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5-21-13 – Notes from the road….

Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) announced an exploration proposal for the state to finance development of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) 1002 Area, that the Congress designated for oil and gas development.   a“Accurately defining the oil and gas resource potential is a critical part of understanding the value of the 1002 Area to the nation,” Governor Parnell said. “The federal government has the responsibility to do this under federal law, but is clearly reluctant to do so. Therefore, we are stepping forward with our expertise and financing to provide a detailed [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:45-09:00May 21st, 2013|Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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5-20-13 – Notes From the Road

(Note from the road: meeting with members of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Today, Point Clear, Ala.  -dh) Fairbanks News Miner by Dermot Cole.  The eventual cost to the consumer and the number of new consumers who would be able to hook up to natural gas are key questions for the Regulatory Commission of Alaska as it decides which entity will be allowed to serve portions of the Fairbanks area beyond the current Fairbanks Natural Gas service area. Oil and Gas Journal, by Nick Snow.  The US Department [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:53:34-09:00May 20th, 2013|Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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5-17-13 On The Road…From Seattle

ADN by Lisa Demer.  The group "We Are Alaska" is coming out against the referendum with radio ads, a Facebook page and Twitter feed. It is being funded by the Alaska Support Industry Alliance. The Alliance is a trade organization with some 500 member groups that support the oil industry and employ people such as engineers, drillers and electricians, but also bankers, caterers and educators. The career and technical education department of the Anchorage School District is listed as an Alliance member, for instance.  There are now organized efforts on [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:46-09:00May 17th, 2013|Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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5-16-13

Fairbanks News Miner.  Congressman Don Young  (NGP Photo) has filed legislation that would toss out the recently completed management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.    ...   The bill, HR1964, would nullify a plan adopted by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management in February, Young said. The plan administratively withdrew about half the reserve from oil and gas leasing.  (See more on this story below.) Alaska Dispatch by Pat Forgey.  "We're in a process of evaluating how we want to adjust the capital program," says Matt Fox, ConocoPhillip's executive [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:46-09:00May 16th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-15-13

The public service goal of Northern Gas Pipeline is to educate.  Will you join us as a Public Service Sponsor or Stakeholder?  -dh ELECTED OFFICIALS EVERYWHERE, LISTEN!   Calgary Herald by Eric Pedersen.  The hard lesson of "be careful what you wish for, as you may just get it," has been learned by all the First Nations people along the route of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. More than 20 years later, it is still not built, and now, with low gas prices, it will never be built. All the economic benefits have been lost forever. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:46-09:00May 15th, 2013|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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5-14-13

Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming supports free trade and freedom to export LNG, an issue critical to the future of Alaska gas pipelines.  -dh Ocean Policy: Obama's End Run Around Congress and The Constitution.  We began alerting readers to the White House move to zone the oceans and further restrict freedom of citizens four years ago and have added more details since then.  We applaud Representative Millett's current observations, expressed here.   When our readers click to the actual article and scroll down to the comment section they will be [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:46-09:00May 14th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, LNG|0 Comments
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5-13-13

Regarding our Alaska Mining Day coverage and comment last Friday, we received this thoughtful note from reader, Paul Richards.          -dh "Dave, Thanks for the recognition of Alaska Mining Day and the appropriate Celebration shared by those who went to the Special Breakfast and who recognized Senator Cathy Giessel’s (NGP photo) Mining Day bill that was recently signed by the Governor….   Mining is a major part of Alaska's history that brought major exploration and jobs to the State and along with the men and women who stayed to make [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:47-09:00May 13th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-12-13

 Calgary Herald by Stephen Ewart.  When Alberta's oil and gas regulator this week forecast oilsands production would double to 3.8 million barrels a day in less than 10 years, the rosy outlook ignored the potential for opponents to burst the province's bubble.  With pipeline proposals from Keystone XL to Northern Gateway facing unprecedented hostility - even as North America's vast pipeline network struggles to keep pace with fast-growing production - there's greater risk the infrastructure will not be there to move Alberta's oil to customers in a timely or efficient [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:53:33-09:00May 12th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-10-13 “…Closer To The Stone Age Than The Digital Age”

 Comment: This morning we join with members of the Alaska Mining Association to celebrate Alaska Mining Day.  We follow mining here to the extent that many of the same leasing, permitting and extremist opposition matters are those shared with oil and gas investors in northern Canada and Alaska.  Also, energy availability is a primary concern of miners and contributes to determination of whether a given property is economically feasible to develop.  We salute all of these resouorce pioneers, for without them and their hardy predecessors our way of life would [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:47-09:00May 10th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-9-13

  WASHINGTON, D.C. Link – Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing entitled “DOI Fracturing Rule: A Recipe for Government Waste, Duplication, and Delay.”  This hearing focused on the potential impact that the Obama Administration’s proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal lands would have on job creation, economic growth, and energy development in America.   For over 60 years, states have successfully and effectively regulated the process of hydraulic fracturing.  This process is essential to developing shale oil and natural gas.  With state regulation of hydraulic fracturing, President [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:47-09:00May 9th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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5-8-13

Today in Washington, House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) called the “DOI Hydraulic Fracturing Rule: A Recipe for Government Waste, Duplication and Delay.”  See full text here. APRN, by  Alexandra Gutierrez.  If this legislative session was all about oil, the next one could be more focused on natural gas. The end goal is a pipeline capable of moving the massive supply of gas on North Slope to market. APRN’s Alexandra Gutierrez reports that the state is looking at the issue of getting a project online from multiple angles. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:47-09:00May 8th, 2013|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-7-13 Offshore Technology Conference Features Coastal Governors Supporting Energy Development

Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) today criticized the Interior Department’s budget proposal for attempting to make Alaska pay for the decades-old broken promises of the federal government. Alberta Oil: Could the N.W.T.’s Canol shale be the next Bakken? Two former Democratic senators say Congress and the Obama administration should not stand in the way of natural gas exports.   CBC News: Enbridge Gas New Brunswick has won its legal challenge of provincial regulations that stipulate how the Energy and Utilities Board sets distribution rates. Yesterday, at Houston's Offshore Technology Conference, Alaska was [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:48-09:00May 7th, 2013|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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5-6-13

 Calgary Herald.  Less than five months after his appointment, Bryan Gould is no longer president of Athabasca Oil Corp., the company announced Monday. Commentary: Today in Houston, the Offshore Technology Conference features the Outer Continental Shelf Governors' Coalition -- including Alaska Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) -- discussing the need for better federal-state communication on OCS policymaking and the benefits of OCS development for coastal states and FYI: Today's Email Alert. Sign up for free subscription, above, right. energy consumers. We will provide an update on the conference tomorrow.   We compliment Governor [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:48-09:00May 6th, 2013|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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5-5-13: In Memoriam, Ken Stout

Point of personal privilege.  Today we honor our friend Ken Stout (NGP Photo-R), a great American veteran, a public servant, father and husband who acquitted himself well, and, like Paul of old, served Our Lord wherever he went, consistently.  This good and faithful servant made a difference, was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew him.  -dh ADN by Tim Bradner (NGP Photo).  Last week was energy week in Anchorage. There were two important conferences back to back. The first was the Alaska Energy Authority's annual [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:48-09:00May 5th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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