December 2018 - Northern Gas Pipelines

12-21-18 Use These Important References to Develop Your Alaska Gasline/LNG THINKING POINTS!

A Readers' Guide to Developing Alaska Gasline/LNG Thinking Points and Policy Conclusions We believe that in fewer than a dozen pages, our critically thinking readers can come to thoughtful logical conclusions re: continuing government ownership and operation of Ak-LNG. Merry Christmas! -dh Last Friday's (12-14-18) Summary provides a current view of Ak-LNG ownership risks. https://tinyurl.com/y8k5xps5 This 11-5-15 review of an Alaska special session dealing with gasline/LNG matters and increased oil taxes provides a good deal of rationale against state ownership, including important reference to unintended results. (https://tinyurl.com/y9samzdt) [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-12-21T13:06:02-09:00December 21st, 2018|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company|0 Comments

12-20-18 More Ak-LNG and Canadian Pipeline Unrest

Be Sure To Flag Last Friday's Omnibus Gas/LNG Review! FERC denies state request for cooperating status in EIS By: Larry Persily For the Journal Post date: Wed, 12/19/2018 - 10:42am Larry Persily. Northern Gas Pipelines photo by Dave Harbour The law doesn’t allow the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to participate as a cooperating agency in the federal environmental impact statement for the state-led Alaska LNG project, U.S. regulators said. The department had promised not to share any information with the project developer, [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-12-20T13:32:16-09:00December 20th, 2018|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics|0 Comments

12-14-18 A Citizen’s View Of The Two Alaska Gasline-LNG Projects

AK-LNG & ASAP: A Citizen Considers the Risks of Continuing Government Ownership by Dave Harbour How would you cope with the smorgasbord of problems/challenges Mike Dunleavy, assumed upon being sworn in as Alaska's Governor in early December? Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Some of the challenges blocking Alaska’s road to economic recovery -- and obscuring its natural beauty -- include: a fiscal crisis and annual budget deficits, billions in state employee unfunded pension liability, the highest unemployment rate in the nation, growing crime, an amazingly burdensome array of [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-12-18T06:52:59-09:00December 14th, 2018|AGDC, AIDEA, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, China, Commentary, Federal Coordinator, FERC, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Japan, Korea, LNG, Mackenzie Valley Oil & Gas Pipelines, NARUC, Reader Comment, Trump Administration Energy Initiatives|0 Comments

12-13-18 Canada’s Trudeau Caves In To UN Jurisdiction

We can almost predict where this is going. After all, Canada is a world class energy producer. Energy is where the money is. The UN 3rd world states need money. Why not by edict take the money from Canada? -dh https://www.eastonspectator.com/2018/12/10/betrayal-trudeau-government-signs-un-global-compact-on-migration-dealing-a-devastating-blow-to-canadian-sovereignty/ Betrayal: Trudeau Government Signs UN Global Compact On Migration, Dealing A Devastating Blow To Canadian Sovereignty Michael EastonDecember 10, 2018 by Spencer Fernando December 10, 2018 By signing the UN Global Compact, Trudeau is setting up a steady erosion of Canada’s independence, taking power away from the Canadian People. [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-12-13T13:06:18-09:00December 13th, 2018|Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

12-12-18 Pebble Update

By wpnorthern|2018-12-12T17:49:07-09:00December 12th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

12-11-18 Alaska’s Russian Neighbor On The Other Side Of The Arctic Ocean Is Now Exporting LNG

All About Yamal, Alaska & Competitors Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Our consistent opinion throughout these pages is that government undertakes a fool's errand when it shifts its focus from its basic safety & management functions to other shiny objects outside its Constitutional authority. A $40-60 billion Arctic gas/LNG project is challenge enough for several of the largest oil company risk takers in the world. But trying to own and control such a project -- as Alaska's previous governor tried to do -- is far, far beyond the [...]