7-15-12

By |2016-12-22T22:31:51-09:00July 16th, 2012|Uncategorized|

ADN by Paul Jenkins.  Slated for the Aug. 28 primary ballot, Ballot Measure 2 is an initiative from hell: a convoluted, 15-page freak show slapped together behind closed doors. The state estimates it would cost $5.4 million to run this vague, unvetted scheme.  The 703-word measure -- the longest in state history -- would create an entirely new coastal management regime. It would defang the Legislature, end-run the Alaska Constitution and subject development in Alaska to the capricious whim of a new, powerful and unaccountable bureaucracy bound by few, if [...]

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7-13-12

By |2016-12-22T22:31:51-09:00July 13th, 2012|Uncategorized|

CBC.  A litre of self-serve regular gasoline is up to $1.277 in the Halifax area. The House of Representatives yesterday passed H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, sponsored by Rep. Mark Amodei, by a bipartisan vote of 256-160.  The bill would streamline government red tape to allow the U.S. to more efficiently develop our Nation's strategic and critical minerals, such as rare earth elements, that are vital to job creation, American economic competitiveness and national security.   This bill, if coupled with more reasonable leasing of [...]

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7-12-12

By |2016-12-22T22:31:51-09:00July 12th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|

Oil Well Remediation in Alaska: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Hearing Today.  Click Here For Archived Video and Testimony! Our readers know that we revere House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) for his efforts to revive responsible natural resource development in Alaska and throughout the U.S.  He delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, on the House floor today in support of H.R. 4402, The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act:  -dh  Click Here To Read the Text and Watch the Video Cheryl Heinze Passes [...]

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7-11-12 – Congress Reschedules Markup to Revise Obama’s Offshore Leasing Plan

By |2016-12-22T22:31:51-09:00July 11th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|

In this Calgary Herald story by Jim Wood, Canadian Ambassador to the US, Gary Doer, says American support for the Keystone XL Pipeline is strong.  -dh Yesterday, as part of a more than year long investigation into the Obama Administration’s rewrite of a 2008 coal regulation, the Stream Buffer Zone Rule, that could cost thousands of jobs, negatively impact the economies of 22 states and significantly harm American energy production, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) sent a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and [...]

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7-10-12 – Administration Violates Alaska’s Environmental Rules While Advocating “Environmental Cooperation”

By |2016-12-22T22:31:52-09:00July 10th, 2012|Federal Obstruction|

Commentary: Alaska Legislator, Representative Charisse Millett (NGP Photo-r), will testify Thursday that the Bureau of Land Management fails to meet environmental standards required of private industry and citizens.   She will be joined by Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) Chairman, Kathy Foerster (NGP Photo), whom we credit -- along with her commission colleagues -- with bringing the matter of abandoned, government legacy wells to public attention.   We acknowledge that previous administrations, the U.S. Navy and others share blame for littering Alaska with spent oil and gas exploration material [...]

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7-9-12 Oppose Ballot Measure #2 at Noon Today and At Tonight’s Hearing!

By |2016-12-22T22:31:52-09:00July 9th, 2012|Commentary|

The Washington Post: Keystone oil pipeline finds champions in Montana Democrats eyeing local benefits Comment:  The Alaska State Chamber of Commerce and other responsible organizations throughout Alaska oppose the new Ballot Measure #2 which they say could cripple economic development and the future economic security of Alaska.  We agree (See our earlier editorial on related issues), and encourage responsible Alaskans to become involved in the following ways: 1.  Attend today's Anchorage Chamber of Commerce debate on Ballot measure #2 today, if you are in the Anchorage area.  Here's the information. 2. [...]

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7-8-12

By |2016-03-13T03:55:05-09:00July 8th, 2012|Uncategorized|

ADN by Richard Mauer.  As the big field of Republican challengers jostles to get noticed against incumbent state senators, a common target has been emerging for many of them: the bipartisan coalition that has governed the Alaska Senate.   ...  "We do believe Alaska is in trouble -- oil production is declining, our budgets have not declined, they've actually increased over the years," Dunleavy said in an interview. "We ask ourselves, if we continue with the same players, are we going to continue to get the same results? The chances [...]

