9-12-18 Special Commentary For Oil & Gas Decision Makers, Custodians of Shareholder Wealth

By |2018-09-13T06:19:03-09:00September 12th, 2018|Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Coastal Management, Commentary, Crony Capitalism, Dakota Access Pipeline, Dakota Access Pipeline, Energy East Pipeline, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Global Warming, Keystone XL, LNG, Mackenzie Valley Oil & Gas Pipelines, Northern Access Pipeline, Ocean Policy, TAPS and North Slope Oil, Trans Mountain Pipeline|

FERC approves Kenai Borough as intervenor in Alaska LNG By Larry Persily Sept. 12, 2018 All three Alaska municipalities vying for a multibillion-dollar natural gas liquefaction plant and marine terminal are now intervenors in the federal regulatory process, giving each the legal right to challenge Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decisions on the proposed Alaska LNG project. ...  Scroll down for Persily's full story below (Larry Persily, Northern Gas Pipelines photo by Dave Harbour) Our comment: In Alaska only the oil & gas industry must pay a special, state-wide property [...]

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9-11-18 Remembrance Day and Concern Re: Exxon – China – Russia

By |2018-09-11T10:36:51-09:00September 11th, 2018|AGDC, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, China, LNG, Rule Of Law, Russia|

Please scroll down for an important ALERT ALERT ALERT! Canadian Headlines: Even under a drill-friendly Trump, pipeline battles rage on in the US, too  CBC.ca "There is a worrisome trend of pipeline construction projects...."  Globe & Mail Only Parliament can fix Canada's pipeline impasse Calgary Herald Nelson: Alberta's iconic entrepreneurs would be appalled today  A decade later, Alberta project aims to both capture CO2 and boost oil output U.S. Headlines: State and ExxonMobil reach agreement on preliminary gas line sales Anchorage Daily News - Sean Parnell, ExxonMobil and the state agreed to a deal that set future options for development at the Point Thomson field. The [...]

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9-10-18 JUNEAU’S BIZARRE OIL PROTEST – AND – 9-11 Is Patriot Day Everywhere In the US, Except Governor Bill Walker’s Alaska

By |2018-09-10T15:14:25-09:00September 10th, 2018|Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Commentary, LNG|

On Saturday, we observed 9-11 and honored all national defenders and first responders with BIG-HEARTED patriots in small town, USA! AFTERNOON NEWS ALERT: Through a Letter of Understanding signed today, the Department of Natural Resources, ExxonMobil, and BP agreed to terms to better align the settlement with the Alaska LNG Project. The agreement effectively stays the year-end 2019 deadline as long as the project continues to progress. The extension will end when the Alaska LNG Project reaches final investment decision, or when DNR notifies the parties [...]

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9-9-18

By |2018-09-10T08:27:30-09:00September 9th, 2018|Uncategorized|

Alaska LNG project gets fast-tracked by regulators, environmental groups oppose KTOO.  The corporation working to develop liquid natural gas in Alaska announced this week that, thanks to an updated schedule from federal regulators, the project could be approved one month earlier than previously thought. The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation says that, while it's a good sign that Alaska LNG is advancing, the one month advance won't impact the project tremendously. Environmental groups, on the other hand, are calling the action reckless.   More....

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8-6-18 Alaska LNG Project Hires A New External Affairs Executive

By |2018-09-11T09:12:02-09:00September 6th, 2018|AGDC, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Competition, ConocoPhillips, Interstate Gas, LNG, Russia|

AK losing ANWR $ BY CRAIGMEDRED ...The 49th state’s share of anticipated revenues from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is on the verge of being slashed by what could be close to $1 billion, and the state’s top elected officials seem strangely quiet. ...last year’s GOP-led tax cut that included a 50-50 state split of future ANWR royalty revenues ...U.S. House Committee on Appropriations approved a fiscal year 2019 Interior and Environment Bill that cut Alaska’s share of  ANWR royalty revenue to 47 percent. The other 3 percent is to be [...]

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9-5-18 Proper land management can protect the environment, economy and rule of law -dh

By |2018-09-05T12:25:37-09:00September 5th, 2018|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Global Warming, LNG, Rule Of Law|

Our opinion:  Nationwide--including Alaska and California--national forest and park lands and land monuments should be physically and scientifically managed in a way that best supports sustained yield management.   Ironically, this scientific approach not only contributes to jobs and economic strength, but also best protects the environment when pursued in accordance with well established permitting regulations.  It also protects against erosion of the rule of law.   -dh The LA Times Inadvertently Admits Trump Is Right About What’s Causing California’s Massive Wildfires https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/02/la-times-trump-california-wildfires/ Adopting more active forest management policies such as [...]

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9-4-2018

By |2018-09-04T13:16:05-09:00September 4th, 2018|LNG, Trans Mountain Pipeline|

Oil Search Adds Alaska To Its Tropical PNG Base And Becomes A Takeover Target Forbes.  Oil Search Adds Alaska To Its Tropical PNG Base And Becomes A ... One of the lowest cost LNG projects in the Asia Pacific region PNG LNG is ... Texas LNG gets Ferc timing outline Upstream Online.  Texas LNG said it now anticipates receiving this final Ferc order in the ... LNG in Louisiana, Alaska LNG, Annova in Brownsville, Freeport LNG Train 4 ... The end of Trans Mountain may actually hurt the environment, argues consultant CBC.ca.  An environmental consultant argues that not building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion might actually be [...]

