11-21-16 Alaska Conference Presentations Bring You State-of-Art Energy Status

By |2016-12-22T22:26:43-09:00November 21st, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Commentary, Competition, Federal Obstruction, Fracking, Global Warming, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, NPR-A, OCS|

Here -- for your current and future reference -- are last week's Resource Development Council for Alaska video and slide presentation archives: Wednesday, November 16th 7:00 a.m.   Registration/Check-in/Exhibits Open Eye-Opener Breakfast in Exhibit Area – Sponsored by Wells Fargo 8:00           Opening Remarks Eric Fjelstad, RDC President, Managing Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Alaska Economic Trends: 2017 Outlook Neal Fried, Economist, Alaska Department of Labor video slides Alaska Industry 2016 Year in Review and 2017 Outlook video Mining: Karen Matthias, Executive Director, Council of Alaska Producers Fisheries: Glenn Reed, President, Pacific [...]

11-20-16 US/Canadian Activists Threaten North American Economies and Way of Life

By |2016-12-22T22:26:43-09:00November 20th, 2016|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal|

We observe that US-Canadian socialists/anarchists/enviro-activists use similar techniques and that negative effects of such professionally organized demonstrations include increased family utility costs along with destruction of capitalism and of the North American way of life.  -dh Note our Friday commentary... ...showing how the U.S. Administration is following an activist environmental agenda against vital, wealth producing energy projects.  Without a more logical, incoming Trump Administration America's economic survival would be much more doubtful.  -dh Today we add this Calgary Herald report: Thousands march through Vancouver to protest Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.   Calgary Herald ... Thousands [...]

11-19-16 Alaska LNG Makes Weekend News

By |2016-12-22T22:26:43-09:00November 19th, 2016|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|

ConocoPhillips seeks to sell 47 year-old Alaska Kenai LNG export terminal ETEnergyworld.com.  The United States exported on average 0.08 bcf per day of LNG from Alaska in 2015, according to federal data. That is expected to rise to 0.44 bcfd in ... New faces in Alaska House of Reps could tackle familiar gas and oil issues   KTOO.  And what will happen to the Alaska LNG project? In the state House, a new coalition of Democrats, Independents — and moderate Republicans are ... AK-LNG transition misses first [...]

11-18-16 Anti-Job Regime Continues To Lock Up Alaska & Cripple U.S. Economy

By |2016-12-22T22:26:43-09:00November 18th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Global Warming|

From 2007 - 2010 your author coordinated this national study, sponsored by NARUC and IOGCC to determine the cost to America of NOT developing oil & gas resources...of maintaining drilling moratoria.  We believe that this study, using the federal government's EIA energy modeling system, could be quite useful in determining how the new Trump administration will identify the wealth producing energy potential his campaign targeted.  (See video below right)  -dh                                         [...]

11-17-16

By |2016-12-22T22:26:44-09:00November 17th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis|

New Alaska State House Organization Considers Fate of Previously Committed Tax Credit Incentives Bill Walker, Governor of Alaska. NGP file photo by Dave Harbour. Alaska Journal of Commerce by Elwood Brehmer.   The shakeup in state House control seemingly gave Gov. Bill Walker allies in leadership positions on fiscal issues, but the upcoming session will still be an uphill battle on the Alaska LNG Project. Anchorage Democrat Reps. Andy Josephson and Geran Tarr will co-chair the House Resources Committee, the first stop for any oil and gas tax bills [...]

11-16-16 Important RDC Conference Today & Thursday

By |2016-12-22T22:26:44-09:00November 16th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Resource Development Council for Alaska Annual Conference: November 16-17, Anchorage, Alaska.  (Link for more information) 8:00 Opening Remarks Eric Fjelstad, RDC President, Managing Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Alaska Economic Trends: 2017 Outlook Neal Fried, Economist, Alaska Department of Labor Alaska Industry 2016 Year in Review and 2017 Outlook Oil & Gas: Kara Moriarty, President and CEO, Alaska Oil and Gas Association Fisheries: Glenn Reed, President, Pacific Seafood Processors Association Forestry: John Sturgeon, President, Koncor Forest Products Mining: Karen Matthias, Executive Director, Council of Alaska Producers Tourism: Carol Fraser, Regional [...]

11-15-16 Trudeau for Kinder Morgan – Activists Continue To Plague N.D. Access Pipeline

By |2016-12-22T22:26:44-09:00November 15th, 2016|Canadian Energy Policy, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal|

Trudeau clears path for Canada to approve Kinder Morgan pipeline.  Calgary Herald The Liberal prime minister has also backed a hydro dam and natural gas ... s Keystone XL pipeline will be revived, giving Canada — home of the ... Bishop: Dakota Access Delays Jeopardize Future Infrastructure Investment and Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2016 Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced they will begin another round of discussions and analysis on the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) project with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, [...]

