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Salazar Removes GOM Moratorium: Alaskans Still Out In the Cold – Begich Opposes Energy Tax – Alaska Senate and House Energy Committees Consider Coal-to-Liquids

Today, the State Senate Special Committee on Energy will meet jointly with the House Special Committee on Energy to hear a presentation on Coal-to-Liquids Technology from Tyonek Native Corporation & Accelergy Corporation. When: Wednesday, October 13th at 1:30 p.m.; Where: Anchorage LIO 2nd floor conference room.   Alexandria, VA – The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) praised U.S. Senator Mark Begich’s (NGP Photo) vote against a potentially devastating tax increase on American energy producers and consumers. Begich helped defeat an amendment to the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act that would have raised taxes on [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:07:16-09:00October 13th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Greta Van Susteren Monitors Murkowski-Miller-McAdams Anchorage Chamber Debate – Alaska Influence Group Exposed

  Yesterday, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce members filled the downtown convention center and the U.S. Senate candidate debate attracted national media attention--including the probing questions of Fox News veteran Greta Van Susteren (NGP Photos).  Several brief observations:   (Other event photos here) Scott McAdams said having two pro-development democrats in the U.S. Senate is in Alaska's interest.  He went on to point out that, "There is no doubt that a $13 trillion national debt is unsustainable.  My priorities are working people, kids and seniors.".  (Greta Van Susteren Interview)   Asked [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:02:11-09:00October 12th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Shell Persists With Beaufort Permit – LNG Export Extension Approved

  Alaska House of Representatives Speaker Mike Chenault (NGP Photo).  "Today's U.S. DoE announcement is good and welcome news not only for my district, but for the state as a whole. The LNG plant has been a significant part of our economic base on the Peninsula for the past four decades, and remains a driver for high-paying jobs at the plant and in supporting industries. The export renewal also helps Southcentral gas stability until the proposed Kenai CINGSA gas storage project comes on line, since the plant serves as a [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:28-09:00October 7th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Gas Pipeline Waits For Alaska Government To Address Conditions – Imperial Unhurt By Brief Mackenzie Delay – Anchorage Mayor’s Task Force Meets This Morning

What conditions?  We can guess, but where is it written and when will conditions be made public and will it be in time for Alaska's Legislature and Governor to act before the end of the 2011 Legislative Session or will progress be delayed another year?  -dh Juneau Empire by Pat Forgey.  Last month in Juneau, Denali spokesman Dave MacDowell (NGP Photo-l) offered a hint at what those conditions may be: Favorable tax rates set by the Alaska Legislature when it meets next January.    ... "Those commitments are important, because they indicate that the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:28-09:00October 6th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Denali receives ‘significant bids’ ….

ADN by Becky Bohrer.  The Alaska Gas Pipeline has reported receiving bids for "significant capacity" on its proposed natural gas pipeline in Alaska.  Denali President Bud Fackrell (NGP Photo) said in a statement that the bids included conditions, some outside Denali's control; he wasn't specific, though energy companies in the past have raised concerns about having long-range tax and royalty certainty from the state. ... Fackrell said Denali would evaluate the bids and continue with confidential negotiations, a process TransCanada has been engaged in and hopes to conclude in the next several [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:00:27-09:00October 5th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Open Season Ends Today – Time is Running Out For Alaska’s Economy – NPR-A Deadline Attracted Few Public Officials

Deadline for commenting on The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intent to create an Integrated Activity Plan and an Environmental Impact Statement for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) was last Friday.  We are astounded at how few of Alaska's public officials and companies and organizations commented.  If you know of other comments, please email us.  Otherwise, we recognize the following for having taken the time: Senator Lesil McGuire (NGP Photo), Mayor Dan Sullivan (NGP Photo), Our Own Comment,  Resource Development Council for Alaska.    On Today's Denali Open Season Deadline for [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:29-09:00October 4th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Northern Waters Task Force Meets Today in Anchorage

Action Alert: National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Planning Comment deadline is TODAY, October 1, 2010 We earlier analyzed and then editorialized on this new administrative agency created -- not within the state Administration -- but improperly under the aegis of the State Legislature.    -dh The Northern Waters Task Force will hold its first hearing TODAY, Friday, October 1, in Anchorage. The task force was created this summer after House Concurrent Resolution 22 was signed into law by the governor.   The task force appointed Rep. Reggie Joule, D-Kotzebue, as Chair, and Sen. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:29-09:00October 1st, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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This week’s oil and gas conference!

