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8-23-11 NOAA Chief Visits Alaska “Colony”

BING Definition of Colony: "country ruled by another: a country or area that is ruled by another country".  Alaska has 20% of America's land mass and 3/4 of her coastline.  Most of it is under federal government control.  Alaska has most of America's federally restricted lands.  Less than 2% of Alaska is owned privately, other than by Alaska Native Regional Corporations.  Yet, federal policies also impose restrictions on activity within state, private and Native lands.  Most of America's future domestic energy and strategic minerals could come from Alaska rather than from [...]

By |2021-03-18T09:24:35-09:00August 24th, 2011|AGDC, Alaskanomics, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Commentary, ConocoPhillips, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Global Warming, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Ocean Policy, Pebble Project & Rule of Law, Rule Of Law, Sue & Settle|0 Comments
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Fagan Convenes Gas Pipeline Summit

  Dan Fagan's Gas Pipeline Luncheon Meeting Dan Fagan (NGP Photo) presents a first ever luncheon featuring all the players, decision makers, and experts on Alaska gas. The free for all luncheon/town hall meeting has the sole purpose of determining what's real, true, and plausable for Alaska's vast gas resources.   Alaska Dispatch by Patti Epler.   ...a new oil and gas drilling operation has begun in Cook Inlet and is churning its way toward a potential $25 million boost from the state. The Spartan Blake 151 jack-up drilling rig, operated [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:21-09:00August 23rd, 2011|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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Question du Jour: Do Higher Taxes Repel or Attract Investment?

Calgary Herald by Peter O'Neil.  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney called Friday for a beefed-up trade diversification strategy that should include major pipeline investments linking Canadian oil and gas to booming Asia-Pacific markets.  NPG Readers: Prepare to Comment  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   This morning's Anchorage Daily News Op-Ed writer, Representative Les Gara (NGP Photo-R), continues to argue that higher oil taxes do not adversely affect Alaska's investment climate. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:21-09:00August 22nd, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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Enstar Working To Meet Consumer Commitments

Petroleum News and our brief commentary.  Southcentral Alaska gas utility Enstar Natural Gas Co. has submitted three new gas supply contracts to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska for approval. One of the contracts, for gas from Buccaneer Energy’s newly discovered Kenai Loop gas field on the Kenai Peninsula, commits firm gas supplies after Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska’s new Kenai Peninsula gas storage facility goes into operation in 2012.  The other two contracts, with Aurora Gas and Cook Inlet Energy, will enable those companies to help bolster Enstar’s peak [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:00:28-09:00August 19th, 2011|Commentary|0 Comments
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The “Me” Generation?

The Feds today released approval of a final supplemental environmental impact statement for Shell's OCS exploration  that, if finally approved following one last comment period, could result in mobilization of hundreds of workers next year.  Yesterday, a former 'unbiased' Obama appointee to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission, Frances Beinecke, wrote an Op-Ed for the New York Times criticizing this Alaska exploration.  Beinecke is also President of the Natural Resources Defense Council.  Like Deputy Interior Department Secretary David Hayes, Beinecke has equally strong connections to the enviro-extremist [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:21-09:00August 18th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Coordinator, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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Delayed Alaska Gas May Mean More Oil Revenue – Using Alaska’s Constitution To Justify Selfishness

  Breaking news.  A few minutes ago, the Alaska Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator, Larry Persily (NGP File Photo), said he thinks the (AGIA/TransCanada) project is "very viable…," but to get someone to sign shipping commitments, "you're going to have to have a fiscal deal between the state and producers."  Check for more complete report tomorrow morning.  -dh More links to yesterday's hearings: KTVA, Channel 11. Beginning Comment.  Question regarding legislative hearings: Are Alaska's legislative leaders keeping their collective eye on the ball: filling the oil pipeline to sustain Alaska's economy? [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:21-09:00August 17th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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Senate Investigates Gas Projects – Oil Tax Issue Is the Elephant In The Room – Point Thomson Agreement Supports Gasline

  Oh Canada - significant developments in Canadian energy   TransCanada has no firm commitments to ship gas on its proposed $40 billion gas pipeline project according to executive, Tony Palmer (NGP Photo).   See Reuters Story breaking now.  (Story by Yereth Rosen, Jeffrey Jones and Rob Wilson)  Watch the hearings:  http://www.alaskalegislature.tv/    Staying In Touch.... TODAY, the Senate Resource Committee Examines Status of TransCanada's AGIA Gasline Project (See above report) and Of Cook Inlet Natural Gas Reserves, Exploration and Development Projects.  Go Here For Information.  Below Is Yesterday's Report On the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 16th, 2011|AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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Persily Confirms His “Candid” Credentials – Feds Want Complete ANWR Lockup – McLeod Urges Federal Support

