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Governor Candidates Wrestle on Energy Issues

Alaska Dispatch by Patti Epler.  The second half of the gubernatorial campaign game kicked off in earnest Tuesday when Republican Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo-l) and Democrat challenger Ethan Berkowitz (NGP Photo) met up in Kenai at a debate hosted by the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce.  Observers called it "heated."  And Parnell was quick to send out a press release touting his own performance. (Unlike other candidates, Parnell hardly ever speaks directly to the press and prefers to communicate through statements prepared by his staff.) "Governor Parnell takes Berkowitz to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:30-09:00September 15th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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BLM’s NPR-Alaska Shakedown – BOEM Stalls Shallow Water GOM Development

Boding badly for Alaska, Interior's BLM is developing rules for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska that are based on 'climate change and the recent listing of polar bears as a threatened and endangered species...."   We urge Anchorage citizens to attend the September 23 meeting!  -dh The Bureau of Land Management seeks public input as it begins to develop its integrated activity plan and environmental impact statement for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Previous NPR-A plans dealt with portions of NPR-A. The new plan will cover all of the more than 22 million acres in NPR-A [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:58:37-09:00September 14th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Petroleum Economist Dissects ACES – ADN OCS Editorial – Economist Raises Red Flag – International Energy Economists Host Energy Debate

  Alaska’s Oil and Gas Production Tax Severely Limits Upside Profit Potential   Published: Oil and Gas Financial Journal, Sep 1, 2010 - Roger Marks, Consulting Petroleum Economist, Anchorage, Alaska (NGP Photo)   Alaska's oil (and gas) production (or severance) tax, called "ACES" (Alaska's Clear and Equitable Share), was enacted in 2007 (effective July 1 of that year). The tax has a base tax rate of 25% on the net value of oil, the value after all exploration, development, production, operating, and transportation costs are deducted.   There is also a progressivity element [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:30-09:00September 13th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Alaska Sues Feds

What Could One Possibly Do to Help Rid Ourselves of Unjustified Moratoria?   One Could Start by Joining Consumer Energy Alliance's Call to Action To Comment Before the September 17 Deadline! Trouble in the Colony by  Dave Harbour    Thursday, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo-r) and Alaska's Attorney General, Dan Sullivan (NGP Photo-l, with Parnell), announced that the State would resist being treated like a 'second class citizen' by the Federal government--and filed a lawsuit to overturn the 'arbitrary and capricious'  actions of Secretary Ken Salazar to illegally establish oil and gas [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:30-09:00September 10th, 2010|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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Key OCS Meeting Tonight In Anchorage – BP Reveals Gulf Explosion’s Investigation Results

-  The cement and shoe track barriers – and in particular the cement slurry that was used – at the bottom of the Macondo well failed to contain hydrocarbons within the reservoir, as they were designed to do,  and allowed gas and liquids to flow up the production casing; -  The results of the negative pressure test were incorrectly accepted  by  BP and Transocean, although well integrity had not been established; -  Over a 40-minute period, the Transocean rig crew failed to recognize and act on the influx of hydrocarbons [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:31-09:00September 8th, 2010|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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What’s Wrong With Alaska?

Billions of petroleum related investment dollars are flowing from Asia to Canada. Q.  What's wrong with Alaska? A.  It is among the most expensive operating environments in the world (i.e. labor, transportation, climate, transportation, remoteness to the markets).  It is mostly owned by the Federal government, with an Administration openly hostile to natural resource development.  Federal statutory, regulatory, leasing and taxing policies are volatile and threatening.  Alaska state petroleum taxes are the highest in the free world and unpredictable.  Alaska's government spending and income projections are unsustainable, mark of an [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:31-09:00September 7th, 2010|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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Is Alaska A Victim of Irrational Policy: Endangered Species Act?

Friday we described Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) effort to defend against irrational application in the 49th State of the Endangered Species Act (ESA); today, we provide Lee Gerhard's outstanding 2002 ESA critique--still applicable today.    Rational Science for Rational Policy: Scientific Problems of the Endangered Species Act   Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2002 by Lee C. Gerhard   The General Case   Legislation that addresses popular concerns often contains wording that creates problems greater than those the law was meant to address. Sometimes these unintended consequences occur inadvertently through failure to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:31-09:00September 6th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Alaska Gas Czar Swaps Pipeline Post For Academia