ADN by Elizabeth Bluemink: Conoco Phillips said Tuesday it hasn't backed away from its efforts with BP to develop a North Slope gas pipeline. Monday.  Canadian Institute/American Conference Institute's Sixth Annual Oil and Gas Congress.  Cook Inlet Regional Corporation Chair Margaret Brown (CIRI Photo) and Northern Gas Pipelines Publisher Dave Harbour (NGP Photo) are Co-Chairs of this year's event --this week-- featuring leaders in U.S., Alaskan and Canadian governments, industry, media and indigenous organizations. ADN by Tim Bradner.  Oil is vital to Alaska. Royalties and oil taxes pay for 90 percent of the state budget, the Department [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:29-09:00September 28th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Alaska Economists Conduct OCS Debate – Governor Hopefuls Clash Over Gas Pipeline

Last night (9-22-10) the Alaska Chapter of the International Association of Energy Economists sponsored a forum at the University of Alaska-Anchorage to weigh the risks against the benefits of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) development in the Arctic.  (More coming  next week....)  Comments from: Roger Marks, Michael Carey, Pete Slaiby (NGP Photo-l), John Schoen, Harold Curran (NGP Photo-r), David Ramseur  KFQD by Billy Hackett.  Republican Gov. Sean Parnell and Democrat Ethan Berkowitz debated Wednesday at an Alaska State Chamber of Commerce event. Parnell says he has demonstrated he is a man of action [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:29-09:00September 23rd, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Big OCS Meeting Tonight! – Big OCS Meeting Yesterday –

(Click for tonight's OCS meeting notice) Lawmakers Struggle With OCS Complexity Commentary and Report (Planned for completion 9-28) by Dave Harbour (ABM link) Alaska Senate Resource Co-chairmen, Senators Bill Wielechowski and Lesil McGuire (NGP Photo) presided over a full house at the Anchorage Legislative Information Office yesterday (9-21-10), dealing with the infinitely complex subject of Arctic oil spill preparation and response.  They approached the potentially controversial and divisive challenge with tact and courtesy.  Invited witnesses seemed cooperative.  While appearances can be deceiving, one could observe a common theme that nowhere in [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:29-09:00September 22nd, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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ALERT: SUPPORT OCS Tomorrow Night In Anchorage – Alaska Legislators Convene OCS Spill Response Panel Today – Canadian and American Business and Government Leaders Have Oil Congress – Mackenzie Project Delayed Again?

(The author admits and laments the human frailty that produced a typographical error in this morning's email alert!  -dh) Today:  The Alaska State Senate Resources Committee will hold a hearing (10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ) today at the Anchorage Legislative Information Office.  The hearing will deal with spill response systems in Alaska and include four panels:  1.  Industry, 2. Environmental, 3. Community, and 4. Agency.  *  Join the Alliance in Kenai on Sept. 21 for a luncheon featuring guest speaker David Hall of Cook Inlet Energy... more...      Yesterday: ADN by [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:29-09:00September 21st, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Enstar Gas Storage Project Still On Schedule – State Prays While Feds March On

On Friday Commonwealth North's Energy Action Coalition, chaired by Mary Ann Pease (NGP Photo-r), heard Executives with Enstar Natural Gas update members on the status of the Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC (CINGS) project.     Enstar Regional Vice President, Colleen Starring (NGP Photo-l) said adequate natural gas storage is critical to Enstar's mission of providing energy to homes and businesses at all times of the year, particularly during the coldest days of winter.  "We're in a situation when we need the storage now," she said, "and expect [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:30-09:00September 20th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Today Is BOEM’s Comment Deadline – Canada Seeks To Resolve Arctic Boundaries – Does the Alaska Legislature Seek To Attract or Distract Oil and Gas Investors?

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO COMMENT.  HERE'S THE BACKGROUND AND HERE'S HOW TO COMMENT.  THE VOLUME OF CITIZEN COMMENT IS IMPORTANT; ELECTED OFFICIAL COMMENT IS CRITICAL   1.  The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) hosted a public meeting in Anchorage to discuss the Obama Administration’s offshore oil and gas drilling ban.  BOEM Director Michael Bromwich (NGP Photo-r) didn't announce the time or place of the meeting until a few days before, took no public testimony and refused to grant legislators' requests to be heard.  He [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:30-09:00September 17th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Obama Administration To Extract More Money To Regulate Big Oil … Jobs At Stake

Associated Press.  The oil and gas industry says an Obama administration plan to double fees charged for inspections of offshore operations could cost jobs.  The industry recognizes the need for improved inspections and oversight following the massive BP oil spill, American Petroleum Institute president Jack Gerard said. But doubling the fees is not appropriate, especially during a recession, he said.  "This is not the time to go back and impose additional costs on industry," Gerard said Tuesday in a conference call with reporters.  The oil and gas industry contributes billions [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:11:54-09:00September 16th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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