Calgary Herald by Stephen Ewart. When Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne took a seat at the head table for a Calgary Chamber of Commerce lunch on Friday, and before her speech on the importance of political collaboration to develop energy infrastructure, she found herself directly across from TransCanada CEO Russ Girling.
Chairman Doc Hastings'  (NGP Photo) House Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, October 30th on seven bills–including H.R. 585 (Young), To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City, “Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2013”.
"This announcement is great news for Alaskans and our economy,” Governor Parnell said. “Alaska is no longer an afterthought when companies look at places to invest. We can look forward to continued growth and more companies investing in our state. The More Alaska Production Act is already leading to new jobs and opportunities for Alaskans. Simply put – it’s working.” James C. Musselman, president of Caelus Energy Alaska cited Alaska’s geologic opportunity and the More Alaska Production Act as reasons for the investment. “We are attracted to Alaska because of the enormous geologic opportunity as well as the incentives, such as SB 21, that the state has put in place to encourage energy investment by independent oil and gas companies,” Musselman said. |
Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) on Saturday welcomed the news that Caelus Energy has entered into an agreement to purchase Pioneer Natural Resources’ Alaska subsidiary. Caelus, a privately held exploration and production company headquartered in Dallas, is expected to invest $1.5 billion in Alaska over the next six years. Comment: In response to our commentary on CNBC's Jim Cramer last week, , reader Dan Kish wrote us:
10-22-13 Question CNBC's Cramer; Question White House Political/Economic Advisors
It is becoming clearer and clearer to me that in order for rational policy to prevail, decent people must begin to understand that the last thing we should resort to is some government involvement. How has it become acceptable in the land of the free and the home of the brave that people instinctively seek to “be governed” whenever a problem crops up? A nation of individuals who would rather be governed than be free to make their own decisions does not have the requisite supplies of confidence to remain #1.
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