Daily Planet, by Jeremiah Scoby.  The administration of Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan (NGP Photo, 9-21-09) and city utilities are preparing to roll out a plan to educate local residents about energy conservation.  City Manager George Vakalis said during a meeting of Anchorage's Energy Task Force the plan would be showcased next month to put the spotlight on the possibility that the city could face brownouts or blackouts during periods of high natural gas demand during a cold snap this winter.  “The energy system came close to failure the last two of three [...]

  ADN editorializes in support of AGIA process and TransCanada progress.    *     WSJ.  Governor Sean Parnell ( NGP Photo) wants gas projects to merge.     *     ADN, by Erika Boldtad.  In his first trip out of state since he replaced Sarah Palin as Alaska's governor, Sean Parnell urged the Obama administration to consider the state's perspective as it weighs whether to allow oil exploration to go forward in Arctic waters. The Alaska Standard reviews Exxon's gas pipeline position.      *     Yesterday, the Northwest Territories’ Minister of Industry, [...]

by Steve Pratt (NGP Photo) (Note: your author's earlier views on Cook Inlet Gas pricing.) The process used by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to approve utility natural gas supply contracts is costly and problematic.  So noted RCA Chairman Bob Pickett in opening remarks at a natural gas pricing technical conference held at the commission today.  Documents from the conference can be found at www.state.ak.us/rca with inquiry reference I-09-007. (Scroll down for more)   The announced purpose for the conference was to explore ways to make the RCA’s natural gas supply [...]

  Last Chance to Comment on OCS Leasing Before 9-21 Deadline...     Yesterday the 5th Annual Alaska Oil and Gas Congress began with a day-long seminar on the Alaska oil and gas tax structure.  Mayor Dan Sullivan was on hand to greet about 200 participants and Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) who offered the opening address.  This morning, Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin will offer the keynote followed by competing Alaska gas pipeline organizations led by TransCanada and Denali.  Your publisher is involved in the program and will offer more updates [...]

  This afternoon, Governor Sean Parnell, (NGP Photo-r) will open the four day  Alaska Oil and Gas Congress, Chaired by Dave Harbour, NGP Publisher.  Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin (NGP Photo-l) will deliver tomorrow's Keynote address.  More to come....    *     Alaska Journal of Commerce, by Tim Bradner. Governor Sean Parnell said he is pleased with progress on the pipeline, that he has been told the Denali consortium led by BP and ConocoPhillips will have cost estimates completed by the end of the year, and that ExxonMobil Corp. has aligned itself with TransCanada Corp., which is leading a separate pipeline [...]

9-11-01: LEST WE FORGET!   On Thursday, Andrew Halcro appeared before the Alaska Support Industry Alliance in Anchorage and opined on many local and national issues--including the Alaska gas pipeline (See video below).  He closed by saying, "I will challenge the incumbent and run for Alaska's lone seat in the United States House of Representatives."   See Halcro's personal announcement here.   Following are some of Halcro's musings:       On National Debt.  "We are at a crossroads where we are about to burden our children with unsustainable debt." [...]

Radio Keni by Joe Nicks.  The race for governor continues to attract more attention, especially with the resignation of Sarah  Palin this summer. One candidate who actually announced his intent to run prior to the Palin resignation is Democrat Bob Poe (NGP Photo). Poe was at Industry Appreciation Days in Kenai to get his name out to the public.  One topic we discussed was future natural gas. We asked him if he has a new solution for a natural gas pipeline, or, if he wants to work with the current proposals. [...]