Remembering North Dakota

By |2016-12-22T22:33:29-09:00July 4th, 2011|AGIA, Commentary, Notes From the Road|

Yesterday, ADN's Becky Bohrer reported that lack of progress on AGIA pipeline is making lawmakers "Antsy". Remembering North Dakota by Dave Harbour While the main purpose for my trip to North Dakota was to attend the annual meeting of the Interstate Oil and Gas Association (IOGCC), I returned home with a nostalgic impression of how today's North Dakota represented yesterday's Alaska.  North Dakota is confident.  Alaska, as noted in the story link above, is 'antsy'. more coming....

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Gas Pipeline Options Cause Bradner To Ask For The Aspirin

By |2016-03-13T04:02:10-09:00July 3rd, 2011|Uncategorized|

ADN by Tim Bradner (NGP Photo).  ... the options include a regasification plant on shore that could convert LNG back to its gaseous form as well as ships or barges that have regasification plants built on board.  It's also possible that the existing Kenai LNG plant, which is built to export the liquefied gas, could be converted and used as an import facility. That's in the mix of options too. The plant is being mothballed later this summer when the final shipments of LNG are made to Asia.  All of these [...]

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Alyeska Study Details Difficulty – EPA Seeks Comment on Shell Air Quality Permit

By |2016-12-22T22:33:29-09:00July 2nd, 2011|Uncategorized|

On June 15, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, operator of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) released a study recommending specific steps needed to prevent a premature shutdown of TAPS. Bloomberg.  Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) received draft U.S. air quality permits for oil drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi and Beaufort seas.  The Environmental Protection Agency’s permits, which are subject to 30 days of public comment, were issued today after the Environmental Appeals Board overturned previous approvals last year. The Hague-based company also needs authorization from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement to [...]

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7-1-11 Margy Johnson Comments On NGO Responsibility – We Celebrate Canada Day Going Into The Independence Day Weekend

By |2017-07-04T13:10:58-09:00July 1st, 2011|Commentary, Reader Comment|

"Let Freedom Ring" Today is Canada Day and Monday is America's Independence Day.   We are aware that these celebrations are partly a celebration of our two counties' independence, partly a commitment to defend freedom for future generations. Meanwhile, here's an editorial comment from a community leader and NGP reader, Margy Johnson (NGP Photo) as she reflects on events of the last few days.  -dh Margy Johnson file photo by Dave Harbour. Today she counsels Alaska's beneficiaries of oil wealth to support an investment climate attractive to oil investment. [...]

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Notes From the Road, Day Eight In North Dakota: Admiring North And South Dakota Governors and Alaska Citizens Who Defended Alaska Last Night!

By |2016-12-22T22:33:43-09:00June 30th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road, Reader Comment|

Governor Sean Parnell Tells Washington Journalists of Plan to Boost Alaska Oil Production To 1 Million Barrels/day. Julie Hasquet of Senator Mark Begich's Office and Megan Hermann of Senator Lisa Murkowski's Energy Committee office Provided This Link To Pipeline Throughput Study Shell's Marvin Odum Optimistic About Arctic, reports AP's Dan Joling USGS Boosts Estimate of Cook Inlet Oil and Gas, reports ADN's Erika Bolstadt (Written en route from Bismarck to Anchorage...IOGCC stories and photos will appear here.  -dh) Alaskans Turned Out Last Night To Defend Alaska's Future!  Soldiers From International Environmental [...]

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TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! – Notes From the Road, Day Eight In North Dakota: Oil and Gas Commissioners Hear From Four Governors

By |2016-12-22T22:33:43-09:00June 29th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|

Come EAT, DRINK and TESTIFY at the Chukchi hearing today, June 29th at 5:30 p.m. at the Loussac Library. Fill out a comment card and enjoy a hot dog and drink before the hearing. The hearing itself will begin at 7 p.m.  If you can't attend the Anchorage event today, you can EASILY file an electronic comment here! We have been very respectful of the commitment by some elected officials to fight for Alaska's future by participating in these hearings.  This particular one could establish a record for federal decision making that will result [...]

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Notes From the Road, Day Seven In North Dakota: Visiting the Antelope Valley Power Plant and Dakota Gasification Plant, A Powerful Combination!

By |2016-12-22T22:33:43-09:00June 28th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|

 ...more 'Notes from the road' and photos coming.  Today we are attending meetings in Bismarck with the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Yesterday, we urged all readers, including elected officials, to become actively involved in tomorrow night's BOEMRE hearing that could well determine Alaska's future.  It is of such importance, I sense that any other legislative activity is virtually moot or meaningless next to the priority of attending a hearing whose record could result in a sustained, Alaskan economy.  Today, we are delighted to provide readers with the copy of [...]

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Notes From the Road, Day Six In North Dakota – WEDNESDAY IS A BIG DAY – Has Alaska’s Real Estate Market Really Escaped The Denali Gas Pipeline Loss?

