The public service goal of Northern Gas Pipeline is to educate.  Will you join us as a Public Service Sponsor or Stakeholder?  -dh

ELECTED OFFICIALS EVERYWHERE, LISTEN!   Calgary Herald by Eric Pedersen.  The hard lesson of "be careful what you wish for, as you may just get it," has been learned by all the First Nations people along the route of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. More than 20 years later, it is still not built, and now, with low gas prices, it will never be built. All the economic benefits have been lost forever.  The people of the Mackenzie Delta and Mackenzie Valley are in hindsight wishing there was gas flowing down a pipeline.  Your short-term thinking will strangle your young people’s future.  

The Columbus, Indiana Republic reported last night that Alaska Governor Sean Parnell, NYC rating agencies, analysts, bankers, Photo by Dave HarbourGovernor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) is in New York talking with rating agencies and banks about, "Alaska’s Budget and Economic Outlook".  We visited for two days with dozens of these NYC analysts and rating agencies six years ago.  We answered a thousand questions about Alaska’s budget, gas pipeline and oil and gas issues.  Several dozen of those analysts and several score regulators are still NGP readers.  We believe the Governor will find a highly astute and educated audience among the City’s financial community.  -dh 

State Legislators Support Congressional Efforts to Protect State Revenues From “theft” of $110 Million By Federal Overreach.

 

Late yesterday we received Cathy Giessel, Alaska State Senate, Energy Producing States Coalition, Photo by Dave Harboura statement from leaders of the Energy Producing States Coalition (EPSC), including Senator Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo), Chairman-Elect.  The statement notes the Coalition’s support of the “State Mineral Revenue Protection Act,” which would ensure that the states are not deprived of mineral revenue from natural resource development on Federal lands in the various states are actually shared with the state.  The federal government has recently threatened to ‘garnish’ the states’ share of such revenue to help pay for ‘sequestration’.  Other leaders of the Coalition include Chairman Roger Barrus, a Utah Representative and Past Chairman Thomas Lubnau, Wyoming’s Speaker of the House.  U.S. House and Senate Members supporting the measure include : Representative Cynthia M. Lummis (R, WY), Representative Rob Bishop (R, UT 1), Representative Jason Chaffetz (R, UT 3), Representative Kevin Cramer (R, ND), Representative Steve Pearce (R, NM 2), Representative Chris Stewart (R, UT 2), Senator Michael Enzi (R, WY), Senator John Barrasso (R, WY), Senator Tom Udall (D, NM), Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D, ND), Senator Orrin Hatch (R, UT), Senator John Hoeven (R, ND) and Senator James Risch (R, ID). 

NPR-A Targeted As U.S. House Acts to Create Jobs, Reduce Prices, Grow Economy 

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2013 – Members of the House Natural Resources Committee introduced two bills to protect and expand U.S. onshore energy production on federal lands. The bills would remove government roadblocks and hurdles that delay American energy production, promote production of our oil shale resources, and ensure that oil and natural gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) are developed and transported in a timely, efficient manner.

 

“Our onshore federal lands Congressman Doc Hastings, NPR-A, Photo by Dave Harbourcontain incredible potential for energy production, job creation, and economic growth. Yet federal red-tape and regulations imposed by the Obama Administration are keeping these resources under tight lock-and-key,” said House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo). “These bills will help protect our oil and natural gas resources from onerous, duplicative federal regulatory hurdles and streamline the process so that energy production on federal lands can be as successful on private and state lands.”
 
A legislative hearing on the bills will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The hearing will also include H.R. 555, the BLM Live Internet Auctions Act by Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06) and H.R. 1394, Planning for American Energy Act by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03).
 
The Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act (H.R. 1965), introduced by Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-05), would streamline government hurdles that block and delay development of our onshore oil and natural gas and renewable energy resources. The bill would reform the leasing process for onshore oil and natural gas projects on federal lands to eliminate unnecessary delays; reform the process for energy permitting, once a lease is in hand, to encourage the timely development of our federal resources; ensure funds are available for efficient wind and solar permitting; and set clear rules for the development of U.S. oil shale resources.
 
Congressman Don Young, Photo by Dave HarbourThe National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act (H.R. 1964), introduced by Chairman Hastings and Rep. Don Young (NGP Photo) would cut through bureaucratic red tape to unlock the full potential of energy resources in the NPR-A by ensuring that oil and natural gas are developed and transported in a timely and efficient manner.