FREE DOC: ENTIRELY NEW UPSTREAM FISCAL MODEL – FLEXIBLE GROSS SPLIT SHARING London, July 3-6, 2017 - World Fiscal Systems For Oil & Gas Our friend, Pedro van Meurs writes today: Pedro van Meurs. Northern Gas Pipelines files by Dave Harbour Please find attached my report on an entirely new fiscal upstream model which is now being introduced and considered: Flexible Gross Split Sharing. Please click here for this free document. This is one of [...]
Bishop Statement on EPA’s Pebble Mine Announcement RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement to allow the Pebble Mine project in southwest Alaska to proceed to regular permitting under the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed mineral development project was preemptively denied by the Obama administration outside of the traditional NEPA process. John Shively. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour (We note that this was one of many instances wherein [...]
Is Green BC Wealth Producer or Wealth Rejector? Razor-thin margins in B.C. vote give Greens sway on pipeline, LNG projects, Calgary Herald. B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver is flanked by his wife Helen and son David as he speaks to supporters in Victoria, B.C. Wednesday. From: the Alaska Support Industry Alliance Last weekend, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation announced that it had opened a new office in Japan. But, it only made the announcement in Japan. Now, one lawmaker is questioning how the agency is spending its [...]
Strategy plan to grow state's economy for next 5 years shared with business leaders It's a plan to help Alaskans grow the state's economy.
Week of the Arctic: ‘Very important’ event showcases concerns, interests in region The Week of the Arctic gets under way today here on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Oil issues clog Capitol. In your car, oil acts as a lubricant. In the Alaska Legislature, it’s a clotting factor. Offshore announcement a win for Alaska families. After years of limitations on natural resource development in our state, President Trump’s decision to revisit and reverse federal roadblocks… BP submits details on AK LNG studies in 2017 plan by Elwood [...]
Hilcorp pushes for new pipeline project in Cook Inlet. Hilcorp Alaska is pushing for a new pipeline project in Cook Inlet, to bypass its controversial Drift River Terminal Facility. ____________________________________
Practical realities of carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems across Canada undermine potential benefits Governments across Canada fail to properly implement carbon-pricing schemes, which could, in theory, both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the economy, finds Poor Implementation Undermines Carbon Tax Efficiency in Canada. Read more
Growth in government debt in Ontario hasn’t stopped—in fact, it hasn’t even slowed (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Ben Eisen and Charles Lammam,Ontario government debt interest is expected to climb from $11.6 billion this year to $12.6 billion two years from now.
The EMP threat is no science fiction fable! by Dave Harbour A nuclear explosion in the atmosphere off our coasts or inland (i.e. including Alaska, Canada and the Lower 48) could disable utilities and electronic components in a way that could cripple North American defenses for years -- not to mention the death spiral that would overcome our state, provincial and federal economies. The recent incursions of Russian bomber and fighter probes into Alaska airspace and Russian ship probes off the East Coast should be raising threat levels [...]
Alaska could benefit from executive order seeking to open Beaufort, Chukchi seas President Donald Trump gave Alaska some good news late last week when he signed an executive order directing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke… Here, we provided readers with a list of upcoming meetings. To that one, we'll add this very important networking opportunity! Get out those golf clubs and start practicing for the June 9th Alliance Anchorage Golf Tournament. Register now and save! Check out the sponsorship opportunities available at every level! Click here for registration [...]
Marleanna Hall, Executive Director, Resource Development Council for Alaska. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour Late yesterday we heard from two longtime readers. Carl Portman sent us Marleanna Hall's testimony and his own, on pending oil tax legislation; and, former Attorney General John Havelock sent us a response to our Sunday commentary on government ownership of energy projects. We respect and appreciate the critical thinking of our readers! We appreciate our readers who send important industry data for us to safeguard in our [...]
AGDC shares new plans for LNG pipeline Representatives of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation were in Nikiski on Wednesday evening to present a state-led pipeline mega-project… See our commentary yesterday, re: Alaska's Socialist LNG Project! Oil prices shrink budget gap, but lawmakers remain far apart The state’s budget problem is shrinking, but it may not be enough to resolve differences between the Senate and House. New projects could add 100K barrels by 2021, but some are questionable Large Alaska oil discoveries announced in the last two years are creating [...]
Alaska LNG Project Update by Ben Boettger, Peninsula Clarion AGDC, a state-owned corporation, was a 25 percent partner in the previous plans to build an approximately 800-mile pipeline to move liquified natural gas (LNG) from the North Slope to an export terminal in Nikiski. After the project’s other partners — oil companies BP, Exxon Mobile, and ConnocoPhillips — decided not to invest in it after an unfavorable economic analysis in September 2016, the state became the sole participant in Dec. 2016. On April 17, AGDC filed an application for the [...]
Tax hearing today: We appreciate this alert from Carl Portman and our other friends at the Resource Development Council for Alaska! Carl Portman, Resource Development Council for Alaska. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour A new committee substitute for HB 111, the oil and gas tax bill, has advanced to the Senate Finance Committee, which will hold a public hearing on the oil tax legislation this Saturday, April 29 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at your local Legislative Information Office. Even though you may have testified previously [...]
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski with President Trump. 4-28-17. Congressman Don Young with President Trump, 4-28-17 Washington Examiner (4/27/17) reports: “President Trump on Friday "will sign" an executive order on opening up the U.S. coasts to more offshore drilling while reviewing a number of former President Barack Obama's marine monument and sanctuary approvals seen as barriers to offshore energy development. (Note: this morning the President did sign the E.O. with Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young present at the White House. We are delighted that the [...]