daveharbour, Author at Northern Gas Pipelines

6-10-20 Is Alaska’s Government Acting In Good Faith?

From the Allliance: "Open for Business? AKDOT takes $49m in CARES relief funds –threatens struggling AK companies with 10.5% interest penalty." The Situation: The Department of Transportation & Public Facilities took money intended to be used for “relief” and responded by threatening a 10.5% interest penalty on late payments from struggling Alaska businesses ⁠–on top of already onerous lease increases. 18 months prior to the current public health emergency, Alaska companies asked the administration and DOT&PF to review the steep, and in our review some cases unlawful, rental increases implemented by the Walker administration [...]

By daveharbour|2020-06-10T10:36:03-09:00June 10th, 2020|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, TAPS and North Slope Oil|0 Comments

6-9-20 Industry Promotes LNG Professional Accomplishment

TWITTER STRING: Exxon Natural Gas Develops Creative Program to Advance Excellence In LNG Operations ExxonMobil Nat Gas, @XOM_NatGas. Nominations for the second-annual Power Play Awards close on June 19! Promote diversity and inclusion in LNG by submitting a nomination before it’s too late: http://bit.ly/2uzdbxx. ExxonMobil Nat Gas liked your Tweet. Outstanding program to honor outstanding men & women in LNG! @DruckerInst @CatoInstitute @AOGA @AKAlliance @TexasAllianceEP @txrrc @EnergyofND @ooga_hq @api @IOGCC @aga_naturalgas @INGAApipelines @TXOGA @XOM_NatGas @trish_regan @HARRISFAULKNER @MariaBartiromo @Edison_Electric Texas Alliance Retweeted your Tweet. Outstanding program to honor outstanding men [...]

By daveharbour|2020-06-09T08:39:34-09:00June 9th, 2020|LNG|0 Comments

5-27-20 Why An Alaska North Slope Gas Pipeline Is Infeasible. Is the Recovery of Oil Demand and Pricing Real?

Current Petroleum News Headlines Alyeska oil prorations now at 95% inventory; supply chain clearing - 05/24/2020 (Full story) Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. has adjusted oil flow prorations on the trans-Alaska pipeline system to a 95% proration as of May 15, up from an 85% proration in place earlier in May. “At TAPS, we're confident the supply chain has stabilized,” We're ramping back up and as of last Friday are back to saf.... Oil Patch bits: New features added to Lynden's mobile app - 05/24/2020 (Login to read Full story) As reported by Lynden News May [...]

By daveharbour|2020-05-26T21:35:14-09:00May 26th, 2020|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Commentary, Competition, Government Waste, History, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments

5-23-20 China Is A Growing Threat to North and South America…and to the World

Northern Gas Pipelines Published by Dave Harbour · 32 mins · Here is a highly articulate Chinese woman’s summary of the Chinese Communist Party’s destructive threat to the free world. It seems the CCPVirus is but the tip of the iceberg. National defense considerations include the Chinese Communist interest in acquiring energy properties throughout North and South America in addition to other "belt and highway" targets world-wide. -dh https://tinyurl.com/y7bo4kbj Saturday We Said, “Canada’s Pipe Policy Pursues Perplexity“ (Today, 8-20-18, it’s Alaska’s Turn) We say Alaska pursues perfidy because it does. Everyone [...]

By daveharbour|2020-05-23T06:46:21-09:00May 23rd, 2020|AGDC, China, Commentary, Corona Virus, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Uncategorized|0 Comments

4-18-20 Not All Energy News Is Negative

Petroleum News Alaska News Wrap: Alaska lucks out with ConocoPhillips; ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson production rising; HEX inks KLU deal; Alaska North Slope oil price disconnects Petroleum News The April 19 issue of Petroleum News includes coverage of ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil. Furie, HEX, XCD Energy, Oil Search, Cook Inlet Energy, Glacier Oil and Gas and Hilcorp, all active in Alaska’s oil and gas industry. Petroleum News Alaska Gasline Development Corp. “AGDC: goal private sponsor by year-end” reports that the state entity which is the project sponsor for the Alaska LNG Project, got [...]

By daveharbour|2020-08-17T11:37:13-09:00April 18th, 2020|Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary|0 Comments

4-15-20 Alaska Joins Other States/Canadian Provinces In Shouldering Double Whammy: CCPVirus + Oil Price Collapse

Please find this MOST INFORMATIVE oil and gas presentation on current status of the industry by Canary, LLC CEO Dan K. Eberhart (@dankeberhart), delivered to members of the Alaska Support Industry Alliance on April 9. Double bonus: Here's Dan's current take on the Texas RRC consideration of ordering production cuts vs. free market forces...followed by this Yahoo report on the result of the hearing (i.e. a difficult decision for the 3 commissioners). -dh Must Read Alaska: Fradulent Oil Tax Initiative Signatures?! Has it ever been tougher for the state's [...]

4-9-20 A Revealing Look At The Status Of TODAY’S Oil & Gas Industry!

Below are the speaker's notes from an online presentation delivered today to members of the Alaska Support Industry Alliance. Their thousands of employees of some 400 employers provide the muscle enabling the enormous oil, gas and mining production in America's largest -- and sole -- Arctic state. Alaska Support Industry Alliance Webinar Briefing For Members By Dan K. Eberhart, Canary LLC (Photo) (Twitter account contact: @dankeberhart) Whatever happened to “In like a lion, out like a lamb?” March has been a month many of us would rather forget. The twin [...]

