Deepwater Co-Chairman Supports Shell – Canadian Beaufort Comment Deadline Tomorrow – Seafarers Union Supports ANWR

By |2016-12-22T22:34:21-09:00January 27th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Rigzone.  It is "perfectly reasonable" to expect that Shell will receive a pending permit to drill off Alaska's northern coast withinabout a year, the co-chairman of a U.S. panel investigating the Deepwater Horizon spill said Wednesday.William Reilly (NGP Photo), testifying before the Senate Committee on Energy and Commerce, was pressed on the panel's recent report, which raised concerns about the safety of drilling in the Arctic. The panel had questioned the oil industry's and the Coast Guard's ability to respond to a spill in those areas. ADN by Sean Cockerham.  Conoco [...]

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Big News From Many Directions!!!!!

By |2016-12-22T22:34:21-09:00January 25th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Calgary Herald: On the eve of an expected federal approval on the Mackenzie Valley pipeline, Minister of Industry Bob McLeod (NGP Photo) said the Conservative government should pay heed to proponents of the $16.5-billion project requesting loan guarantees to backstop the massive project.   1.  Yesterday, we noted the Obama Administration attack on Alaska's economy continues under guise of new conservation policies for ANWR and development of new 'ocean policies'.  (Please scroll down).  Also, yesterday (Alaska Dispatch by Patti Epler), A federal judge has thrown out the state's case against the [...]

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Consumers Want Reasonable Energy Policy! – ANWR Report Due: Will It Attack Alaska’s Economy? – White House Continues Alaska Oceans Attack – Will Alaskan Leaders Tackle Oil Tax and Gas Pipeline Issues?

By |2016-12-22T22:34:21-09:00January 24th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|

Is The Great Giant, Alaska, Toppling To Obama's Tethering Minions Today, Consumers Petitioned Congress for a Balanced Energy Policy! (PDF here) Comment: For Alaska's economy and national security to be sustained, the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) must continue operating.  At its peak, it provided well over 2 million barrels of oil per day, or 20% of America's domestic production.  America doesn't use less oil now than it did 20 years ago, but Alaska provides less of it while foreign imports grow.  TAPS is now 2/3 empty and without the billions [...]

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Annual “Meet Alaska” Conference In Anchorage Today…

By |2016-12-22T22:34:21-09:00January 21st, 2011|Uncategorized|

 ...sponsored by the Alaska Support Industry Alliance with a Who's Who of Energy Speakers.  Your author will introduce Jack Belcher (NGP Photo), this morning, Managing Director of the National Ocean Policy Coalition (See agenda here).  His coalition is focused on the White House effort to 'zone' the oceans, which could provide a huge new overlay of regulation over all human activity on- and off-shore that affects the oceans in objective and subjective ways.  See our earlier comment here.  We'll bring you more reports later....  -dh     Later.... Today's vibrant [...]

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Governor Parnell Seeks Lower Taxes and Restrained Federal Overreach To Stimulate Resource Development

By |2016-12-22T22:34:22-09:00January 20th, 2011|Uncategorized|

 Governor Sean Parnell's State of the State Speech (Text) Our Comment:  If the Legislature doesn't improve Alaska's tax structure this year they will threaten an early end to operation of the Trans Alaska oil pipeline and delay gas pipeline progress for at least another year.   (See Patti Eppler's Alaska Dispatch story: Senate Finance Committee co-chairman Bert Stedman said the final report isn't expected until June, two months after the session is over.  Senate President Gary Stevens hedged on the notion of a special session to deal with oil taxes, saying that was the [...]

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Editors Eye Alaska Oil Tax Changes – New TransCanada Pipeline

By |2016-12-22T22:34:22-09:00January 19th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Several faithful readers have noted a reduction in our content the last few days.  Regrettably, we were called to Colorado last week to participate in the aftermath of a  tragic death in the family.  In a few hours, we'll be boarding a plane in Denver, headed home for Anchorage.  Thank you for your patience.  -dh ADN Editorial.  (Governor Sean Paarnell's) plan would dial back the progressive surcharge on oil taxes once company profits top $30 a barrel. State analysts say this would cost the state about $5.2 billion in revenue [...]

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Oil Taxes To Change?

