season for the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. That’s not to be confused with open... Read More Alaska LNG Project Open Season Observations by Dave Harbour After reviewing the story above, our critical thinking readers will no doubt be wondering if the term "open season" applies to a normal pipeline expansion or new pipeline process conducted by sponsors with shareholder skin in the game vs. the most expensive pipeline/LNG project in history, owned by a fiscally irresponsible state government, administered by temporary bureaucrats, approved/curtailed [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-19T12:01:55-09:00June 18th, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments

6-16-17

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Oil and gas news briefs for June 15, 2017, Courtesy of Larry Persily, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ak No boost yet from new pipeline for North Dakota oil price (EnergyWire; June 14) - The Dakota Access pipeline hasn't boosted the price for oil in its namesake state, at least during its first 12 days of operation, North Dakota's top oil regulator said. The controversial pipeline, which is big enough to carry more than half the oil produced in the Bakken Shale formation, is [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-16T05:22:16-09:00June 16th, 2017|Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, LNG|0 Comments

6-14-17 One of our readers articulates the unappreciated dangers America faces

Your publisher has always had a deep appreciation for Marc Bond, his dedication to Alaska and his professional abilities. We, along with Easy Gilbreth, as I remember, were the three co-signers of the Articles of Incorporation of the ANWR non-profit corporation, Arctic Power. If memory serves, our former Lieutenant Governor and current RCA Commissioner, Steve McAlpine, served as the first, or one of the first, Arctic Power presidents. So, it is always a pleasure to hear from, read about or review the writing of such valued, old friends. [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-14T12:11:26-09:00June 14th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Columnists, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Reader Comment, Rule Of Law|0 Comments

6-12-17 Does The White House Really Think Alaska LNG Is Currently Competitive In The Lower Cost/Low Price World Of LNG Competition?

...LNG news links from our friend, Larry Persily, former Federal Coordinator, Alaska Gas Pipeline Project: Commentary: A proposed Alaska LNG export terminal would be located at the end of an 800 mile Arctic gas pipeline. This scheme to monetize huge volumes of Alaska North Slope "stranded" gas (i.e. 35 Tcf) is a well intended pipe dream that could come true someday. But TODAY it competes with worldwide tidewater projects in a low gas price environment. Competing projects from Qatar to Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Canada and the Gulf [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-09-08T04:44:15-09:00June 12th, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Competition, LNG|0 Comments

6-10-17 Calgary’s Oil Patch Is Hurting

Woe is Calgary: Unemployment rate remains the worst in Canada, Calgary Herald Calgary Herald Homepage ... Calgary saw no improvement though — the city's unemployment rate remained at 9.3 per cent. ... Saskatoon, another oil and gas hub, has the third worst unemployment rate in the country. ... On Friday she tied the need to build pipelines to improving Alberta's job numbers.... (We wonder if Calgary's increased unemployment, decreased commercial space occupancy and overall economic malaise has anything to do with a liberal provincial government that seems more attracted to climate [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-10T07:01:11-09:00June 10th, 2017|Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary|0 Comments

6-9-17 Canadians Weigh In On ANWR. Some In Both Countries Need To Be Educated! Today We Offer — In A Tight Package — A Very Thorough ANWR Reference. With The Reference, We Invite YOUR Comments Below Which May Strengthen The Veracity And Factualness Of This Latest Addition To Our Northern Energy Archives

Matt Cronin. NGP file photo by Dave Harbour Interior Secretary Gail Norton and NGP Publisher Dave Harbour, 6-20-01. In view of how holdover government employees (i.e. of the 'deep state'), particularly those of the democrat or socialist persuasion, seek to undermine the work of a new administration, we provide this example from 2001. It is an Anchorage Times Op-Ed penned by one of Alaska's most distinguished environmental scientists, Dr. Matthew Cronin. Thursday, November 15, 2001, Voice of the Times, Did federal agency set up Norton? By [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-10T07:52:41-09:00June 9th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress|0 Comments