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7-6-12

By |2016-12-22T22:32:05-09:00July 6th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Comment: Tax Freedom Day In Alaska Was April 5.  In Canada it was June 11 (See below).  We ask: "When will North American governments begin relinquishing economic control over citizens in favor of free enterprise solutions?"  The answer to that question in large measure will determine the future success of energy independence, national security, job creation, economic wellbeing and personal freedom.  -dh Here are the latest Fraser Institute research studies, newspaper commentaries, and videos.       Tax Freedom Day: June 11, 2012 Monday, June 11 was Tax Freedom Day, the day [...]

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7-5-12

By |2016-03-13T03:55:05-09:00July 5th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Calgary Herald by Amanda Stephenson.  Calls for tighter pipeline regulations sought after Enbridge issued $3.7M fine. Petroleum News Bakken: ND regulators OK ND to Alberta pipeline  North Dakota regulators have approved construction of a pipeline from Tioga into the Canadian province of Alberta. Nova Chemicals Corp. of Calgary wants to build the 430-mile line from Tioga's Hess Corp. natural gas processing plant to the town of Empress, Alberta. The Vantage Pipeline will supply ....  

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7-4-12

By |2016-12-22T22:32:05-09:00July 4th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Petroleum News by Eric Lidji (NGP Photo).  Alaska remains one of the least attractive places in North America for oil and gas investment, but its reputation compared to other hydrocarbon provinces improved slightly over the past year, according to recent survey of global petroleum industry executives.  The State of Alaska ranked 61st out of 147 jurisdictions while the federal Alaska Outer Continental Shelf ranked 52nd, according to the 2012 Global Petroleum Survey by the Fraser Institute, a right-leaning Canadian think tank. In the 2011 survey, respondents placed the State of [...]

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7-3-12

By |2016-12-22T22:32:05-09:00July 3rd, 2012|Uncategorized|

Alaska Dispatch by Alex DeMarban (NGP Photo).  This is the third installment of a three-part series regarding Shell's upcoming offshore activity in Alaska's Arctic region. Part 1: Shell readies to roll dice on multibillion-dollar bet in Arctic. Part 2: Will offshore oil development in Alaska's Arctic make state rich? Don't count on it.   A chunk of ice the size of a small stadium, perhaps a rogue remnant of a distant ice island, recently ground ashore near the Northwest Alaska village of Wainwright, providing a textbook example for the kind of subsea phenomena [...]

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7-2-12

By |2016-12-22T22:32:06-09:00July 2nd, 2012|Uncategorized|

 ADN/AP by Dan Joling.  Shell is sending the capping stack, skimmers, boom and a containment dome on board a flotilla accompanying drill ships to Alaska's northern shores as part of a spill response plan with the blessing of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (NGP Photo). Shell expects final approvals within weeks and drilling by late this month. Petroleum News.  As Shell moves closer to drilling in the Arctic this summer, Greenpeace is asking a court to stay an injunction against the environmental group while an appeals process plays out.  In March, federal [...]

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6-30-12

By |2016-03-13T03:54:16-09:00June 30th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Petroleum News by Wesley Loy.  BP is backing off its ambitious Liberty development on Alaska’s North Slope.  “After a full review of project engineering and economics, BP has decided not to pursue the proposed Liberty project, in its current form,” Dawn Patience, spokeswoman for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., told Petroleum News. “BP is in the process of working with regulators to discuss the potential forward plans for the project.”  

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6-29-12 OCS: A Difference of Opinion

By |2016-12-22T22:32:06-09:00June 29th, 2012|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|

OCS Maps  OCS: A Difference of Opinion (Commentary).  Yesterday, the Department of Interior boasted of its "...Plan to Make All Highest-Resource Areas in the US Offshore Available for Oil and Gas Leasing."  However, in the Obama Administration's unique, passive-aggressive way, it smiles and offers development while withdrawing many of the best areas for development.  Is this another sleight of hand designed to "fool most of the people all the time", or "all of the people some of the time?"  After reading the side-by-side notes below, our readers can draw their [...]

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6-28-12

By |2016-03-13T03:54:16-09:00June 28th, 2012|Federal Coordinator, LNG|

Globe and Mail by Josh Wingrove.  With high energy royalties and soaring land lease sales, Alberta inched closer to a balanced budget last year.The province’s fourth-quarter report for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, released Thursday, shows a total deficit of just $23-million on its $39-billion budget. It had been forecasting a $3.4-billion deficit.  The changes come as welcome news to Alison Redford’s government, which has been under fire from the official opposition Wildrose Party for not managing to balance the books even as the province is awash in energy wealth.  “We [...]

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