ProPublica by Lena Groeger. A bill to strengthen pipeline safety regulations passed the House and Senate last week and now awaits President Obama's signature. Gas utility 'advises' people to skip lunch. The News International. Domestic consumers of natural gas are losing their right to use the cheap fuel gradually, mainly because of an unfair treatment meted out by the gas utility. Domestic consumers of Sui Northern Gas Pipeline (SNGPL), especially residing in the provincial....
Accepting the Christmas Story -- as the shepards did -- is the first step toward peace in this life and everlasting life later.... -dh PNA via ADN by Kristen Nelson. The volume of North Slope crude oil production may be going down but prices are going up and that means higher state oil revenues.
From the Anchorage Daily Planet. Each Christmas over the years, veteran Alaska newsman Bill Tobin (NGP Photo, formerly Editor of the Anchorage Times) offered his own Christmas tree to readers. In his memory, we offer it today, below: On This Eve Of Christmas, We Once Again Decorate A Little Tree To Say Thanks To All Of You Who have Blessed Us With Your Friendship Over More years Than We Care To Count. And As These [...]
The Houston Chronicle: Gasoline may rise above $4 as plants shut down. Gasoline prices may rise above $4 a gallon next summer as refineries along the U.S. East Coast close, reducing fuel supply, said Edward Morse, New York-based head of commodities research at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Reuters: Q + A – Keystone XL pipeline debate has no easy answer Getting more oil from Canada, already the largest U.S. crude supplier, would reduce reliance on the Middle East and could make up for expected future shortfalls from Mexico and Venezuela. Platts: US [...]
Today we resume our active role in publishing this webpage. Faithful readers will note that over the past two months, NGP has presented daily weblinks generally following issues affecting northern energy projects in Canada and Alaska. Having completed his most recent government assignment, the publisher now returns to his other pursuits, including news and editorial writing for this and other media outlets. Good to 'see' you again! -dh (P.S. Yesterday we documented Winter Solstice with a hundred photos from a number of Anchorage venues. We posted one here with the [...]
Calgary Herald by Dan Healing. A countdown is expected to begin within days on a process that could result in Chinese PetroChina taking 100 per cent ownership of a joint venture oilsands project in northern Alberta. Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. reported Tuesday that it has received Alberta order in council approval on the MacKay River project it is proposing to build with its 60 per cent partner, PetroChina, and is awaiting final endorsement from Alberta Environment.
CTV. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has warned American officials that his government is "serious" about selling Canadian oil to Asian markets, after a U.S. political fight put the Keystone XL pipeline project on hold. Harper made the comments in an exclusive interview with CTV News Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme, which will air in its entirety on Boxing Day at 7 p.m. AP/ADN by Dan Joling. Conoco Phillips has received a federal permit that will allow the oil company to build bridge and pipeline crossings over [...]
Northern Gas Pipelines was born in 2001. In 2003, our publisher joined the Regulatory Commission of Alaska for the five-year remaining term of a departing commissioner. In 2008 he created this new webpage, linked to the archives of the old (Search both archives by entering search terms in the upper left column). On October 3, 2011, he once again took leave from the gentle readership to fulfill a public sector assignment. Readers will find regular entries of links below that maintain the chronology of the archives, but no new editorial [...]
ADN by Sean Cockerham. The Alaska Senate is about to enter a bruising debate over whether to slash how much Alaska taxes oil companies, with Senate President Gary Stevens calling the governor's tax cut plan a giveaway that could cost the state billions with little in return. Peninsula Clarion by Molly Dischner. New natural gas contracts will allow ConocoPhillips' liquified natural gas plant in Nikiski to resume exports next year, a company spokesperson said Thursday. "We expect about four cargos in the second half of the year," said ConocoPhillips [...]
We return from our 11-15-16 future time capsule to warn our 2011 readers and Younger Self of Administrative overreach which threatens our constitutional republic and our energy induries that keep it wealthy enough to defend itself: Please review this threat here. dh Public Radio. Communities across the state are pouring over Governor Sean Parnell’s new budget proposal. One project that wasn’t included in the capital budget is the South Peninsula Pipeline, a project that would bring natural gas into the Homer area for the first time.
ADN. A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell received federal approval Friday for drilling exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast but with conditions that raised concerns with the state's congressional delegation. ... Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith (NGP Photo) said the company is evaluating conditions outlined in the approval, including the stipulation that potentially limits the drilling season. "We are concerned this unwarranted restriction could severely impact our ability to deliver a complete Chukchi program," Smith said in written comments.
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 14, 2011 - Today the Obama Administration’s Interior Department conducted the first offshore lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the tragic explosion and oil spill that occurred nearly 20 months ago. With just 17 days left this year, the Administration narrowly avoided making 2011 the first year since 1953 without an offshore lease sale. “Acting out of political expediency, not economic necessity, the Department of the Interior finally held the first offshore lease sale of this year. However, don’t be fooled—this Administration has delayed and [...]
The Wall Street Journal question of the day asks: Should we approve the Keystone XL pipeline? Alaska Dispatch by Amanda Coyne. Independent oil and gas analyst Pedro Van Meurs (NGP Photo) is no stranger to trying to help Alaska get its huge reserves of natural gas to market. He's been trekking north for about 15 years now. He's worked for two governors and has sat through hours upon hours of legislative committees, listening to the seemingly endless partisan bickering over Alaska's taxation policy. The pinnacle may have come in 2005-06, when [...]
ADN commentary by Paul Jenkins. High taxes cut the flow of Alaska's lifeblood: oil Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/12/10/2212663/high-taxes-cut-the-flow-of-alaskas.html#ixzz1gK87U3S4
Is it true that the Administration lies about energy and other matters? 7-6-14. Obama Administration lies about insurance co. bailouts. 4-30-14. The Communists Are Still Active, Helping Democrats 4-17-14. Cutting the deficit, etc. 10-24-13. Obamacare: 1, 2, 3. 08-04-13. 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 [...]