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8-31-18

By |2018-08-31T13:31:13-09:00August 31st, 2018|Global Warming|

Premier Rachel Notley pulls Alberta out of federal climate plan over Trans Mountain ruling CBC.ca  ...   The $7.4-billion Trans Mountain expansion would double the capacity of a pipeline that transports Alberta petroleum products to the West Coast.   'Albertans are angry': Read Rachel Notley's full address - CBC.ca Full Coverage 'It's going to rally everybody':  Calgary business community vows to keep fighting in wake of Trans ... Calgary Herald     ...     Calgary's business community reacted with a mixture of dismay and resolve Thursday as a court ruling put the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline.   WEEKEND LNG UPDATES: Click here for LNG Update subscription Yamal [...]

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8-30-18 Rampant Cronyism Both Here and Abroad

By |2018-08-31T07:23:46-09:00August 30th, 2018|Crony Capitalism|

Cordova Times: Sweeney sworn in for top BIA post Tara Mac Lean Sweeney, an Inupiat businesswoman who most recently served as executive vice president of external affairs with Arctic Slope Regional Corp., has been sworn in as the first Alaska Native woman to serve as Assistant Secretary for Bureau of Indian Affairs. ... Sweeney, a lifetime member of the National Congress of American Indians, was crowned Miss NCAI in 1993. ... Sweeney’s husband Kevin Sweeney, a former aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is the owner of Six-7 Strategies. Alaska Public [...]

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8-25-18 The Venezuelan Tragedy

By |2018-08-27T08:24:27-09:00August 25th, 2018|Uncategorized|

Esmeraldas We frequently address the Venezuelan tragedy because of its similarities to socialist trends in North America and the effect socialism has on energy investment/employment, wealth production, wealth control, wealth distribution, general prosperity and widespread tragedy. -dh A half decade ago, I wrote about an experience with refugees in Northwestern Ecuador.  Here is that Facebook entry: FACEBOOK, Esmeraldas area.  January, 2013.  Images from minority barrios in extreme, Northern Ecuador, for use in documenting plight of some 200,000 refugees.  Most subjects are Afro-Columbian refugees and some are Afro-Ecuadorian citizens. Clients [...]

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8-23-18 China Sends Alaska LNG Conflicting Signals & ALASKANOMICS

By |2018-08-23T11:35:19-09:00August 23rd, 2018|AGDC, AIDEA, Alaskanomics, China, Interior Energy Project (IEP), LNG, Trump Administration Energy Initiatives|

(We are grateful for the effort former Alaska Gasline Federal Coordinator, Larry Persily (Photo), devotes to consolidating LNG news relevant to Alaska.  It remains available and searchable in our archives, thanks to him.  -dh) Oil and gas news briefs for Aug. 23, 2018 China sends confusing signals for tariffs on U.S. LNG, crude oil (Radio Free Asia; Aug. 20) - China has sown confusion in international energy markets after reconsidering plans to slap tariffs on U.S. crude and liquefied natural gas. The conflicting signals reflect Beijing's uncertainty about the [...]

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8-22-18 Alaskans: Join A Trade Mission to Mongolia!

By |2018-08-22T13:50:26-09:00August 22nd, 2018|Alaskanomics, China, LNG|

Our Friend, Debbie Franklin in Anchorage's Department of Commerce export assistance office sends us today this invitation to do business in Mongolia: For our Alaska readers: Expand your business into Mongolia! Alaska and Mongolia share similar geography, Arctic climate, isolated rural population and a vast mineral wealth. These commonalities and the similar challenges both face, allow for a better understanding of each other. Mongolia is a stable democracy sandwiched between China and Russia, and is supportive of the U.S. Alaska and Mongolia have formalized their relationship through two programs.  [...]

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8-20-18

By |2018-08-22T12:57:38-09:00August 20th, 2018|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Arctic Policy, China, Coastal Management, ConocoPhillips, Global Warming, Interior Energy Project (IEP)|

Finally, Alaska politicians may realize that a state government risks much by trying to negotiate fairly with ChiComs.... China Reportedly Probed Alaskan Networks Ahead of Governor's Trade Mission  Government Technology.  The state's Department of Natural Resources is a key state agency involved in the Alaska LNGproject that helps oversee the oil and gas industry. Story from Alaska Public Media by Rashah McChesney. ... (Priscilla Moriuchi is)  the Director of Strategic Threat Development and supervises the team at Recorded Future that put out a report on the surveillance. The report details evidence that computers at Tsinghua University [...]

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8-17-18

By |2018-08-17T08:35:49-09:00August 17th, 2018|NPR-A|

Let's Weigh In On Alaska's NPRA Willow Prospect! This Alert thankfully created by our friends at Resource Development Council of Alaska!  (Note: A simple comment means much and only takes a few minuts.  Let our readers be heard!) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is now taking public comments for the Master Development Plan Environmental Impact Statement (MDP/EIS) for the Willow oil and gas prospect within the Bear Tooth Unit of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The MDP/EIS will analyze the environmental impacts and appropriate mitigation measures for the [...]

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8-16-18

By |2018-08-16T13:13:52-09:00August 16th, 2018|LNG|

Morningstar: CEA Warns Policymakers: U.S. Energy Production Mitigates Global Instability, Helps Transportation Consumers In a new report released today by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the organization warns policymakers that recent geopolitical turmoil and global oil price instability could negatively affect U.S. consumers and one of the largest energy consuming industries in the United States, the transportation sector. Geopolitical events continue to directly affect global energy markets and will continue to do so in the U.S. if oil is transported into the country from foreign nations. Full story.... Relevant [...]

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