By daveharbour|2020-04-15T09:38:32-09:00April 9th, 2020|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Arctic Policy, China, Competition, Control Government Spending, Corona Virus, Fracking, NPR-A, TAPS and North Slope Oil, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

4-1-20 Urging our readers to subscribe to Petroleum News Alaska

PETROLEUM NEWS ALASKA PROVIDES THE VERY LATEST, IN-DEPTH NEWS ABOUT THE NORTHERN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY PNA and its related publications also provide the most import news source for current Canadian oil and gas progress and the northern mining industry NEWS BULLETIN April 28, 2020 --- Vol. 26, No.26 April 2020 Readers, this is a complimentary copy of today's bulletin that is normally sent only to our paid News Bulletin Service subscribers. The bulletins are emailed periodically with the latest breaking major news, often uncovered by Petroleum News [...]

By daveharbour|2020-04-29T10:28:37-09:00April 1st, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

3-28-20 Two of Alaska’s Great Thinkers Opine On Coronavirus

Note: All over the world, the U.S. state department is undertaking these types of operations on behalf of citizens. It's too bad that our major television networks do not more reasonably cover worldwide events affecting our country. -dh Excerpts from yesterday's State Department Email: Location: Ecuador (country-wide). Today, four more U.S. State Department-sponsored flights departed Ecuador, two each from Guayaquil and Quito, returning 403 Americans home. To date, a total of six U.S. State Department-sponsored flights have taken 631 Americans home. Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador has worked closely with commercial [...]

By daveharbour|2020-03-28T09:08:02-09:00March 28th, 2020|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Corona Virus, Personal|0 Comments

3-27-20 Corona Virus Continues To Hog Center Stage For Energy and All Other North American Communities

Canada COVID-19: Don't Create New Subsidy Program, National Post Fort McMurray mayor says 'time to act decisively' on keeping COVID-19 away Alaska: Corona Virus In this Alaska state senator Cathy Giessel's newsletter this week, you'll find: Oil Prices Senate Finance Major Economic Relief Package Passes Senate Real ID Deadline Extended Federal SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act This week's Natural Resource Related highlights and updates From the Alaska Miners Association: Mineral tenure legislation passes the Legislature!! SB155, Exploration & Mining Rights, [...]

By daveharbour|2020-03-27T18:48:56-09:00March 27th, 2020|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Corona Virus|0 Comments

3-24-20 Coronavirus and Saudi-Russia tiff effects continue to affect North American energy price/supply/demand

Canada Oil production cuts in Western Canada are imminent , Western Canada’s oil production will need to be cut by about 11% from April, or 440,000 b/d, due to the global oversupply created by the Covid-19 virus and ongoing oil price, said Rystad Energy. Suncor Energy cuts 2020 capital by $1.5 billion Suncor has cut its 2020 capital program by $1.5 billion (Can.), or 26% compared to the original guidance midpoint, to $3.9-4.5 billion (Can.), in response to the decline in the crude oil price and uncertainty of the economic [...]

By daveharbour|2020-03-24T10:51:37-09:00March 24th, 2020|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy|0 Comments

3-12-20 Energy State Alaska Faces CoronaVirus Head-on!

To Customers: From Our Very Responsible Friends At NorthRim Bank Update to Our Customers: COVID-19 Dear Valued Customer, As we all monitor developments surrounding COVID-19, we understand the concern and uncertainty you may be experiencing and wanted to share updates on what Northrim Bank is doing in response to the virus. The health and safety of our customers, employees and community is a top concern and our thoughts are with those Alaskans who may be impacted. Our branches are cleaned daily as part of normal business and we have [...]

By daveharbour|2020-03-12T10:31:48-09:00March 12th, 2020|Alaskanomics|0 Comments

3-10-20 Obesity A National Security Threat?

The good General says obesity was a national security problem in this 2012 video. His words undoubtedly apply to first responders and new energy industry employees as well. Note: imagine the challenge today's employers have when faced with a MAJORITY of young applicants handicapped by both obesity and/or substance abuse! Can you find fault in his report, below? If not, we have work to do with school boards and parenting, no? -dh

By daveharbour|2020-03-09T22:57:03-09:00March 9th, 2020|Commentary|0 Comments

3-5-20 PEBBLE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD!

Breakfast Meeting: March 5, 2020 Progress on Pebble’s Permitting Featuring: Tom Collier, CEO, Pebble Partnership Breakfast Meeting: March 5, 2020 Progress on Pebble’s Permitting Featuring: Tom Collier, CEO, Pebble Partnership Slide Pack Presentation RDC Breakfast 3/5/2020 featuring: Tom Collier from Resource Development Council on Vimeo. Presentation

By daveharbour|2020-03-14T16:50:04-09:00March 5th, 2020|Alaskanomics, Pebble Project & Rule of Law|0 Comments

2-27-20 What Do Extremist Activists Want: More.

"Pity Canada's Bottomless Pit Of Extremist Wants" (Our Simple Commentary-dh) Arrests, travel disruptions as Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests spread across Canada. CBC.ca. ... continued to protest in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose a $6-billion natural gas pipeline project in northern B.C.. Protesters end Hamilton rail blockade; highway 6 blockade at Caledonia continues. CBC.ca. The protest is in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline project in B.C. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Ignoring concerns of energy-producing provinces could break democratic politics, Michael Ignatieff ... Calgary Herald. ... including railroad blockades, protesting a B.C. [...]