The Alaska Dispatch's Josh Saul (NGP Photo coming) came over for an 'interview' and walked away with video footage.  Josh is a long-time Alaskan; with roots deeply entrenched here while waving in the breezes of wanderlust, his branches yearn to touch other places.  He is a traveler, a writer, a videographer, a philosopher-in-the-making and one of the nicest guys you'd want to meet.  During our afternoon together I was reaching a conclusion that his folks had done a great job raising him when he disclosed that they are, indeed, the owner [...]

Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) State of the State speech last night properly challenged the Federal government for its improper attacks on Alaska's economy.  "Today, however, the federal government’s actions often seem at war with Alaskan interests.  The federal government has misused the Endangered Species Act as a regulatory weapon to delay development of Alaska’s resources. Now, they have proposed setting aside an area larger than the state of California as critical habitat for polar bears. I strongly oppose such overreactive ESA listings and critical habitat designations. These are job killers and [...]

SEE THE EXCITING AGENDA HERE, FEATURING: GOVERNOR SEAN PARNELL (Photo), EXXON PRESIDENT RICH KRUGER, SHELL EVP DAVID LAWRENCE, CONOCOPHILLIPS SVP LARRY ARCHIBALD, BP EXPLORATION ALASKA PRESIDENT JOHN MINGE, U.S. CHAMBER's POLICY VP CHRISTOPHER GUITH,    IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE

ADN Opinion.  Some recent gas pipeline news from Canada has Alaskans wondering whether our big North Slope project faces renewed competition from elsewhere in the Arctic. Canada's Mackenzie Valley project has now cleared a half-decade-long review of its environmental and social impacts. The $16 billion project had been stalled by the intensive review. At 1.2 billion cubic feet a day, Mackenzie would be a little more than a quarter the size of Alaska's project, and its gas is scheduled to hit North American markets sooner. Some key companies in Alaska's [...]

Find Denali's Latest FERC Report Here Radio KENAI.  Natural gas was one topic of discussion at the community reception with Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo-r) on Monday. Governor Parnell discussed his hope that all of the groups involved with the two separate North Slope pipelines could come together. Later this year, both the Denali Project and the AGIA Project are expected to hold open seasons. We asked House Speaker Mike Chenault (NGP Photo-l) about the upcoming open seasons for the AGIA project and the Denali Project. He doesn’t expect the first open [...]

Rigzone.com.   2010 will be a momentous year for Alaska’s decades-long dream of a natural gas pipeline. Both the TransCanada-Exxon project and the BP-Conoco project known as Denali are on track to hold open seasons this year.   *      The Hub.  NEB to hear final arguments on Mackenzie Valley Project.  *  Yesterday, Denali's President Bud Fackrell (NGP photo) announced his team's Open Season schedule.    *   Yesterday's FERC Open Season Anchorage workshop agenda and link.  (Our earlier alert.)     *    Wall Street Journal.  An Alaska Superior Court judge [...]

Below is the Story - Go Here To Learn How To Comment - Our Editorials EPA is proposing a new modified permit for public comment, due to substantial changes needed to the proposed permit, including changes needed to address the public comments. The new comment period begins January 8, 2010 and ends February 17, 2010. The public comment period for the August 2009 proposed air permit closed on October 20, 2009.The proposed Clean Air Act permit would allow Shell to operate the Frontier Discoverer and its associated support vessels to explore for oil and [...]

FERC's Michael Kadish thoughtfully informs Alaskans and other stakeholders of an important upcoming gas pipeline workshop..  Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will convene an Open Season Pre-Filing Workshop January 12, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska, for the Alaska natural gas transportation projects. The purpose of the workshop will be to provide interested parties an opportunity to learn about and discuss the procedures and process for commenting upon and holding an open season.  For more information, see this FERC link.   Wings Tours, an Egyptian tour company, has carefully scheduled [...]

ADN Editorial.  "For the first time in 22 years the (Alaska) economy did not grow this year and we will end it with fewer jobs than we had in January," Dr. Goldsmith noted. He also expects the Alaska economy to contract next year, with tourism facing the most obvious impediments to growth. Cairo Report: On New Years Eve day, we toured the Blue Mosque (NGP Photo) by day and were treated to a cutural New Years Eve dancing show over dinner at the Cairo Ramses Hotel (NGP Photo of Janna [...]

National Journal by Chuck Gray (NGP Photo).  NARUC strongly supports improved energy efficiency as the first option for achieving greater energy security, but conservation alone will not be enough to address anticipated demand. To become truly energy independent, Congress and the Obama Administration will need to keep all options on the table—efficiency, renewables, fossil fuels, natural gas, and nuclear. All of these fuels have domestic components, and all must be considered if we are going to wean ourselves from inhospitable foreign energy sources.  (See our February 2010 story, 'After The Moratoria Report') [...]