12-5-13
Governor Sean Parnell today said the state is well prepared to tackle the fiscal challenges associated with the state’s revenue outlook.
12-4-13
Fairbanks News Miner, by Jeff Richardson: GVEA to complete coal plant purchase. Golden Valley Electric Association expects to finish the purchase of a dormant Healy power plant today, a step that puts the Interior utility on pace to restart the coal-fired plant by early 2015. GVEA President Cory Borgeson, who spoke at the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce weekly luncheon on Tuesday, said the utility will acquire the Healy No. 2 coal-fired plant from the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for about $44 million. The deal doesn’t include rising [...]
12-3-13
Alberta Oil Magazine by Sebastian Gault. At the London Oil and Money Conference in October, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce vice-chairman Jim Prentice (NGP Photo) made headlines when he told an international petroleum industry audience that Canada’s new takeover rules were scaring off foreign direct investment in the energy sector. In an interview with Alberta Oil in Calgary after a recent trip to China, Prentice took the time to elaborate on his comments.
12-2-13 10:30 AM Washington Meeting: What Good Can Come of EPA – Chinese Environmental Meetings? Gallery12-2-13 10:30 AM Washington Meeting: What Good Can Come of EPA – Chinese Environmental Meetings?
Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First
12-2-13 10:30 AM Washington Meeting: What Good Can Come of EPA – Chinese Environmental Meetings?
Globe & Mail by Shawn McCarthy. ... {Joe Oliver} returned last week from visits to South Korea and China amid concerns .... We urge our Washington readers to attend an EPA meeting this morning at America's major liberal coordinating center to discuss an upcoming EPA/Chinese summit. We will be looking to our hundreds of US and Canadian media readers to keep all of us informed of developments. -dh ChinaFAQs... United States and China account for over 40% of global GHG emmissions. How are these two nations working together to advance climate change [...]
12-1-13 Notes from the road….
Early Sunday Notes from the road: We hope readers have not sensed our skipping a beat in posting northern energy reports, though we are on a two week trip to Texas and Ecuador. Cuenca is known as the 'world retirement capital', though we like it for other reasons and are certainly not retired. We pursue our client work, web page, writing and photo assignments from this location a few weeks a year. When not here, we rent our home (Casa San Sebastian) in the Andes to friends. One of Cuenca's major [...]
11-30-13
New Brunswick premier says Energy East pipeline means ...Calgary Herald Another pipeline plan, the reversal of Enbridge's Line 9 to ship Alberta crude to Quebec, is currently under NEB review. ...jwood@calgaryherald.com. See all stories on this topic »
11-29-13 From an American or Chinese Perspective: “What Good Can Come of This?”
WASHINGTON - On the eve of her upcoming trip to China, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will appear at the Center for American Progress to discuss the importance of US-China cooperation on the environment and climate pollution (See our earlier review of socialist allies/initiatives). Administrator McCarthy will also highlight recent progress on the President’s Climate Action Plan and steps the United States is taking to reduce carbon pollution and drive sustainable U.S. economic growth. A short press availability will follow the event. WHO: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy; Carol Browner, CAP [...]
11-28-13, Thanksgiving: “Thank You, Father”
Thanksgiving, 2013, "Thank You, Father" by Dave Harbour Many of our readers know of the Pilgrims' first celebration of Thanksgiving. Some have also toured Mount Vernon and Monticello, General Lee's home in Arlington National Cemetery and the Ronald Regan Presidential Library in Simi Valley and consider Abraham Lincoln the acknowledged father of America's Thanksgiving Day. One is amazed at how much these leaders accomplished, and how much hey had in common--a deep faith in their Creator. Your author and many readers believe America today requires valiant and inspired leadership to [...]
11-27-13
(Amy Harder of the National Journal asked a question of readers during the week of November 15, 2013, “Arctic Drilling: Promising Frontier or To Risky?” We especially appreciated the responsive and detailed comments of Alaska State Senator Cathy Giessel {NGP Photo}. Below are our observations.) _____________________________________________ The Administration’s Alaska Policy: No Risk/No Reward = No Progress = Retreat From Greatness By Dave Harbour Let’s face it, America’s greatness, modern might and way of life was first born in freedom, and then later nourished with the discovery and modern uses of fossil [...]
11-26-13
Platts. A consortium working on an Alaskan natural gas pipeline and LNG project will conduct a substantial field season to gather new geotechnical and environmental data in 2014, an ExxonMobil executive said Thursday. The effort will put more than 300 people into the field, and is about twice the size of the 2013 summer field season, said Steve Butt, an ExxonMobil official who is also project manager for the consortium, which also includes BP, ExxonMobil and TransCanada.
11-25-13
Globe & Mail by Eric Reguly. Oil prices fell as much as 2 per cent on Monday (Today), after Iran reached a deal with six world powers.... Petroleum News. Troubled times in Canada - 11/24/2013 Obstacles piling up in front of Canada's petroleum industry and its government allies are accumulating so rapidly that hopes of exporting ... ADN Commentary by Paul Jenkins re: Repeal of Oil Tax Reform: "Two former Democratic governors, Tony Knowles (NGP Photo-r) and Bill Sheffield (NGP Photo-l), have expressed opposition to any repeal. Just about everybody running for important state [...]
11-24-13
Energy Challenges and Interior Alaska by Katie Bender Alaskanomics In terms of energy, the challenges facing Interior Alaska are numerous. Many companies and individuals are working to identify these complex issues and try to determine feasible solutions for Fairbanks and beyond. The solutions to these problems won’t come easy, but they are necessary for Alaska’s 2ndlargest city. Fairbanks sees extreme cold during the winter and that cold comes with an extreme price tag for homeowners. Monthly expenses for heating can be upwards of $1200 during the coldest months of the [...]
11-23-13
ADN by Lisa Demer. ... Black & Veatch just completed a $424,000 study for the Parnell administration on the economics of a gas project that suggests significant state investment of $9 billion to $13.5 billion could make the project happen....
11-22-13
House Supports States Rights; National Ocean Policy Council Urges Fund Cutoff for White House Overreach; Commonwealth North Reviews Oil Tax Competitiveness Globe & Mail Names Promising Energy Stocks Today, Senator Lesil McGuire (NGP Photo) discussed the Competitiveness Review Board component of SB21, the oil tax reform bill passed in the last legislative session. Commonwealth North's (CWN) Aaron Weddle sent a notice stating that McGuire championed this piece of the bill. He said that during her presentation to a CWN committee today, she will describe the need for the board, what the board’s role and composition will be, [...]
11-21-13
ADN by Sean Cockerham. Last year the hacker group Anonymous broke into computer systems of oil companies including Shell, Exxon Mobil and BP as a protest against Arctic drilling. The next month , a different set of hackers infected the computers of Saudi Arabia’s national oil company with a damaging virus that knocked 30,000 workstations offline.