By |2016-12-22T22:33:44-09:00June 27th, 2011|Commentary, Notes From the Road|

ADN Op-Ed by Chris Stephens (NGP Photo).  Our commercial real estate market is plagued by uncertainty for the second year. The causes of that uncertainty include the national recession, questions over the prospects for construction of a gas pipeline from the North Slope to the Lower 48, delays in Shell Oil's efforts to explore the Chukchi Sea, and pessimism about future oil company investment in the face of North Slope production declines.  The Legislature's inconclusive debate this past session about reducing oil taxes to stimulate production created additional uncertainty.  Recent news that the [...]

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Notes From The Road, Day Four: Bismarck Scenes

By |2016-12-22T22:33:44-09:00June 25th, 2011|Notes From the Road|

Notes From The Road, Day Four: More on Williston and the Trip Home by Dave Harbour (Yes, we skipped day three because most of that day was spent back in the Bismarck hotel room writing, preparing client reports and editing photos.  -dh) Yesterday, I ran out of gas before completing the entry, so let's begin with our meeting with Tanya Vachal (NGP Photo), Williston's North Dakota Job Service Guru: a dedicated professional determined to help her hundreds of job seeking clients.   As you read in an earlier entry, this [...]

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Notes From the Road, Day Two – Is Alaska Losing or Has It Lost Its Competitive Edge?

By |2016-12-22T22:33:44-09:00June 24th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Notes From the Road|

  Notes From The Road, Day Two: Williston to Bismarck by Dave Harbour Comment:  In the stories below, one is left shaking one's head.  The Alaska State Senate has refused to support Governor Sean Parnell's call for tax reform leading to more oil and gas investment on state lands.  At the same time, Alaska's U.S. Senators are calling for the Administration to improve a sour federal land investment climate steming from restrictive regulatory policies.  The adult in the room wants to say, why don't the state and federal decision makers [...]

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Notes From the Road, Day One – N.D. Reminds Me Of What America/Alaska Used To Be, Still Could Be — We Should Seek Balance

By |2016-12-22T22:33:44-09:00June 23rd, 2011|Commentary, Notes From the Road|

Dan Joling of the AP reports Alaska officials are Thrilled with Cook Inlet Lease Sale.  Could this be light at the end of a slow-development tunnel--or a sign that producers now believe the Regulatory Commission of Alaska will not unreasonably disapprove gas sales agreements to utilities as it did in 2006-7?  -dh Help Alaska Continue To Produce Energy For the Country While Invigorating the National Economy! Notes From the Road, Day 1: Bismarck to Williston by Dave Harbour Yesterday, I was visiting oil industry folks in Bismarck, and today am [...]

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Attacks Aim At Alaska’s Economic Future

By |2016-12-22T22:33:45-09:00June 22nd, 2011|Uncategorized|

  Reminder for US Readers to Protect America's Economy and Alaska's Future: Please Comment Today On The Chukchi Sea Exploration Program That Will Prevent Importation of Billions of Barrels of Foreign Oil and Create Tens of Thousands Of American Jobs.  -dh Coment: As Alaska's Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) continues to dry up and head toward shutdown, some will consider the huge impact that will have on the North Slope Borough (NSB) which depends upon TAPS for enabling property taxes that flow from oil facilities.  The NSB also takes a goodly [...]

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IOGCC Endorses Robust and Safe Alaska OCS Programs – Persily and McLeod Discussion Thursday

By |2016-12-22T22:33:45-09:00June 21st, 2011|Personal|

TODAY:  Reminder for US Readers to Protect America's Economy and Alaska's Future: Please Comment Today On The Chukchi Sea Exploration Program That Will Prevent Importation of Billions of Barrels of Foreign Oil and Create Tens of Thousands Of American Jobs.  -dh YESTERDAY: We admire the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission -- representing all of America's oil and gas producing states -- and a majority of the country's governors, for supporting a robust and safe Alaska OCS development program!  -dh THURSDAY: Larry Persily (NGP Photo-l) and Northwest Territories Minister Bob McLeod (NGP   Photo) will [...]

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Mackenzie Projects Aims For Summer Announcement – Arctic Imperative Conference Features Who’s Who Of Northern Energy Leaders

By |2016-03-13T04:03:43-09:00June 20th, 2011|Personal|

Reminder for US Readers to Protect America's Economy and Alaska's Future: Please Comment Today On The Chukchi Sea Exploration Program That Will Prevent Importation of Billions of Barrels of Foreign Oil and Create Tens of Thousands Of American Jobs. Tune in TODAY for a webcast of the Arctic Imperative Conference organized by Alaska Dispatch Publisher Alice Rogoff (Photo), featuring Arctic political and thought leaders including: Iceland's President Ólafur Ragnar GrÍmsson, Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell, former governors Frank Murkowski, and Bill Sheffield, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich, and many other [...]

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BLM Seeks Alaska Advisors!

By |2016-12-22T22:33:45-09:00June 17th, 2011|Uncategorized|

NGP Readers: please review this PN article  The Bureau of Land Management is extending the nomination and application period for the Alaska Resource Advisory Council. BLM said June 10 that a 30-day extension period closes July 8.  BLM is seeking qualified individuals to fill five RAC positions in the following categories: representatives of transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use, or commercial recreation (two positions); representatives of nationally or regionally recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historical organizations, and dispersed recreation activities (two positions); and a representative of the public-at-large, employees, or [...]

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