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10-25-15 Alaska LNG Legislative Hearings

Click here to find today's Alaska LNG project legislative activities and videos, archived and live streaming! (Today's Email Alert Editorial: Link, text) See this excellent comparison of Alaska's 1980s economic recession, compared to the current and projected economy and an ADN story by Jeannette Lee Falsey. Juneau Empire by James Brooks.  Other News RT.  Putin builds large Arctic military base as America fiddles.     Alaska Public Radio Network What is Alaska LNG? Part 2: Meet the liquifaction plant.  Alaska Public Radio Network...Oct. 25, lawmakers will gather in Juneau for the start of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:58-09:00October 25th, 2015|Arctic Policy, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-24-15

What is the Alaska LNG project? We break it down: Part 1 By Rachel Waldholz, APRN - Anchorage Lawmakers around the state are packing their bags and preparing to head to Juneau for their third special session of the year. This session will focus on one thing: the Alaska LNG project. That’s the giant pipeline the state hopes to build, along with ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips — and maybe TransCanada — to bring natural gas from the North Slope. But if you’re like a lot of Alaskans, you might be a little fuzzy on [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:58-09:00October 24th, 2015|LNG|0 Comments
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10-23-15 Crony Capitalism

New global climate deal could hit Alaska drilling Millions of eyes, billions of dollars focused on Paris! Note the dedication and focus represented by this video statement, then see the Crony Capitalism background, current status and conclusion commentary we have prepared for you. See major UN Climate Change Organizer: Christiana Figueres Is Global Warming A Hoax: IPCC Credibility Deconstructing GW: Richard Lindzen, Ph.D. Dr. Benny Peiser Testimony Dr. Christopher Essex: GW Science Nobel Laureate NASA Scientist Climate Science History 97% Consensus = Science? Greenpeace Founder re: Fraud Scientists Cheat on Data Debate Climate [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:58-09:00October 23rd, 2015|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Global Warming, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-22-15 TransCanada Cuts Senior Staff

TransCanada Story LNG PRICES CONTINUE TUMBLING, THREATENING FEASIBILITY OF MANY PENDING LNG PROJECTS!  Our thanks to Frank Avezac for the link.    -dh Juneau Empire by James Brooks.  The state of Alaska is negotiating up to the last minute on proposals that would guarantee major oil producers’ participation in the state’s liquefied natural gas pipeline, Gov. Bill Walker told reporters Wednesday afternoon.  (Note: only a very foolish governor would threaten his state's biggest investors.  Any short term victories will be dwarfed by a long term bias against investment in such a state. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:58-09:00October 22nd, 2015|Keystone XL|0 Comments
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10-21-15 BP Inks Two Big Deals With China

Will The New Liberal Government In Canada Strike A Climate Change Deal With Obama In Return For Keystone XL Approval?   LNG Agreement Signed During State Visit to UK BP and China Huadian Corporation (Huadian) today signed a sale and purchase agreement for BP to sell Huadian up to 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year worth up to $10 billion over the next 20 years.              The agreement was one of several signed in London during this week’s State Visit to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:58-09:00October 21st, 2015|Keystone XL, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-20-15 Senator Murkowski Rightly Hits Interior Department’s Alaska Policies

THIS MORNING: Senator Murkowski Hit Interior Hard For Opposing Alaska's Survival As An Independent State... (...and we agree with her entire statement!) U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, today convened an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider six nominees for the Department of Energy and Department of the Interior. Murkowski used her opening statement to lay out a litany of anti-Alaska actions by Interior, expressing frustration with those decisions and observing that the department is “destroying the hopes” of countless Alaskans.    Click photo for video “The Interior Department’s record has been [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:58-09:00October 20th, 2015|Arctic Policy, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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10-19-15 CLIMATE CHANGE EDITORIAL: KILLING CAPITALISM?

Killing Capitalism?   Have several oil and gas CEOs now joined the enviro-governmental-industrial cabal? Commentary prepared on Friday, October 16, 2015 by Dave Harbour Today, we have what is to us a disturbing announcement by some of the globe's largest oil and gas companies.   They have formed a new consortium.  Not to build a pipeline.  Not to develop an oil and gas reservoir.  Not to permit a new LNG facility.  No, these companies have formed a new consortium to support a conflicting interest, the "Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI)".   We can imagine [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 19th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Arctic Policy, Commentary, Personal|0 Comments
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10-17-15 Alaska Gas Pipeline Timeline

Gas Pipeline Timeline Fairbanks News Miner Herb Butler See our Alaska and Canada gas pipeline history links here.... 1976: The U.S. Congress passed the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act in an effort to encourage the construction of a gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the Lower 48. 1980: A Right-Of-Way license was issued by the Federal Energy Regulation Commission to the Alaskan Northwest Natural Gas Transportation Company. In 2008, that license was voluntarily withdrawn. There are many conflicting opinions why this effort failed to deliver fuel gas to a large U.S. market. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 17th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-16-15 ENERGY DAY TOMORROW IN HOUSTON!

