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1-20-13

Alaska Dispatch by Mia Bennett.  The new headquarters for the Northern Sea Route (NSR) will open in Moscow on January 28. The new, state-owned enterprise will have a budget of 35 million rubles (about $1.1 million) and will set forth tariffs and regulations regarding "navigation safety and the prevention, reduction, and control of pollution in the marine environment," according to a July 2012 law passed by the State Duma on the regulation of commercial navigation in the NSR. The law also defines the NSR (translated with Google Translate) as:  "The [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 20th, 2013|Arctic Policy|0 Comments
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1-19-13

 Parnell Has Parallel Strategies on a Gas Line - KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska But at the same time, Parnell is backing legislation to strengthen the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation in its pursuit of a much smaller pipeline that ...     Alaska gas 'bullet line' planners to request $328M - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Dan Fauske, CEO of the Alaska Housing Finance Corp., which oversees AGDC, ... The small-diameter gas pipeline, which would run from the North Slope to the ...

By |2016-03-13T03:41:59-09:00January 19th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-18-13

  All Americans and Canadians should have reason to monitor the aggressive Arctic activity of our Russian Federation friends--and respond accordingly.  For ignoring the potential of the Arctic our peaceful nations could one day pay a big price.  (We have always noted, however, the more alert role the Harper administration is playing in the North while US officials look for ways of diminishing America's role, zoning the oceans, discouraging development and potentially sacrificing jurisdiction in this resource rich area. )   -dh  (BBC News: Russian explorers have planted their country's flag [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 18th, 2013|Arctic Policy, Intrastate Gas, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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1-17-13 Part IV Of The Alliance Report

Fairbanks  News Miner/AP.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) on Wednesday set new benchmarks for progress on a major natural gas pipeline project in Alaska and urged lawmakers to act this year on legislation to change the state's oil tax structure.  In his fourth State of the State address, Parnell told a joint session of the Legislature that he wants the companies involved in advancing a long-hoped-for gas line project to settle on a concept by Feb. 15.  (See text: Governor's State-of-the-State speech.)  ...  Max Buxton story.  When it came to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 17th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-16-13 Part III Of The Alliance Report And Salazar Resignation

Point of personal privilege:  We are grieved to note the passing over a month ago of our longtime friend, musician, artist, businessman, Armond "Army" Kirschbaum (NGP Photo), 89.  Army passed away on December 4, 2012 in Anchorage, AK.   Friends joined in a celebration of his life yesterday at the Blue-Holloman Gallery in Anchorage.     See our stories yesterday regarding Alaska's relationship with Salazar's Interior Department and former EPA Administrator Whitman's counsel regarding "cooperation". Salazar to Resign....Fox News (3 a.m.)  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (NGP Photo) will step down from his [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 16th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, Personal, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-15-13 – Part II Of The Alliance Report And Much Ado About Gas Pipelines

Peninsula Clarion by Brian Smith.  Local lawmakers will pitch several measures addressing issues like an in-state gas line, corporate taxes, interstate mining lobbying and governmental audits when the first session of the 28th Alaska State Legislature gavels in Tuesday.  Perhaps the biggest piece of legislation a local legislator has tagged his or her name to is House Bill 4, the newest incarnation of last year’s effort from House Speaker Mike Chenault (NGP Photo-L) and Rep. Mike Hawker (NGP Photo) to see a 24-inch, 500 mcf per day gasline built from the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 15th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-14-13 Alliance’s 30th Anniversary Was “Like Déjà Vu All Over Again.”

You likely read it here first, 3:01 am: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), today announced personnel changes on her Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff.  McKie Campbell (NGP Photo) will be departing as the committee’s staff director on Jan. 25. Karen Billups, currently the committee’s chief counsel, will be promoted to staff director. Pat McCormick (NGP Photo-below, Alliance conference), currently committee special counsel, will be promoted to chief counsel.  -dh Fairbanks News Miner.  As part of Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to help get a North Slope gas plant built, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 14th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-13-13

Fairbanks Daily News Miner.  Oil taxes once again figure to be the dominant issue facing lawmakers as they begin their work in Juneau on Tuesday, though issues like education funding, energy and social concerns also are expected to be raised.  Gov. Sean Parnell, who failed in attempts to get an oil tax-cut passed during the past two years, plans to try again this session. This time, the Republican governor will have Republican majorities in both the House and Senate.