ADN.  Mark Myers (NGP Photo), a former head of the U.S. Geological Survey, is joining the University of Alaska Fairbanks as vice chancellor of research.  Myers currently leads the state's effort, under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, to encourage construction of a huge natural gas pipeline. He tells the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that he will keep that job until mid-January to ensure a smooth transition.  The school announced Friday that Myers will replace Buck Sharpton, who was chosen last month to serve as acting chairman of the federal Arctic Research [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:31-09:00September 5th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Governor Sean Parnell Plays Offense With Federal Government – Secretary Ken Salazar Completes Surprise Trip to Alaska With Morning Press Conference

CALL TO ACTION: LIFT THE OCS MORATORIUM!!!  CBC.  Mackenzie Pipeline dissention over 'transparency'. Governor Sean Parnell Challenges Overreaching Federal Government   By   Dave Harbour   Yesterday, reporters gathered in Governor Sean Parnell’s (NGP Photo) Anchorage office to hear him describe an Alaska petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to remove (“delist”) Steller sea lions from Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections in Southeast Alaska.   In response to questioning, he invited likeminded stakeholders to support the State’s petition. He noted that the action was taken in coordination with Washington and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:31-09:00September 3rd, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Legislators Examine Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage and Supply Status – Interior Secretary Visits Alaska After 2 Days’ Notice

  7:32 a.m. ADT.  Rig fire in GOM.  Coast Guard responds.  Check news outlets White House Press Secretary says (12:28 p.m. EDT) production well not in active production - Thirteen people rescued - 100 miles offshore, federal waters    DOI.  Secretary Ken Salazar appears today in Barrow.  *    DOI.  Secretary Ken Salazar appears tomorrow in Anchorage.   Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska (CINGSA): for a recent, outstanding summary see Alan Bailey's (NGP Photo-l) Petroleum News Alaska article, here.  Earlier ADN story.  KTUU's story today, by Ted Land.   Yesterday, representatives of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:32-09:00September 2nd, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Our other recent articles….

 1.  Note the similarities but different levels of concern: Our Alliance Op-ed this year ("Protecting Alaska’s Freedom From Federal and State Governments" p.16, reprinted in the Alaska Journal of Commerce) and last year's Op-ed.     2.  Our latest tribute to Senator Ted Stevens (NGP Photo) in this week's special edition of Petroleum News Alaska, p. 11 (Also see several NGP Photos).  

By |2016-03-13T04:06:35-09:00September 1st, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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ALERT: SEPTEMBER 7, HOUSTON MORATORIUM MEETING DESERVES EVEN BIGGER TURNOUT THAN ANCHORAGE!

***BREAKING NEWS...SALAZAR MAKES SURPRISE VISIT TO BARROW AND ANCHORAGE!*** ***Alaska Dispatch Story***Barrow Details***Anchorage Media Conference Details*** (This Administration Has Treated Alaska Very Poorly.  Activities Affecting Alaska Are Opaque And An Affront to Both Due Process and Common Courtesy.  -dh) We Urge Readers to Follow Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) Coverage CEA Announcement:  On Tuesday, September 7th, The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Director Michael R. Bromwich (NGP Photo) and other US Dept of Interior officials will be in Houston to hear expert panelists discuss the Obama Administration’s offshore oil [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:32-09:00September 1st, 2010|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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Is GTL Alaska’s Gas Answer?-Study Confirms Alaska’s Economy Poised for a Dive – Governor Sean Parnell Attacks Challenger’s Gas Pipeline Proposal – EIA Tests America’s Knowledge of Canadian Imports – Activist Sotomayor Will Make Final Energy Law Decisions

Alaska Dispatch.  Because of all the coverage of the as-yet undecided Republican U.S. Senate primary, it may be easy to forget all the other primary races are settled, including the gubernatorial ones. According to KTVA-TV, Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) fired back against Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ethan Berkowitz's idea to stimulate the construction of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope. Called "The Alaskan Ownership Stake," as Alaska Dispatch reported recently, the plan would ask Alaskans to voluntarily contribute some part of their own Permanent Fund Dividends to an escrow account in order [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:34:32-09:00August 31st, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Last Tribute to Uncle Ted – “The Peoples’ Gas Pipeline” – Are Canadian Airships Coming? – Cook Inlet Gas Prospects Encouraging

Petroleum News Alaska via ADN.  When Armstrong Cook Inlet brings its North Fork oil and gas project into production early next year, it could be the push needed to bring several other prospects in the region into development.  The southern Kenai is one of the more underdeveloped corners of the Cook Inlet basin, which supplies the natural gas that heats and powers more than half the state's population. Financial News.  The state's Democratic nominee for governor said Friday he wants to give residents the chance to invest in a proposed [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:03:42-09:00August 30th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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