Alaska State Senate Resouces Meeting Today: Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline Fairbanks News Miner Editorial re: Feds Want To Lock Up ANWR's 1002 Area.  Our Comment:  We believe the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) which created the 1002 area as an oil and gas province violated the Alaska Constititution and Statehood Act.  The wild and distructive actions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its Salazar/Obama masters will contribute to the dismantlement of the US economy and put one more nail into the coffin of Alaska's economy--and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 15th, 2011|AGIA, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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Private Fairbanks LNG Project Trumps Government Plan – Alaska Lawmakers Focus On Gas Projects

CHECK OUT ENERGY DAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011 -- CELEBRATE AMERICAN ENERGY: A GOOD IDEA FOR ALL OF NORTH AMERICA! We have preordered the new book by respected Alaska Dispatch Co-Founders, Tony Hopfinger and Amanda Coyne: Crude Awakening: Money, Mavericks, and Mayhem in Alaska   Federal Gas Pipeline Coordinator, Larry Persily (NGP Photo-r) will address Commonwealth North today: noon, ANGDA Conference Room, 411 West 4th Avenue, Yellow Sunshine Mall, Anchorage.  (More from ADN where Persily formerly served with distinction as a journalist and editor.  -dh) Alaska State Legislature: (Comment.  We hear from a [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 12th, 2011|AGIA, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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Consumer Leader David Holt Talks With Alaska Radio Audience

Yesterday, Consumer Energy Alliance President, David Holt (NGP Photo-r, visiting with Alaska Trucking Association Executive Director Aves Thompson yesterday), told Anchorage talk show host Casey Reynolds, "We need a robust national policy to get the country going in the right direction again." E&E News (8/10/11) reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will be looking for GOP cooperation to make energy policy a "signature issue" for the Senate this fall…Reid's comments today that the Senate will focus on job-creation legislation -- including energy bills -- echo those he made earlier this [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:58:41-09:00August 11th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Consumer Energy Alliance President, David Holt, Addresses National Energy Issues Today In Anchorage – How high on its own petard does vulnerable and foolish California hoist itself!

Our pre-programmed email alert this morning wished readers a "Good Friday Morning".  We also wish all a great Wednesday morning and hope that our news and comment below find a welcome reception in your early look at today's world!  -dh We are honored that the Alaska Dispatch chose to reprint our editorial in today's issue (Page one, and two) of their publication.  -dh This morning at 9 ADT, Consumer Energy Alliance president David Holt (NGP Photo) will appear on Anchorage radio station KFQD to discuss American energy policy from the Keystone [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 10th, 2011|Commentary|0 Comments
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Alaskans Welcome Salazar But The Jury Is Still Out On the Federal Landlord’s Motives

Edmonton Journal: Enbridge, announcing increased profits over the past three months, is also expanding its plans to move oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Comment on Secretary Ken Salazar's Latest Alaska Visit by  Dave Harbour Today, the Associated Press' Becky Bohrer in the Seattle Times noted... ... that, "The Obama administration is interested in seeing more oil and gas development in Alaska, both onshore and off, but it wants to make sure that any drilling is done responsibly, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (NGP Photo) said Monday."   In virtually all of his [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:23-09:00August 9th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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Fairbanks LNG Project Leaps Forward – Things That Can Stop A Pipeline Project

ADN by AP.  The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Friday that Golden Valley Electric Association and Flint Hills Resources are partners in the $180 million project. The companies say a steady supply of natural gas will help wean their operations away from expensive diesel fuel.  See Doug Smith's recent Op-ed... and,  our earlier commentary. Energy Global Re: Pipeline Obstacles by  Elizabeth Morant In last month’s Editor’s Comment I wrote about the permissions, approvals and, in particular, the public support, that a company or consortium needs to win in order to successfully [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:00:28-09:00August 8th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Salazar’s BOEMRE Grants Shell Exploration Permit, Conditionally – Inuvik Pushes For Gas Pipe and Economic Development – Mark Hamilton Levels the Guns of Logic On Anti-development Liberals

A few minutes ago, NGP received the copy of a "Make Alaska Competitive Coalition" statement by former University of Alaska President Mark Hamilton (NGP Photo) smashing a specious contention by Senator Hollis French and Representative Les Gara (i.e. both downtown Anchorage attorneys are schooled in the art of rhetoric) that Alaska's predatory taxes are good for Alaska.   Here is the document for your weekend study.    Between Obama anti-development regulators in the Federal arena and the same mentality hindering development on Alaska lands, the state has a dismal economic [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:07:16-09:00August 5th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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Biting the hand that feeds us….

 Ramblings.  Yesterday in the Anchorage Daily News a longtime environmental gadfly wrote an opinion piece proposing additional obstruction to OCS development in Alaska.  A former professor employed by the University of Alaska, here's another hypocrite who takes a paycheck provided by natural resource revenues and for an entire career has little or nothing good to say about natural resource development.  God have pity on and provide insight to his students over the years who may have thought to disagree. Then there is Mayor Edward Itta (NGP Photo) of the North Slope Borough.  One has [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:23-09:00August 4th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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