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12-20-11

CTV.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has warned American officials that his government is "serious" about selling Canadian oil to Asian markets, after a U.S. political fight put the Keystone XL pipeline project on hold.  Harper made the comments in an exclusive interview with CTV News Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme, which will air in its entirety on Boxing Day at 7 p.m. AP/ADN by Dan Joling.  Conoco Phillips has received a federal permit that will allow the oil company to build bridge and pipeline crossings over [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:47:45-09:00December 20th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-19-11 (Personal News Update)

Northern Gas Pipelines was born in 2001.  In 2003, our publisher joined the Regulatory Commission of Alaska for the five-year remaining term of a departing commissioner.  In 2008 he created this new webpage, linked to the archives of the old (Search both archives by entering search terms in the upper left column).  On October 3, 2011, he once again took leave from the gentle readership to fulfill a public sector assignment.  Readers will find regular entries of links below that maintain the chronology of the archives, but no new editorial [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 19th, 2011|Commentary|0 Comments
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12-18-11

ADN by Sean Cockerham.  The Alaska Senate is about to enter a bruising debate over whether to slash how much Alaska taxes oil companies, with Senate President Gary Stevens calling the governor's tax cut plan a giveaway that could cost the state billions with little in return.   Peninsula Clarion by Molly Dischner.  New natural gas contracts will allow ConocoPhillips' liquified natural gas plant in Nikiski to resume exports next year, a company spokesperson said Thursday.  "We expect about four cargos in the second half of the year," said ConocoPhillips [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 18th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-17-11 A new and growing national threat to freedom…from within

We return from our 11-15-16 future time capsule to warn our 2011 readers and Younger Self of Administrative overreach which threatens our constitutional republic and our energy induries that keep it wealthy enough to defend itself: Please review this threat here.  dh Public Radio.  Communities across the state are pouring over Governor Sean Parnell’s new budget proposal. One project that wasn’t included in the capital budget is the South Peninsula Pipeline, a project that would bring natural gas into the Homer area for the first time.

By |2016-11-15T17:34:51-09:00December 17th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-16-11

ADN.  A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell received federal approval Friday for drilling exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast but with conditions that raised concerns with the state's congressional delegation.  ...   Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith (NGP Photo) said the company is evaluating conditions outlined in the approval, including the stipulation that potentially limits the drilling season.  "We are concerned this unwarranted restriction could severely impact our ability to deliver a complete Chukchi program," Smith said in written comments. 

By |2016-03-13T03:47:31-09:00December 17th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-14-11

 WASHINGTON, D.C., December 14, 2011 - Today the Obama Administration’s Interior Department conducted the first offshore lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the tragic explosion and oil spill that occurred nearly 20 months ago. With just 17 days left this year, the Administration narrowly avoided making 2011 the first year since 1953 without an offshore lease sale.   “Acting out of political expediency, not economic necessity, the Department of the Interior finally held the first offshore lease sale of this year. However, don’t be fooled—this Administration has delayed and [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:47:31-09:00December 15th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-13-11

The Wall Street Journal question of the day asks:  Should we approve the Keystone XL pipeline?   Alaska Dispatch by Amanda Coyne.  Independent oil and gas analyst Pedro Van Meurs (NGP Photo) is no stranger to trying to help Alaska get its huge reserves of natural gas to market.  He's been trekking north for about 15 years now. He's worked for two governors and has sat through hours upon hours of legislative committees, listening to the seemingly endless partisan bickering over Alaska's taxation policy. The pinnacle may have come in 2005-06, when [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 13th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-12-11

ADN commentary by Paul Jenkins.  High taxes cut the flow of Alaska's lifeblood: oil  Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/12/10/2212663/high-taxes-cut-the-flow-of-alaskas.html#ixzz1gK87U3S4

By |2016-03-13T03:47:14-09:00December 12th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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The Enemy Within

Is it true that the Administration lies about energy and other matters? 7-6-14.  Obama Administration lies about insurance co. bailouts. 4-30-14.  The Communists Are Still Active, Helping Democrats 4-17-14.  Cutting the deficit, etc. 10-24-13.  Obamacare: 1, 2, 3.  08-04-13.  A Time For Choosing by Gary Jackson.  On Wednesday’s The Five Beckel followed the White House’s lead while discussing the proposed Keystone Pipeline. Several days ago, President Obama told one of his most egregious lies to date [and that's saying something] by claiming the Keystone Pipeline would only create 50 jobs, when in fact, it will [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 11th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-11-11

Alaska Dispatch.  Natural gas should be flowing from Buccaneer Energy’s first Kenai Loop well in a few weeks, according to a report in the Peninsula Clarion. Production will come from an onshore site not far from WalMart, with the gas being sold to Enstar.  Buccaneer Energy, an independent oil and gas company from Australia, has focused on the Kenai Loop project since July of 2010. “This project holds significant upside for the company,” Buccaneer’s Chief Executive Officer Curtis Burton said during a Wednesday teleconference.

By |2016-03-13T03:47:14-09:00December 11th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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7-9-11

Alaska Dispatch by Alex DeMarban.  State officials called Alaska's much-awaited oil and gas lease sale a qualified success on Wednesday, noting that the state took in $21 million as 19 groups entered bids. Tuesday, the Committee held an oversight hearing to examine how excessive Endangered Species Act (ESA) related litigation impacts species recovery, job creation and the economy. This was the first hearing in series that will be held by the Committee to take a fair look at the ways in which the ESA is working well and areas where it could be improved and updated. "The [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:55:06-09:00December 9th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-8-11

PNA by Kristen Nelson.  The State of Alaska and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management both held Alaska oil and gas lease sales Dec. 7 in Anchorage, with apparent high bids of $24,606,947 from a combination of new entrants and established players.

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 8th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-7-11

 CONTACT: Commissioner’s Office Elizabeth Bluemink, Communications Coordinator, 269-8434, elizabeth.bluemink@alaska.gov   North Slope oil and gas lease sale nets significant number of bids       (Anchorage, AK) – The Division of Oil and Gas has received a substantial number of bids for its annual oil and gas lease offering for the Beaufort Sea, the North Slope and the North Slope Foothills.  The bids will be opened at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, in Kahtnu Room 1 of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, at 600 West 7th Avenue in downtown [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 7th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-6-11

Murkowski: Agreement Clears Way for NPR-A Production USFWS,  EPA Agree in Principle to Road Access into NPR-A with Colville River Bridge   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), today welcomed the agreement in principle between Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow construction of a road across the Colville River, clearing the way for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve the first oil and natural gas production from the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).    “This agreement is long overdue, but no less [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:58-09:00December 6th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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12-5-11

INSURANCE NEWS.  Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, Congressman Young, for the record, I am  Mead Treadwell (NGP Photo) , the lieutenant governor of the State of Alaska. Thank you for inviting me to offer some views from Alaska about the future of Arctic shipping and maritime activities, and the need to ensure we are prepared to embrace those challenges and opportunities safely.  We've said it before - in my appearance before this Subcommittee in 2006 and in Governor  Sean Parnell's  Senate testimony in 2009, and we'll say it again, because not much has [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:59-09:00December 5th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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