7-30-17 In God We Trust
We note that today is the 61st anniversary of the creation of, 'In God We Trust" as America's official motto, inscribed since then on U.S. coins and currency.
7-29-17 Enough said….
Trump Reportedly Threatens Retaliation Against Alaska For Murkowski Healthcare Vote. Natural Gas Intelligence. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted against a motion Tuesday to move forward ... the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., filed a permit application with the ...
7-27-17 On the road, Homer. Back to business tomorrow!
Expect more job losses this year and next in Anchorage, report says. Bill Popp, the head of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., told a crowd at the organization's annual luncheon on Wednesday
7-26-17 We’re on the road; but here’s your COMMENTARY from Seward, Alaska….
Committee Passes Bill to Improve Transparency, Management of Federal Land Ownership Comment: Since the majority of federal land is within Alaska, the 49th state could be a major beneficiary of legislation to inventory federal land assets. -dh WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 2199, the “Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2017” or the “FLAIR Act.” Introduced by Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), the bipartisan bill requires the Department of the Interior to create a publicly available register of federal real property to increase [...]
7-25-17 While we are away on assignment…
...there's this, from our friend, Pedro van Meurs: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND MODELLING OF PETROLEUM FISCAL SYSTEMS London, UK December 4 - 6, 2017 NEW COURSE: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND MODELLING OF PETROLEUM FISCAL SYSTEMS Pedro van Meurs (l). Northern Gas Pipelines photo with publisher (r) This is to announce that a new 3-day computer inter-active course Economic Analysis, Design and Modelling of Petroleum Fiscal Systems is scheduled to take place in London on 4-6 December 2017. The course is developed by Van Meurs Corporation and will be held in [...]
7-22-17 Lest We Forget: America Has Enemies Abroad…And At Home!
Saturday Commentary on Climate Change Followup: As 'climate change' hysteria overtook public discourse with the approaching Paris climate lovefest, we demonstrated that the leaders of the pack were lying to the world (link). We documented their goal to use environmental tools not to improve the environment but to destroy capitalism (link). We have shown that environmental activists have even used foreign funds to sabotage their own country's energy industries, which closely resembles the definition of treason (link). We have warned oil companies that cuddling up to the Paris altar [...]
7-21-17 We bet that of our NEB and Energy Committee stories most of our readers, “first saw it here”!
As we work on an assignment today, we wish our readers a personally fulfilling weekend! -dh Judge rules that NEB must reconsider BC natural gas pipeline jurisdiction CBC.ca A Federal Court of Appeal judge has ruled the National Energy Board must reconsider whether a proposed TransCanada Corp. natural gas pipeline in ... Will US sell hundreds of millions of barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve? Committee Reviews Key Interior and Energy Nominees Murkowski Plans to Use Extra Weeks of August Session to Push for Timely [...]
7-20-17 TODAY IN CONGRESS. MONDAY TAPS. A WORKABLE ALASKA GTL SCHEME?
Murkowski Welcomes Nomination of Joe Balash for Key Role at Interior Members Discuss Bills to Bring Much Needed Reforms to the Endangered Species Act Varcoe: New BC energy minister faced with rekindling Canada's bold LNG dream Prospects For Exporting Alaska LNG? Reference: U.S. LNG exporters could lose money for years, analysts say, Price competition holding back Canada’s LNG export hopes, Exxon drops plans to develop 46 tcf gas field offshore Indonesia (Links from Larry Persily) Is Gas To Liquids In Alaska's Future (Scroll down)? TODAY: HOUSE COMMITTEE MOVES TO IMPROVE MINING [...]
7-19-17 What Do Alaska & Ecuador Have In Common … Besides Our Vacation Home In Cuenca, High In The Andes?
Alaska Oil Production = Ecuador's (+/-) Ecuador, Courtesy: BBC Alaska Petroleum, courtesy USGS Note that while Alaska was once the largest US oil producing state at over 2 million barrels/day, its Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is currently 3/4 empty. Ecuador, a small OPEC producer taps from its reserves about the same as Alaska now produces, a little over 500k barrels/day. This WALL STREET JOURNAL story attracted the attention of our Mid-Atlantic energy analyst friend in his commentary below, which should interest our US and Canadian [...]
7-18-17 Today in Congress it’s “all about Alaska”!
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on onshore oil and gas development in Alaska. Panel members highlighted the many benefits for Alaska and the Lower 48 if the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) were opened for responsible exploration and development. “Energy development in the State of Alaska is a key component of achieving American energy independence. Enabling new opportunities for exploration and development, especially in the NPR-A and in ANWR, will create thousands of good jobs [and] [...]
7-17-17 Having A Competent Governor Is Critical To 1) Balancing the Budget, and 2) Attracting Investment & Jobs
7-17-17 = WHAT A LUCKY DATE TO ANNOUNCE A GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDACY -- FOR A PRO-FREE ENTERPRISE, PRO NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, PRO FAMILY, PRO DISCIPLINED GOVERNMENT SPENDING LEADER WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS AND COURAGE! Mike Dunleavy files for governor Suzanne Downing July 17, 2017 Alaska News, Politics 8 Comments Senator Mike Dunleavy, Candidate for Governor of Alaska Sen. Mike Dunleavy of Wasilla filed a letter of intent with the Alaska Public Offices Commission today to run for governor. He is a Republican. Dunleavy, who represents District E, left the Republican caucus earlier this spring after breaking with [...]
7-16-17 US News Re: Kenai LNG Plant
TRANS ALASKA PIPELINE SYSTEM (TAPS) The pipe dream lives on at Prudhoe Bay: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline turned 40 years old last month. US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: ConocoPhillips is preparing to fully shut down its Kenai liquefied natural gas plant while it continues to find a buyer for it. ConocoPhillips spokeswoman Amy Burnett said Wednesday that the company is preparing to put the plant into long-term shutdown mode this fall, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported (http://bit.ly/2tWS738 ). The closure will focus on preserving the plant [...]
7-13-17 Scroll down for last night’s late breaking, good news!
From our Mid-Atlantic energy analyst friend, today's observation: “The tussle for supremacy between OPEC and U.S. shale drillers is killing off older oil fields at the fastest pace in almost a quarter century. That could hurt the industry once the current glut has faded.” We blend that into include other forces that are trending to curtail future crude oil production: If one takes the cumulative increased decline of older assets together with the drying up of new annual new discovery additions (a subject for future note), plus the higher decline rates of shale wells, [...]
7-12-17 EPA Returns Rule Of Law To Pebble Partnership – BOEM ‘Conditionally’ Approves Eni’s Beaufort Sea Exploration Plan
Today we provide readers with this breaking announcement from the Pebble Partnership. We believe this announcement, in reality, acknowledges that the rule of law has returned to Alaska natural resource projects in general. See our editorial. -dh EPA Withdrawal Notice A Welcome Return to Normal Permitting for Pebble Pebble Project's Alaska State Lease area The Pebble Partnership welcomed Tuesday's announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that is has initiated steps to withdraw its Proposed Determination restricting development at the Pebble Project. PLP CEO Tom Collier had the following [...]
7-11-17 Congress Puts Alaska In The Spotlight
Subcommittee to Consider Ways to Develop Alaska’s Onshore Energy Resources FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2017 CONTACT: Parish Braden or Molly Block (202) 226-9019 Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM in 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled “Promoting Onshore Oil and Gas Development in Alaska.” WHAT: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources oversight hearing “Promoting Onshore Oil and Gas Development in Alaska” WHEN: Tuesday, July 18 2:00 PM WHERE: 1324 Longworth House Office Building Visit the Committee Calendar for additional information once it is made [...]