11-14-16 Remembering Landon Kelly, A Respected, Admired 40-year Friend

By |2016-12-22T22:26:44-09:00November 13th, 2016|Personal|

Landon B. Kelly (1923 - 2016) Landon Kelley ADN.  Landon B. Kelly, a major architect of Prudhoe Bay and a man affectingly called the "John Wayne" of the North Slope, died on Oct. 26, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska, on his 93rd birthday. A service is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at St. John United Methodist Church, 1801 O'Malley Road in Anchorage. Following a long career in the oil industry Outside, Landon went to the North Slope in January 1969 as the first Prudhoe Bay [...]

11-13-16

By |2016-11-15T02:03:17-09:00November 13th, 2016|Uncategorized|

  Oil Patch Bits: Fluor completes module fabrication for oil sands project - 11/13/2016 (Full story) Fluor Corp. said recently that all 358 modules have been fabricated and shipped to the site for its portion of the Fort Hills Energy L.P. oil sands mining project in the Athabasca region of Alberta, Canada. Fluor is performing engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction for the utilities.... Oil Patch Bits: Crowley to supply Alaska LNG to power plant in Tok - 11/13/2016 (Full story) Crowley Maritime Corp.'s liquefied natural gas services group has recently been awarded [...]

11-12-16

By |2016-11-15T01:57:59-09:00November 12th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Kito: AKLNG, fiscal plan closely linked - 11/13/2016 (Login to Petroleum news to read Full story) House Rep. Sam Kito III may not sit on the Resources Committee or the Finance Committee but he still believes he has an obligation to study as much as he can about resource development. The Juneau Democrat, who just won his second full term in office after being appointed Beth Kerttula's successor,....

11-11-16 A Glorious Week Ending With A Glorious Veterans Day!

By |2016-12-22T22:26:44-09:00November 11th, 2016|Commentary|

Veterans Day Commentary by Dave Harbour My Dad, Col. Dave Harbour, and Mom conceived me late Saturday night in Honolulu on December 6, 1941 -- before all hell broke loose the next morning. By the end of the month, Mom was on her way to Coleman, Texas where I was born on Septembeer 4, '42 with help from Dad's folks.   Within days of that "day of infamy", Dad shipped out and was flying an Army Airforce fighter from a New Guinea base, successfully surviving years of WWII dogfights [...]

11-10-16 Supporters Demand That Elected Officials Act Responsibly

By |2016-12-22T22:26:44-09:00November 9th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, Competition, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|

Important Advice To Alaska Legislators Facing A Fiscal Crisis From our friends at Ak-Headlamp “Promoting a Favorable Business Climate” has been the number one goal of the Alliance for more than 30 years, and for good reason. Every Alaskan reaps the rewards of a favorable business climate: Solid private sector jobs More tax revenue for the state A catalyst for diversifying our economy These are just some of the benefits. So today, we ask ourselves not who will do what, but rather, who has the courage to do what [...]

11-9-16 With A New President We Look Again At Intergenerational Inequity

By |2021-01-16T07:47:35-09:00November 9th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Control Government Spending, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, Government Waste|

  Intergenerational Inequity by Dave Harbour We have elected a new president and couldn't be more delighted.  We supported the man throughout the campaign and when circumstances were darkest, urged our friends and colleagues (i.e. and America's elected leaders) to "keep your powder dry".  We also believe our successor generations will look back, remember and thank our Creator for the miracle of events that produced the result of a government designed to, "Make America Great Again!"  While the platforms of both candidates largely appealed to the hopes, dreams and [...]

11-8-16 Election Day 2016 Will Determine The Future Of U.S. Energy Policy, etc.

By |2016-12-22T22:26:44-09:00November 8th, 2016|Alternate Energy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Fracking, Keystone XL|

Let us listen critically and consider this: Which person will bring to the United States renewed prosperity, energy independence, more jobs, stronger national defense, defense of constitutional freedoms, etc.  Scroll down for videos.   -dh Edward Itta remembered for balancing two worlds.  Former North Slope Borough Mayor Edward Itta died Sunday in Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow.  (Northern Gas Pipelines photo by Dave Harbour) CNN.  ... In one of the more intense interactions Clinton has had on the trail, Copley -- growing emotional at times -- pressed Clinton [...]

11-7-16 The Handwriting Is On The Wall

By |2016-12-22T22:26:44-09:00November 7th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alternate Energy, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Fracking, Global Warming|

We've Been Pointing To The Handwriting On The Wall For The Last 8 Years: Tomorrow, November 8, 2016 Is The Day of Reckoning.  -dh Today, Town Hall summarizes the links connecting Hillary Clinton, George Soros, John Podesta and the decades-long strategy to socialize the United States. Those links clearly extend to the activist enviro-political movement opposing use of wealth producing fossil fuels by the world's leaders ... while supporting transfers of wealth from those countries to the non-developed world.  That grouping, accordingly, can be depended upon to vote as [...]

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