TODAY: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, thanked her colleagues for their work to develop and report, en bloc and by voice vote, a total of 65 bills from members of both parties.
The committee approved seven bills introduced by Chairman Murkowski, as well as subcommittee assignments for Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala. More…,
Yesterday, the Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a Secretarial Order to formally end the coal leasing moratorium and reinstate the royalty advisory committee. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:
“This moratorium was a hallmark policy of the prior administration to stomp out coal with absolutely no plan to replace our most abundant domestic energy source. In the House, we’ve worked hard to empower states and tribes and promote a diverse energy portfolio. It’s reassuring to now have partners at Interior and the White House working to advance these shared goals.”
Readers in Anchorage next week will want to attend the Resource Development Council for Alaska Breakfast Forum on Thursday, April 6th.
TOPIC: “Are we there yet? The Legislature’s winding road toward a fiscal solution”
Presentation by:
Andrew Jensen, Managing Editor, Alaska Journal of Commerce
Dena’ina Center // Anchorage, Alaska
Doors open at 6:30 a.m., program begins at 7:30 a.m.
To guarantee your seat, you must register by Tuesday, April 4th.
The cost is $24.00 for RDC members, and $29.00 for non-members.
You will need a username and password to register for this event.
Please RSVP by calling 907-276-0700 ext. 6.
Natural Gas Intelligence by Joe Fisher. (See our related stories and commentary yesterday. -dh)
Resources Energy Inc. (REI), an affiliate of Japan’s Energy Resources Inc., has abandoned a plant for a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Port MacKenzie in Southcentral Alaska because of global market conditions for LNG.
“Given the current market conditions and spot prices of LNG, the small scale LNG project in Port MacKenzie was not deemed economic by REI’s owner in Japan.” REI Vice President Mary Ann Pease told NGI in an email.
CFACT. President Trump signed an executive order yesterday at EPA headquarters that begins the process of reforming President Obama’s global warming policy and ends the war on coal.
The executive order takes aim at Obama EPA’s Orwellian-named “Clean Power Plan” and also reopens some federal lands for energy production.
You can read President Trump’s full energy executive order and his full remarks at CFACT.org.
ConocoPhillips sells off most of its Canadian assets for $17.7 billion
(The Canadian Press; March 29) – Calgary-based Cenovus Energy said it will spend $17.7 billion to acquire most of ConocoPhillips’ Canadian assets, making the Houston-based company the latest international player to reduce its exposure to the oil sands. The deal includes ConocoPhillips’ 50 percent interest in the FCCL Partnership, an oil sands venture between the two companies in northern Alberta, as well as the majority of ConocoPhillips’ Deep Basin conventional assets in Alberta and British Columbia.
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