TransCanada bid for new pipeline deal stirs fear of 10-year tolls AGDC and ConocoPhillips Execute MOU – Position for Next Steps AGDC News Release – The State of Alaska (through the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, or AGDC) and ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. have executed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU) regarding negotiations to form a joint venture company (JV) that could facilitate marketing LNG from the Alaska LNG project to global LNG markets and acquire North Slope gas, with the goal of bringing LNG buyers and North Slope wellhead sellers [...]

Here is Alaska's newest competitor.  Don't get mad at Canada, Alaskans.  Be responsible.  Quit blaming others for Alaska's geographic and political shortcomings.  Work on compensating for the state's stranded Arctic gas liabilities with competitive policies that attract rather than vilify investors!.    -dh Calgary Herald/CP A northwestern Alberta natural gas producer dismayed by Canada’s “grossly oversupplied” gas market is investing in a company that has vowed to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal on Vancouver Island. Calgary-based Seven Generations Energy says it will take a minority stake in [...]

From Ak-Headlamp:  In a report released yesterday, in the Alaska section, BP said that about 16,200 people owed their jobs to the company, divided among direct employees, contractors and other support staff. That's a drop from more than 24,200 jobs in 2014, according to the oil producer's two most recent reports. "This is largely reflective of the price environment we're in," said Dawn Patience, press officer for BP Alaska. BP's U.S. Economic Impact Report 2016 is an annual update on the company's activities. With operations from Alaska to the Lower 48 and in deep-water [...]

Still on the road, but posting important updates as we receive them! Canada's National Energy Board says the three-man panel assessing TransCanada's (NYSE:TRP) proposed Energy East pipeline will step down "to preserve the integrity" of the board, a decision sure to drag out an already lengthy appraisal process. Critics had urged the dismissal of two of three panel members after it emerged that they had privately discussed the project last year with former Quebec Premier Charest, who was working for TRP as a consultant at the time. Environmentalists say the [...]

Still on the road....  Check for updates! BP has no Prudhoe gas marketing info to share, company says

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Political cronyism should not govern tribal recognition by Elise Daniel Press Secretary, House Committee on Natural Resources   The current tribal recognition process under the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is severely flawed, fraught with political exploitation and cronyism. Ahead of tomorrow’s markup on H.R. 3764, let’s take a closer look. Take Michael J. Anderson and Kevin Gover, for example, both BIA Clinton administration appointees. In the waning days of the Clinton administration, they “quietly reversed” the recommendation of the Department of the Interior (DOI) historians [...]

CBC: Enbridge buying Spectra Energy for $37B in stock to create pipeline giant Alberta landowners have filed 1,500 claims for missed rent payments Argentina overbought LNG; delays, diverts or cancels some cargoes Gas industry execs set up online market for LNG spot sales Japanese-operated LNG plant in Australia nears end of construction ExxonMobil prepares for long-term LNG demand growth Brad Keithley, NGP Photo by Dave Harbour We urge readers who may be able to multi-task this week to listen to our friend, Brad Keithley's RADIO [...]