  To our Houston readers  AND those with families and friends in Houston: Mobilize the family and go downtown to ENERGY DAY, TOMORROW! Friday Afternoon Breaking News Bishop: Interior Arctic Lease Cancellation Plays into Russia’s Hands   WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement on the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of the Interior that it will cancel the two potential Arctic offshore lease sales scheduled under the current five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program for 2012-2017: “I am disappointed [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 16th, 2015|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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10-15-15

Enviro-Activists Have Created A War Against Civilization--Throughout North America!  -dh We comment on today's blog by our Aussie O&G Analyst friend: Remember Governor Walker's recent trip to Japan (Very productive and groundbreaking...NOT; the Japanese will happily consider buying Alaska's gas 1) at the right price, and 2) if Alaska gas can be transported to Japan.  But should Alaska market its royalty gas or let the experienced producers do it?  Will Japan need gas when Alaska's project is complete?  How can Alaska's gas project be sanctioned if the Governor refuses to support [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 15th, 2015|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal|0 Comments
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10-14-15 Gasline Board of Directors Meeting Friday

We encourage interested readers to attend in person or by streaming web video, the monthly meeting of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board meeting.  Here are the specifics, courtesy of our friends at Alaska Business Monthly: The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) Board of Directors will meet on October 16, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska at the AGDC corporate office, Calais Building One, 3201 C Street. The meeting will be held in the AGDC Board Room, Suite 604 and convene at 9:00 am. The public is invited to attend in person [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 14th, 2015|LNG|0 Comments
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10-13-15 ConocoPhillips Feeds New Kuparuk Oil Into The Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)

FERC has full workload with LNG export projects" by Larry Persily ​(NGP Photos: Larry Persily (L) and FERC Commissioner Tony Clark) Be a part of the Alaska Support Industry Allance's Annual MEET ALASKA conference in January.  Here's how! ConocoPhillips Adds New Oil to the Trans Alaska Pipeline Yesterday, ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. announced that Kuparuk Drill Site 2S (DS2S photo) began producing oil, under budget and ahead of schedule. The project was approved for funding in October 2014, and production was originally expected in December. This is the first new drill site at Kuparuk [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 13th, 2015|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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10-12-15 International LNG Market Turmoil Makes Government Support Critical

The Alaskan & Canadian LNG Sagas Continue Amid International Market Turmoil   Commentary by Dave Harbour   From our mid-Atlantic oil and gas analyst friend comes his comment on two articles addressing the global LNG market.     Commentary: As chance would have it, our Aussie oil and gas analyst friend also commented on the Bloomberg article noted column-right, and below is his comment on LNG competition.   These two observations from two different parts of the world, from two objective observers, should sober up some of our Alaskan and Canadian public [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 12th, 2015|Commentary, LNG|0 Comments
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10-11-15 Alaska Governor Continues Career-long “Brawl” With Alaska Oil Industry

Alaska Governor Continues Career-long "Brawl" With Alaska Oil Industry ADN, Op-Ed by Paul Jenkins, Anchorage Daily Planet.  If reasoned leadership in this state sold for $1 billion a gram, we would have to scratch like chickens in a dusty barnyard to come up with a penny’s worth. If we could peddle ineptitude for a dime a ton, we would be rich. Let’s review: Our Swiss cheese fiscal ship is belly-up and sinking like a stone. Alaska suffered a $3.5 billion deficit last year; it faces $3 billion in red ink [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 11th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, LNG|0 Comments
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10-10-15 Taking A Hike Without A Map

Petroleum News by Steve Quinn.  House Speaker Mike Chenault (NGP Photo) says he’s ready to come back to Juneau for a special session addressing two developments on the state’s pursuit of a natural gas pipeline and an LNG export facility. But the Nikiski Republican adds that he remains in the dark on Gov. Bill Walker’s plans....  (Comments: Citizens should be embarrassed for and ashamed of a governor that calls a special session of the legislature and does not accompany that call with proposed legislation.  Even if the governor provided draft bills [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:59-09:00October 10th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, LNG|0 Comments
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