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10-21-11

Commonwealth North by Josh Wilson (NGP Photo).  Our next meeting is today, October 21 from 12-1 at ANGDA located at 411 West 4th Avenue in the Yellow Sunshine Mall on the lower level across from the Saturday Market parking lot. Commonwealth North’s Energy Action Coalition is hearing presentations from all the major natural gas projects and comparing them against common criteria. This week’s presenter will be Harold Heinze (NPG Photo), CEO, ANGDA, who will present the Alaska Pipeline Project proposal to bring North Slope natural gas to market, specifically focusing on two [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:44:11-09:00October 21st, 2011|AGIA|0 Comments
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9-20-11

 Manhattan Institute (10/18/11) reports: For years, politicians, environmental groups, and the renewable energy lobby have been claiming that widespread use of wind energy would result in substantial reductions in carbon-dioxide emissions…This report—which relies on data published by the Energy Information Administration and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory— finds that if wind energy were to reduce carbon dioxide, the savings would be so small as to be insignificant and so expensive as to be impractical

By |2016-03-13T03:55:25-09:00October 20th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-19-11

Last night, the federal coordinator's office for an Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline sponsored a  public forum in Anchorage (and streamed live on the web) to discuss the state's options for assisting in gas line development. The panelists reviewed potential fiscal options that could help in developing an out-of-state and an in-state line, and how the state could benefit from looking at the two projects as a package. Panelists photos below, l-r: Gregg Erickson, longtime Alaska economist; Joe Dubler; Chief Financial Officer of the state-run Alaska Gasline Development Corp ; William Garner, senior [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:43:57-09:00October 19th, 2011|AGIA|0 Comments
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10-17-11

Office of the Governor.  October 17, 2011, Buffalo, New York – Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) today assumed the chairmanship of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). The organization represents 30 oil-and-gas-producing states. The IOGCC also has several international members, including Canadian provinces. Governor Parnell takes over from Governor Mary Fallin of Oklahoma.  As chairman, Governor Parnell will set the direction for the IOGCC and provide a leading voice for domestic oil and gas production while ensuring the protection of the environment. Several other Alaska governors have served terms [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:13-09:00October 18th, 2011|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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10-16-11

  CEA News Release, Houston's Energy Day A Hit For Young and Old!  – Over 12,000 Houstonians joined Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) and the City of Houston in celebrating the city’s first annual Energy Day Festival at Hermann Square on Saturday, October 15th.  Attendees included students, educators, and local officials who saw over 60 interactive exhibits highlighting a wide range of energy sources and technologies that help to shape Americans' everyday lives and the Houston economy.  Guests were also treated to live music, as well numerous interactive games and displays.       Houston Mayor [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:14-09:00October 17th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-13-11

Office of the Federal Coordinator by Jennifer Thompson.  The federal coordinator’s office for an Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline is sponsoring an Oct. 18 public forum in Anchorage (and streamed live on the web) to discuss the state’s options for assisting in gas line development. The panelists will review potential fiscal options that could help in developing an out-of-state and an in-state line, and how the state could benefit from looking at the two projects as a package.  Panelists:  William Garner, senior counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf in Houston; Gregg [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:14-09:00October 14th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-13-11

  (Fairbanks, AK) - DNR’s Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) announces the release of the first of several high-resolution LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) datasets for the proposed Alaska Pipeline Project (APP) and Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline (ASAP) corridors. The airborne LiDAR survey was conducted in fall 2011 and spring-summer 2012 by contractor Watershed Sciences, Inc., of Corvallis, Oregon, over proposed transportation and infrastructure corridors from Prudhoe Bay to the Canada border, Delta Junction to Valdez, and Livengood to the Point MacKenzie area. Funding from the state Gas [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:14-09:00October 14th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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11-12-11

Fairbanks News Miner by Jeff Richardson.  The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce renewed its push to reform the state’s oil tax system Tuesday, hosting a panel of business leaders to discuss the looming problems behind declining North Slope production. ... “The momentum is slowing,” Northrim Bank President Joe Beedle (NGP Photo) said. “As we look at our budgets and growth for the future, we’re concerned.” ADN by Sean Cockerham.  Regulators have approved a deal for Chugach Electric Association to buy Fire Island wind power, a move that should allow Cook Inlet Region Inc. [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:45:30-09:00October 12th, 2011|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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10-11-11

 News Miner.  An Alaska-based business is opening a commercial products division in Vermillion.   The Yankton Press and Dakotan reports (http://bit.ly/naRSUa) that Builders Choice Inc., of Anchorage, Alaska, will build modular units for worksite housing, hotels and apartments and office and administration facilities.

By |2016-03-13T03:43:28-09:00October 12th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-10-11

Eye on the Arctic.  Delegates from eight circumpolar countries met in Whitehorse this week for aconference on Arctic search and rescue co-operation. News Miner by Dermot Cole.  The report from international oil industry analyst Pedro Van Meurs (NGP Photo) is a dense and complicated document, but that shouldn't stop our legislators and the leaders of the Parnell administration from reading it. AOL Energy (10/10/11) reports: When it comes to superlative descriptions of oil and gas reserves, the Utica Shale may be in a class of its own…  Politico (10/7/11) reports: A prominent 2008 Barack [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:14-09:00October 10th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-9-11

A Sunny (Mojonnier) Outlook From California ...  (For Editorial, Flip Four Pages)   Fairbanks News Miner Editorial.  ...   The report, to which the Daily News-Miner was given limited access by Mr. van Meurs’ company, bluntly states that Alaska’s current oil tax system isn’t working.  Anchorage Daily Planet by Tom Brennan (NGP Photo).  Alaska could use some good news on its economy, but don’t look at me for it. There is a little good news, but not much, I’m afraid.  The good news is that Shell Oil cleared another hurdle for its plan [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:45:15-09:00October 9th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-7-11

Oil Drum Via Alaska Dispatch.  Problems are developing in the flow of oil from Alaska to the rest of the United States. Based on a falling volume of oil produced from the existing fields in the North Slope, the delivery pipeline from Deadhorse to Valdez is approaching levels of flow which will make it more difficult to deliver that oil.

By |2016-03-13T03:45:15-09:00October 7th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-6-11

PNA.  John Katz (NGP Photo) told Gov. Sean Parnell that he recently turned 68 and wants to spend more time with family. He also said he has become increasingly discouraged by what he sees as the “polarization and deterioration of the public policy process at the federal level.”

By |2016-03-13T03:45:01-09:00October 6th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-5-11

Juneau Empire.  The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC) has selected former Regulatory Commission of Alaska Chairman Dave Harbour (Gaétan Caron Photo) as its new director of external affairs.  AGDC is a subsidiary of Alaska Housing Finance Corp. It sprung from House Bill 369 last year to study feasibility options for a pipeline plan to move North Slope natural gas from the Interior to Southcentral Alaska.  Harbour said his job will be interacting with stakeholders, legislators and the media concerning these developments. (Note: Harbour's role with Northern Gas Pipelines will be separated [...]

By |2018-09-06T09:41:31-09:00October 5th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10-4-11

 ADN/AP by Dan Joling.  A lawsuit that stands in the way of Shell Oil's plans for exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast is back in the hands of a federal judge.   Alaska Dispatch: Shell clears another hurdle for offshore oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic The Obama administration on Monday affirmed a controversial offshore oil lease sale...    Canada Free Press: “Drill, Castro, Drill!” says Obama and the Environmental Defense Fund In half a heartbeat the Obama team could put the kibosh...   Houston Chronicle: Emails raise questions about [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:15-09:00October 4th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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