By |2016-03-13T03:41:25-09:00January 13th, 2013|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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1-12-13 Alaska Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations

WE URGE READERS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN ALASKA TO WEIGH IN NOW ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS, OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE....The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) proposes changes to Title 20, Chapter 25 of the Alaska Administrative Code, with regard to hydraulic fracturing.  Specifically, the AOGCC proposes to amend 20 AAC 25.005, 20 AAC 25.280 and 20 AAC 25.990 and add a new section, 20 AAC 25.283, in order to define hydraulic fracturing, require notice to nearby owners and operators prior to commencement of hydraulic [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:41:25-09:00January 12th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-11-13 Alaska’s Economic Outlook

 The Alaska Support Industry Alliance Celebrates its 30th Anniversary! The State of Alaska's Economy...And the State's Future "To Be Realistic Is Not Necessarily To Be Negative" by Dave Harbour 1.  On January 4 we editorialized that Alaska's economy is unsustainable but 'fixable'. 2.  On January 8 we linked readers to Energy & Capital's Keith Kohl's national column noting that Alaska's economy seemed 'doomed'. 3.  Today, Alaska reader Eric Dompeling (NGP Photo) directs us to RBN Energy's piece, "After the Oil Rush - ANS Decline and the West Coast Crude Market." Brad Keithley posted in Alaskans [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 11th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-11-13 Alaska’s Economic Outlook

 The Alaska Support Industry Alliance Celebrate its 30th Anniversary! The State of Alaska's Economy...And the State's Future by Dave Harbour On January 4 we editorialized that Alaska's economy is unsustainable but 'fixable'. On January 8 we linked readers to Energy & Capital's Keith Kohl's national column noting that Alaska's economy seemed 'doomed'. Today, Alaska reader Eric Dompeling (NGP Photo) directs us to RBN Energy's piece, "After the Oil Rush - ANS Decline and the West Coast Crude Market." ...more coming

By |2016-03-13T03:40:49-09:00January 11th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-10-13

The Hill by Zack Coleman.  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has threatened subpoenaing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for documents regarding a potential Alaska mine.  Issa, along with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), said he wants to know more about the intentions behind a water impact test EPA is conducting near a discussed mine site in Bristol Bay, Alaska.  The lawmakers said in a Thursday letter that EPA’s actions have “bordered on the absurd” by since the committee's initial May 10 inquiry [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 10th, 2013|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-9-13

Cordova Times.  A University of Alaska Anchorage economics professor is cautioning against state government overspending in fiscal year 2014, saying hold the line at $5.5 billion, based on its petroleum nest egg of about $149 billion.  That's the most recent estimate of the level of general fund spending the state can sustain over the long run, says Scott Goldsmith (NGP Photo), professor emeritus of economics at UAA's Institute of Social and Economic Research.  (See our earlier story.) Calgary Herald.  Progress Energy has awarded a $5-billion natural gas infrastructure project across northern [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 9th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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1-8-13

Just When Alaska Needs Lessons On Economics 101, the United States Association For Energy Economics (USAEE) Will Be Holding Its 32nd Annual Conference In Anchorage in July.  Here's the Impressive Agenda, A Call for Papers, and Registration--Courtesy Of Alaska Oil and Gas Economist, Roger Marks (NGP Photo)! Commentary: Energy and Capital's Keith Kohl says Alaska's economy is doomed to collapse--and it all has to do with TAPS throughput, as we've been reporting for years.  If national attention begins to focus on Alaska's economic decline more and more, we suspect that interest of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 8th, 2013|Interstate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-7-13

This Morning, Alaska Support Industry Alliance General Manager Rebecca Logan Discusses Strategies For Economic Survival, Alaska Energy Infrastructure and Federal Government Overreach With Talk Show Host Dan Fagan and His Associate,  Elizabeth Giardina Celebrate its 30th Anniversary with the Alaska Support Industry Alliance! Homer News by McKibben Jakinsky.  Homer isn't the only city trying to figure out how to finance natural gas delivery to city residents and businesses. Homer's little neighbor to the east, Kachemak City, is in the same boat.   Alaska Dispatch by Alex DeMarban.  Alaska's effort to develop the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 7th, 2013|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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