By |2016-03-13T04:06:35-09:00January 18th, 2011|Uncategorized|

KTUU by Rebecca Palsha.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) wants major changes to the state's oil and gas production tax. He announced his proposal Monday morning and, so far, it looks like the oil industry's on board.  

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Gas Pipeline and Oil Taxes Capture Legislative Attention

By |2016-03-13T04:02:10-09:00January 17th, 2011|Uncategorized|

ADN by Sean Cockerham.  Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) on Tuesday begins his first legislative session as Alaska's elected governor, freed from his caretaker status as Sarah Palin's (NGP Photo) replacement. He'll try to lower the oil tax championed by Palin and push forward on the multibillion-dollar Susitna dam.  Parnell comes into the three-month legislative session enjoying a state budget reserve of about $10 billion, the envy of cash-strapped states around the nation. Big money from high oil prices and the oil tax have flowed to the state even as North Slope crude production [...]

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Does Mackenzie Require A Subsidy?

By |2016-03-13T04:00:27-09:00January 13th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Oilweek.  A report that Ottawa won´t provide subsidies to the long-stalled Mackenzie natural gas pipeline is casting further doubt on the project´s future. Your author is on the way to Kenai for a speech and program (see below).

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TAPS Temporary Restart – Mackenzie Valley Pipeline to Receive Cabinet Blessing Next Week – National Oil Spill Commission’s Final Report

By |2016-12-22T22:34:22-09:00January 12th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Mark Your Schedules For BOEMRE's February Foray Into Alaska Tomorrow Night's Industrial Outlook Forum: 2011 and Beyond Features Energy Who's Who ADN by Lisa Demer.  As temperatures dropped at Prudhoe Bay and the shutdown of the 800-mile pipeline continued Tuesday, federal and state regulators agreed to allow Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. to temporarily restart the flow of oil even though some will ooze out of a leaking secondary pipe.  The flow of oil back into the pipeline was to resume Tuesday night, said Alyeska spokeswoman Michelle Egan.  That was expected [...]

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KFQD Confab With Mary Ann Pease, Larry Persily, Jason Brune, Rebecca Logan, Jason Cline, Dave Harbour

By |2016-12-22T22:34:22-09:00January 11th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Your author had the pleasure yesterday of engaging in a potpourri of energy issues with gurus, Mary Ann Pease (NGP Photo -MAP Consulting), Larry Persily (NGP Photo - Federal Coordinator, Alaska Gas Pipeline), Representative-elect Jason Cline, Jason Brune (Executive Director, Resource Development Council for Alaska), Rebecca Logan (General Manager, Alaska Support Industry Alliance).  Soon we will provide links to the rapid-fire give-and-take audio (hour 1, hour 2, hour 3 coming).  More photos here.   ADN.  The shutdown of the trans-Alaska pipeline is likely to extend into a fourth day, making it the [...]

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Alaska Pipeline Is Wounded – Alaska Pipeline Shipping Rates Too Low?

By |2016-03-13T03:57:24-09:00January 10th, 2011|Uncategorized|

ADN by Lisa Demer.  The shutdown of the 800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline continued for a second day Sunday as engineers and regulators worked on how to safely get oil flowing again in the dead of winter. ADN, from PNA by Eric Lidji (NGP Photo-r).  Exxon Mobil has asked state regulators to increase the rate it charges to ship oil on the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to in-state destinations by about 22 percent.  Alaska Dispatch by Frank Murkowski (NGP Photo-l).  I recently wrote an article describing why ACES, Alaska's oil tax system, needs to [...]

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TAPS Shuts Down This Weekend – TAPS Pays Municipalities More – Time To Review Oil Taxes

By |2016-03-13T04:10:07-09:00January 9th, 2011|Uncategorized|

ADN by Casey Grove.  The 800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline is shut down due to a leak at Pump Station 1 on the North Slope. ADN by Rosemary Shinohara.  Anchorage's cash-strapped local government, the state and a handful of other Alaska communities got multimillion-dollar windfalls in December -- additional 2006 property tax payments from owners of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline as the result of a state Superior Court decision upping the assessed value of the pipeline. ADN Op-Ed by Jeff Pantages.  Before one barrel of oil went down the pipeline, the [...]

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