Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) today criticized the Interior Department’s budget proposal for attempting to make Alaska pay for the decades-old broken promises of the federal government.
Alberta Oil: Could the N.W.T.’s Canol shale be the next Bakken?
CBC News: Enbridge Gas New Brunswick has won its legal challenge of provincial regulations that stipulate how the Energy and Utilities Board sets distribution rates.
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Yesterday, at Houston’s Offshore Technology Conference, Alaska was a big subject of discussion (See our report yesterday). From the Houston Chronicle, comes the following commentary by Consumer Energy Alliance President, David Holt (NGP Photo) -dh. In Alaska, where a vast pool of oil and natural gas resources is not only surveyed but accessible, federal policy is also halting development. Several companies have temporarily suspended exploration offshore Alaska due to regulatory uncertainty. Meanwhile, Russia and Norway are moving to expand their Arctic drilling capabilities, shifting investment and expertise away from American interests and putting us behind the curve in developing our Arctic resources. Yesterday at OTC, a group of eight coastal governors … called for an improved dialogue with the federal government to allow …
Other news media references to the OTC include : Wall Street Journal: “Coastal Governors Want More Offshore Drilling”
Offshore Energy Today: “OTC 2013: Governors Calls for Timely Approvals for Offshore Projects”
Richmond Times Dispatch: “Virginia Joins Bid for Offshore Drilling”
Houston Chronicle: “Rick Perry to Obama: Give coastal states more access & dollars”
YourHoustonNews: “Perry renews call for more offshore energy development, consistent federal regulation”
Birmingham News (AP): “Coastal governors call for more offshore drilling”
Northern Gas Pipelines: "Coastal Governors Gather Today In Support Domestic Energy Development"
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… expanded access to U.S. waters. They noted that 85 percent of the nation’s OCS is currently off limits. They also urged federal policymakers to better manage regulatory standards for offshore development to provide increased certainty and more efficient timelines for operators. Finally, the governors endorsed legislative efforts to expand oil and gas revenue-sharing to all coastal states, underscoring the importance of such revenues to state coastal management and infrastructure development programs. Policymakers should take their cues from the can-do spirit of OTC and apply that same dynamism to fashioning reasonable offshore regulations. Building on our undeniable success and technological advancement in developing our onshore resources, we should be looking to the sea to help supply our nation with domestic oil and natural gas in a safe, reliable and responsible manner. With a renewed focus on the OCS and the flexibility to allow states to determine their own fate, Washington could help usher in the next energy boom. The future of American energy production is offshore, just as much as it’s onshore, and it’s time our federal policymakers enable this growth."
Governor Sean Parnell’s office provided the following report: May 6, 2013, Houston, TX – Alaska Governor Sean Parnell, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory headlined a panel today…. (See Multi Media and Photos Here)
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