In coming days, we will provide commentary.  While the Government of Canada has approved the Mackenzie project, deadlines and conditions pose obstacles along the way.  One perceives that the growing power and influence of eco-activists, socialists and government sympathizers are making reasonable Arctic resource development in both countries uneconomic in some cases and more costly for consumers and taxpayers in all cases.   (See NEB release and related documents.)   -dh   ADN/AP.  Alaska and ExxonMobil Could Settle Point Thomson Dispute Globe and Mail by Nathan Vanderklippe.  The Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline has cleared its [...]

Canadian Readers: The Calgary Herald reports, "The question of shale-gas drilling in Quebec needs to be further studied, says a committee that spent the past six months looking into the industry.  The committee says the government should do a strategic environmental evaluation of shale-gas drilling. That's the kind of long-term study that was done on oil and gas drilling in the lower St. Lawrence River, which led to a ban on drilling last fall. That type of study, overseen by an expert committee, can take one to two years to [...]

 Both issues deal with the investment climate: one on federal lands, one on state lands.  Both are equally important.  dh   ADN Op Ed by Doug Smith (NGP Photo).  Over the past two weeks, the House Resources Committee, co-chaired by Representatives Paul Seaton of Homer and Eric Feige of Valdez, has been hearing testimony on House Bill 110, the governor's bill that would create much-needed reform of taxes levied on oil production. As CEO of a small oil-field services company and a member of the board of directors of the [...]

You probably read our Fairbanks News Miner Op-Ed piece yesterday, but did you catch our Alaska Standard Op-Ed -- both dealing with different perceptions of tonight's hearing! Calgary Herald by Sean Myers.  Calgarians are bracing for higher prices at the pump in the coming weeks, possibly as high as $1.30 a litre by April. Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) will deliver a major policy address at noon today, National Press Club, Zenger Room, 13th Floor, 529 14th St. N.W. in Washington.  You can bet it will deal with international events [...]

Daily Caller.  Solyndra, Inc. was supposed to have showcased the effectiveness of the Obama administration’s stimulus and green jobs initiatives, but instead it has become the center of congressional attention for waste, fraud and abuse of such programs. Marketwire.  International Frontier Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:IFR) ("IFR" or the "Company") today reported that the Minister for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has approved posting requests for eleven parcels located in the Central Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Territories ("CMV"). The 2010-2011 Call for Bids was launched on February 19th, 2011 [...]