8-12-13 Historic Days Are Upon Us
Please Review Our Friday Commentary On Today's Event, Designed to Investigate Instances of Federal Overreach and Appropriate Responses
8-11-13
CALGARY - Pembina Pipeline Corp. (TSX:PPL) is moving forward with plans to construct a $110 million shallow gas plant near its Musreau facility in central Alberta.
8-10-13 North Slope Lease Sale
North Slope Lease Sale Coming (Anchorage, AK) – The Department of Natural Resources will hold its annual sale of oil and gas lease tracts on the North Slope and in the North Slope Foothills and Beaufort Sea at 9 a.m. on Nov. 6 at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage. The lease sale area encompasses approximately 14 million acres. As previously announced, 11 tracts in the North Slope and Beaufort Sea areas will be deferred from this sale for the purpose of long-term testing of methane hydrate production [...]
8-9-13 Monday and Tuesday: Historic Days for Alaska?
ALERT... ...for our Alaska readers and friends of the State Historic Days for Alaska: Next Monday & Tuesday We believe that the event on Monday and Tuesday will foretell the future of Alaska. The Commentary below says why. We urge all faithful Alaskans to take leave from their jobs and vacations to participate. The commitment of our NGP readers alone could protect Alaska from the relentless overreach of our federal government and preserve the Statehood compact for future generations. Please reserve your space now! -dh Representative Charisse Millett (NGP Photo) is one of [...]
8-8-13
"Are Alaska Families At Risk?" See Dave Harbour's new column in the Anchorage Daily News' Xtra community weekly newspaper. Next week's column: Federal Overreach. (See RDC Overreach Alert) Governor Sean Parnell yesterday announced Revenue Commissioner Bryan Butcher (NGP Photo-R) has resigned his position to become the CEO and executive director of Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC). Dan Fauske (NGP Photo), who currently heads AHFC, has taken the position of president and executive director of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC). (Also, see ADN story by Lisa Demer.) Huffington Post Canada. TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) [...]
8-7-13
Is Canada Resolute While Obama 'Dithers'? Connect the dots.... Calgary Herald by Barry Cooper. Columnist Claudia Cattaneo (NGP Photo) provided readers of the National Post with a commonsensical explanation: “As Obama dithers, Canada moves on.” Ever since 2005, when The Economist called Paul Martin “Mr. Dithers” for his indecisiveness, no one has confused dithering with prudence. Cattaneo was referring to the refusal by Obama to approve another TransCanada project, the Keystone XL pipeline, which would deliver 830,000 barrels of oil (more than four per cent of American daily consumption) to [...]
8-6-13
This afternoon, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski released a white paper outlining the case for exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Wespac Energy is presenting an LNG session this week (Invitees Only) in Anchorage: "LNG For Rural Alaska". Details here. * * * Lawmakers Gather In Anchorage To Consider Gas Options Report by Dave Harbour Yesterday a hundred lawmakers and staff members held the first of a five day "2013 Gas Symposium" in Anchorage to better understand worldwide market conditions affecting natural [...]
8-5-13
Tomorrow we'll tell readers more about this week's LNG conferences in Anchorage! Last week, Gallup Chairman and CEO Jim Clifton (NGP Photo) addressed what must have been close to a thousand community leaders at the Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation. (More Below....) Calgary Herald / CP by Bob Weber. At least three governments and two energy industry groups are leading what they hope will be a "pan-Canadian" approach to find ways to improve the country's pipelines. Buccaneer Energy’s Environmental and Stakeholder Relations Manager told Commonwealth North’s Energy Action Coalition on Friday (8-2-13) that the [...]
8-4-13
A Time For Choosing by Gary Jackson. On Wednesday’s The Five Beckel followed the White House’s lead while discussing the proposed Keystone Pipeline. Several days ago, President Obama told one of his most egregious lies to date [and that's saying something] by claiming the Keystone Pipeline would only create 50 jobs, when in fact, it will create between 40-50,000 permanent jobs. Good paying, durable jobs. And that doesn’t include an almost like number of support jobs in the service industry. During the discussion on The Five Beckel, defending Dear Leader Obama, claimed the Alaska Pipeline, [...]
8-3-13
Calgary Herald by James Wood and Reid Southwick. Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. announced Thursday it would go ahead with its Energy East project, building upon the company’s existing pipeline system to take western Canadian crude as far east as Saint John, N.B., while passing through Montreal and Quebec City.
8-1-13
In wake of this week's successful conference, we offer our highest compliments to Oil and Gas Economist Roger Marks (NGP Photo) and his colleague members of the Alaska Chapter of the US Association of Energy Economists. The Alaska group hosted the national convention this week. Here is the agenda. Summarizing the event, Marks said, "The conference was terrific. I would say the three highlight take-aways would be: Yesterday, DOE's Acting Assistant Secretary Chris Smith (NGP Photo) described the Department's work with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources in the area of [...]
7-31-13
Calgary Herald by Graham Thomson. ...a new pipeline to pump Alberta bitumen to the West Coast for shipment to Asia is just a matter of time. At least that’s the impression you get reading between the lines in comments made by Alberta Premier Alison Redford and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark Friday afternoon. Alaska and Saudi Arabia Face Similar Challenges Under Vastly Different Conditions by Dave Harbour Our readers know that 90% of Alaska's operating budget flows from the Alaska North Slope (ANS) through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) [...]
7-30-13
BP today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2013. Calgary Herald, by James Wood. The Alberta government says it isn’t rattled by U.S. President Barack Obama’s skepticism over the benefits of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, despite the high stakes riding on approval of the energy project. Comment: We applaud Minister Dallas for bringing the truth squad to the rescue. We are embarrassed that America's president would use his bully pulpit to bully the facts, mislead the public and use such dishonesty as a basis for delaying [...]
7-29-13 Citizens To Tackle Federal Overreach in Alaska
The Citizens Advisory Commission on Federal Areas (CACFA) is convening a Federal Overreach Summit 12-13 August at the Dena'ina Center. Alaskans are coming together to discuss the far reaching impact federal encroachment hampering Alaska's ability to be economically sustainable and new multi faceted approach required. Please click the links below for information and registration: http://cacfa.eventbrite.com/, http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/cacfa/, www.standwithalaska.com.
7-26-13
Witnesses Highlight States’ Successes in Regulating Fracking Tell Federal Government to Stay Out of the Process. Alaska Officials, Giessel and Foerster Play Lead Roles Meanwhile, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee spokesman, Robert Dillon, responds that, "Sen. Lisa Murkowski believes that regulation of hydraulic fracturing should be done at the state level. There is no need for a federal backstop on this issue." -dh Fracking in Canada (We'll have more to say about LNG exports on Monday) Yesterday, Legislators representing the Energy Producing States Coalition -- including Alaska Senator Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo) -- sent [...]