A Porsche at Prudhoe? – Kenai LNG Still Shipping to Japan – State Pays Exxon for Gasline Work – Southeast Alaska Plans Energy Conference

Regina Leader-Post by Howard J. Elmer.  A group of Italian Porsche enthusiasts dreamed up the trip I’m on right now. … The trip they planned started in Vancouver, headed north to Whitehorse, where I’ve joined the tour; it will now carry on north to the edge of the continent at Deadhorse, Alaska, on Prudhoe Bay. That’s the why of my trip. And which are the two closest towns to the beginning and end of this journey? Whitehorse and Deadhorse. I have to hope the names are simply a coincidence and not an omen.

Governor’s Office.  Yesterday, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) expressed his support for an announcement by ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil to extend operations at the Kenai Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant through early August in order to supply four additional LNG cargos to Asia. On February 10 the companies announced that the plant would cease its export operations as early as April.

Alaska Dispatch by Patti Epler.  Exxon Mobil Corp. is receiving state reimbursement for its role in the proposed natural gas pipeline project through its partnership with TransCanada Corp. But no one will say how much money Exxon has received or for what, citing confidentiality agreements.

Yesterday, The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) and Southeast Conference announced the Southeast Alaska Integrated Resource Plan 1^st Technical Conference to be held April 21-22 at the Harrigan

Centennial Hall, 330 Harbor Drive, in Sitka. The conference will focus on the development of strategies and actions to be taken throughout Southeast to help secure long-term energy stability for the region.   “This conference will examine the wise and effective use of Southeast’s abundant renewable resources,” said AEA Executive Director Sara Fisher-Goad. “The development of cost-effective energy options is essential for long-term energy security and regional economic development.”  The two-day conference, which is open to the public, includes technical sessions on integrated resource planning, building and financing an integrated system network, energizing through roadless areas, hydroelectric business plan and financing models, demand side management, and biomass energy solutions.