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9-13-11 Has Commentary Gone Crazy?

  Has Commentary Gone Crazy? Commentary by Dave Harbour Yesterday, after we sent out this email alert, an elected official said, "I've commented to these d___ federal agencies six times on the need to have Chukchi and Beaufort Sea OCS and ANWR exploration.  Now you're asking me to do it again on the 'final' version of a 'Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement' for Chukchi and on the USFWS effort to convert ANWR's 1002 oil and gas section into wilderness.  How many times to I have to comment?" he asked.   "As [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:18-09:00September 14th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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Comment Deadlines Will Affect The Future Our Kids Inherit!

NEB Organizes Inuvik Roundtable This Week And We Note International Enviro-extremist Groups Are Hard At Work Organizing To Stop Economic Development In The Canadian North.  Reference: CBC Story.   -dh Comment:  October 14 (a month from now) ends the comment period for the Wishbone Hill Coal Permit Renewal and we urge readers to file electronic comments early.  Don't be technical if that's not your background; just say, "I support the Wishbone Hill Coal Permit Renewal".  Here's the state webpage and here is a very good letter penned by Alaska State [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:18-09:00September 13th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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9-11-16 Alaska Truckers Urge Legislature to Focus On Oil Pipeline Throughput – “Lest We Forget”

"LEST WE FORGET: 2016" 9-11-15 Lest We Forget – Northern Gas Pipelines 9-2001 Last week the Alaska State Senate Labor and Commerce Committee held a hearing focused on the oil industry's local hire activities.  We compliment Aves Thompson (NGP Photo) Executive Director of the Alaska Trucking Association, for urging lawmakers to focus on sustaining the Alaska oil pipeline.  "My point is that, in our view, we need to focus on increasing production.  I think we all agree that Alaska’s highest priority is to put more oil in the pipeline. By focusing on that priority, [...]

By |2018-09-11T06:22:59-09:00September 13th, 2011|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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So much this week…

 ...more stories coming next week. AP by Becky Bohrer.  Alaska is pushing back what it says will be one of the biggest oil and gas lease sales in the U.S. this year, citing the potential for more acres to be added and a desire to give companies more time to prepare bids. Deborah Brollini (NGP Photo) places on her blog this morning testimony she gave yesterday to the Alaska Senate Labor and Commerce Committee:  We can argue job numbers all day.  However, we are not going to have jobs for [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:18-09:00September 9th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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Our Own Worst Enemy

This morning in Anchorage, Shell's Alaska Vice President for Exploration and Production, Pete Slaiby (NGP Photo), will discuss prospects for a 2012 exploration program in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.  See below for Federal comment period opportunities.  -dh   Vancouver Observer.  Canadian and American Enviros Attack Canadian and American Energy Production Doig's Digest: TransCanada's Challenges ADN-AP.  Decades after construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, state lawmakers are again hearing from Alaskans concerned about the number of out-of-state hires in good-paying jobs on the North Slope.  ... The Senate Labor and Commerce [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 8th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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Commissioner Dan Sullivan Reveals Administration Energy Strategy To Export Council

This morning Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan (NGP Stock Photo) briefed the Alaska Export Council in Anchorage on the Administration's strategy for increasing Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) throughput and managing gas pipeline development. "I want to give you a very detailed view of Governor Sean Parnell's one-million-barrel-per-day-within-10-years-strategy," he said, "and what we are doing to implement it." Sullivan began by reviewing the important direction Alaska's constitution gave public officials to "maximize" the development of natural resources.  He emphasized the huge resources available to the state and nation [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 7th, 2011|AGIA, Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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Senator Giessel Sets the Example!

       NPG Readers: Please Comment on ANWR  Comment Against Federal Government Lockup of ANWR’s 1002 Area Testify: Fairbanks 10-19-11, Anchorage 10-20-11 Written testimony due: 11-15-11 Governor Sean Parnell Rebukes Federal Government Petroleum News Alaska Story       Senator Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo) wrote the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on their upcoming decision to recommend wilderness designations for ANWR's 1002 area--or not.  (See above notice and her letter, below.)  Then, following her example, let's all take a few minutes to comment on all three of these federal comment [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 6th, 2011|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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CEOs Of The State, The Trans Alaska Pipeline System and North Slope Borough Have Much In Common – Halcro Adds Wisdom To The Debate

