February 5, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – Over the weekend, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Pnoto) took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to make the case why a marine-transportation accident should not be used for political purposes to derail offshore development in Alaska. (Download Letter Here)
CBC News. New Brunswick Premier David Alward is in Alberta to work out the logistics of building a pipeline from the oilsands to the largest refinery in Canada. The Irving pipeline would connect the oilsands of Alberta to the Irving Refinery in Saint John, N.B., which currently processes 300,000 barrels of oil a day and could move up to a million per day. Note: Your author is attending the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) winter meeting at the Renaissance Washington Hotel (999 9th Street NW) in Washington, DC from Monday, February 4th through Thursday, February 7th. [...]
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Calgary Herald, by Terry Pedwell, CP. The federal government is firming up its support of two projects that would see oil from Alberta piped to Atlantic Canada. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says he has given tentative approval of one proposal to industry giant Irving Oil. “I met with Arthur Irving (Irving Oil’s CEO) and expressed the support of the government of Canada, in principle, for this initiative,” Oliver said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
(Preparing for NARUC Meeting, Washington, D.C.) American Energy Alliance Morning Energy News - February 1, 2013 We needed to let this ripen for a day. Its awesomeness originally overwhelmed us. Forbes (1/30/13) reports: “The EPA's Lisa Jackson: The Worst Head of the Worst Regulatory Agency, Ever… President Obama and his minions seem to think that freedom is a four-letter word. His administration has imposed an array of intrusive, nanny-state, financial, environmental and consumer-product regulations that will cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars.” The good news is that this keeps her [...]
(In route, Cuenca to Washington, D.C.) American Energy Alliance News Briefs: It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum game – somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made; it's simply transferred from one perception to another. Phoenix Business Journal (1/19/13) reports: “Salt River Project is evaluating a plan put forward by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would require as much as $1.1 billion in emission upgrades at the Navajo Generating Station… The coal-fired power plant near Page is owned by a consortium of [...]
Calgary Herald by Don Braid. When Energy Minister Ken Hughes talks about the oilsands Thursday in Vancouver, he’ll have a message for our coastal cousins: “Not all roads lead through British Columbia.” Translation: If B.C. won’t transport bitumen, Alberta will find somebody who’s glad to do it. ***** Hughes says he’s interested in a plan to ship oil across Yukon to the Alaskan port at Valdez. He may have an announcement on that matter on Thursday. “The pipeline there is only 50 per cent full and declining in volume,” he [...]
Hydroworld. A multi-faceted piece of legislation introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, could see a new 50 kW micro hydro power plant fast-tracked for construction in Alaska's Denali National Park. The legislation, called the Denali Park Improvement Act, would allow the National Park Service to issue a special-use permit to speed construction of the project. It would also provide authority for the park service to exchange 10 acres of land with Doyon Tourism for construction of the project. The plan would allow Doyon -- a Fairbanks-based native corporation -- to [...]
January 28, 2013, SEE THE LINK HERE Dear Alaskans, This week in Juneau, Alaskans can speak up about the economic consequences of declining oil production. Alaskans from all corners of the state have the chance to testify before the Senate TAPS Throughput Committee. Here’s what we know: Alaskans’ oil drives the economic engine of our state. Oil exploration and development fuels our private sector economy. And, oil revenue provides nearly 90 percent of Alaska’s unrestricted government funds. That money helps fund our schools, energy and infrastructure projects, ferries, and health clinics. [...]
"Does It Pass The Smell/Smile Test"? Commentary by Dave Harbour Last week the Alaska House of Representatives minority released a study on the fiscal effects of oil tax reform. The Fairbanks News Miner reported that passing Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) proposed reform, intended to increase investment and oil production in the state, would show, "an alarming loss in revenue." Evidence from many sources makes clear to anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear that absent reform, Alaskan oil investment will continue to diminish. The resulting lower throughput [...]
Q. Are gas-short Anchorage utilities considering import of CNG from British Columbia until new long time supplies can be secured? A. Looks like one of several feasible alternatives. CBC News. Trucks from Irving Oil and Heritage Gas will start delivering compressed natural gas to factories and universities throughout the Maritimes without close access to pipeline infrastructure later this year. The nearest pipeline to Acadia University is more than 100 kilometres away. So for now, its boiler room runs on bunker C oil at a cost of more than $2 million [...]
David Wright Tremaine, LLP by Michael Jungreis. Lawmakers must weigh the costs of this project, in a time of declining state revenues, against the possible alternative sources of energy to prevent their constituents from freezing in the dark. More information about the in-state pipeline can be found at the website of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation.
ICEJ. Israeli company helping Alaskans get connected. Alvarion, an Israeli hi-tech firm based in Tel Aviv, has recently begun installing fast wireless broadband service to the North Slope of Alaska, helping the region's 7,500 residents and hundreds of oil field workers in one of the most remote places in the world to get connected to the World Wide Web.
Calgary Herald: First LNG export terminal delayed a year Alberta's royalty regime to take steep hit as oil prices sputter, energy minister warns Ewart: Critic boycotts Encana hearing, but crusade against fracking far from over Calmena Energy Services puts itself on the block Surge approves $140-million budget PetroBakken takes bite of Cardium junior January 22, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today welcomed Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod (NGP Photo) to Juneau. The two leaders met to discuss the commonalities between Alaska and the Northwest Territories. “Exchanges with leaders [...]
Fairbanks News Miner: Shell makes more food deliveries to remote villages Buccaneer Energy could begin drilling soon
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