Relevant Note from the Calgary Herald: A subsidiary of TransCanada Corp. declared a force majeure Thursday after shutting down its six-month-old Bison natural gas pipeline the night before over a rupture in central Wyoming.  (It can happen.  -dh) CEOs Of The Trans Alaska Pipeline System, the State of Alaska and North Slope Borough Share A Challenge (Come to think of it, we all share this major challenge--directly and indirectly) by Dave Harbour (Note opposing opinion in comment below) Night before last in Anchorage, former North Slope Borough Mayor George Ahmaogak (NGP Photo [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 2nd, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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Former Mayor George Ahmaogak Could Save Alaska’s Economy

Commentary:  When former Alaska North Slope Borough Mayor George Ahmaogak (NGP Photo) took the podium in the Petroleum Club last night, you could hear a pin drop as he began speaking followed by a thunderous applause when he finished.  He said he is completely consistent and candid with his constituents.  When elected he will -- as in the past -- have an open door policy for citizens and those doing business in the borough.  He believes the future of the oil industry is generally aligned with the future of North Slope Borough [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:00:29-09:00September 1st, 2011|Commentary|0 Comments
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Tonight We Look Forward To Seeing Former North Slope Borough Mayor George Ahmaogak, Sr.

Former North Slope Borough Mayor George Ahmaogak (Photo), is running for the office again and we look forward to catching up with him this afternoon in Anchorage at 5 p.m..  In a recent Op-Ed piece for the Arctic Sounder, George said, "On a broad set of issues the people of the North Slope Borough and the interests of the oil and gas industry are aligned. It definitely doesn't have to be 'us versus them'.  We don't always agree on everything - and we don't have to", he wrote.  "Over the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00August 31st, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Propane: A Bright Spot In Alaska’s Future

Alaska Dispatch by Amanda Coyne.  ... Propane has the potential to do more than just power your outdoor grill. It can heat Alaska homes, cook Alaskan meals and even fuel Alaskan vehicles, thanks to advances in technology. A company called ROUSCH CleanTech (NGP Photo with Roush executive, Todd Mouw) has delivered a propane fuel-injected carburetor that works even in the coldest North Slope temperatures. And ANGDA has decided to partner up with ROUSH.  Propane-powered vehicles could save Alaskans money while making Alaska air even cleaner. Turns out propane is kind of a [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:11:16-09:00August 30th, 2011|Propane|0 Comments
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8-29-11 Feds At Work Against Alaska Economy Again

Check out today's ADN, polar bear story by AP reporter, Dan Joling.  (Polar Bear Paw, NGP Photo) Polar Bear Comment By Dave Harbour With the Polar Bear population not decreasing, the Feds have established nearly 187,000 square miles as "critical habitat" to protect them.  Doug Vincent-Lang (NGP Photo), endangered species coordinator for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, diplomatically says, "We simply do not believe that the existing science justifies this expansive proposal."  Establishing a critical habitat designation means the Feds could take action to further control or stop human [...]

By |2019-02-10T14:49:58-09:00August 29th, 2011|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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Roush Executive Sees Alaska Opportunity

 KTUU by Ted Lamb.  Drivetrain-designers Roush CleanTech brought some propane-powered trucks up to Alaska about nine months ago to show folks it could handle the state’s tough conditions.  “The truck and technology came through with flying colors, it worked down to 55-below,” said Todd Mouw (NGP Photo with Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan), vice president of Roush CleanTech.  Mouw has been visiting with state officials and companies that have large fleets of vehicles, promoting his propane trucks. Alaska Dispatch by Austin Baird.  A report  by economists for Wells Fargo released this week finds that Alaska is among 13 [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:07:16-09:00August 26th, 2011|Propane|0 Comments
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Hastings Warns America Obama Is Hurting TAPS

 The Daily Caller by Joe Rossamondo.  The Obama administration is setting the stage for the dismantling of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and poses the greatest threat to its existence today, according to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo).  The 800-mile pipeline cost $8 billion to construct in the 1970s, and has moved more than 18 billion barrels of crude oil. Three oil companies constructed it, in the face of significant opposition from environmentalists, in response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo.  (Note: we commend Chairman Hastings for his [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:20-09:00August 25th, 2011|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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We Welcome the Alaska Propane Technical Summit: An Economic Bright Spot In Alaska’s Future

After a successful run with propane autogas, key industry members discuss the future of propane autogas on the North Slope of Alaska. Today’s Alaska Propane Technical Summit will host 30 government officials, operational experts representing North Slope companies, and other potential stakeholders to discuss how ROUSH CleanTech’s propane autogas technology can promote job growth and environmental sustainability in Alaska, while turning an underutilized native natural resource into an economic gain.   (NGP Photo: Todd Mouw of Roush CleanTechnologies attending the ANGDA propane conference last spring in Anchorage.)

By |2016-03-13T04:09:16-09:00August 24th, 2011|Propane|0 Comments
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