Do we wish Arctic Gas had been constructed? The $20 Billion Arctic Pipeline That Will Haunt Canada Forever. Motherboard. The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, later called the Mackenzie Gas Project, would snake 2400 miles across the northern Arctic shore from Alaska, through....
Re: Governor's Asian trips, see previous posts: 10-7-16, 10-3-16, 10-2-16 TODAY: Gov. Walker headed to South Korea to promote gas pipeline, Alaska Dispatch News. Keith Meyer, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., will accompany Walker on the trip, according to a statement from the governor's ... Walker to return to S. Korea to pitch gasline plan - Alaska Public Radio Network Governor Bill Walker Plans International Energy Forum Attendance, Seoul - youralaskalink Governor Walker Invited to Speak in Korea about Alaska's Energy Opportunities - Alaska Native News
Governor Bill Walker today sent a letter to Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell nominating the Beaufort and Chukchi seas and Cook Inlet for inclusion in the 2017-2022 proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale More here. With Some Highly Astute Audiences, One Has But One Chance To Make A Successful Pitch by Dave Harbour* Bill Walker, Governor of Alaska. NGP file photo by Dave Harbour. The release below, received today, indicates Governor Bill Walker will be in Korea tomorrow for a speech to the new but influential Yeosijae [...]
BREAKING NEWS! ConocoPhillips Alaska today announced it has signed a contract with Doyon Drilling Inc. to build a new Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) Rig. The rig will initially target development of Fiord West, a field northwest of the main Alpine pad discovered in 1996. The ERD rig represents the third new-build drilling rig ConocoPhillips has contracted for since SB21 was passed in 2013. READ COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE! Oil Glut? Here Comes Some More! Good for Alaska! BY CLIFFORD KRAUSS Oil finds in Texas and Alaska come at a [...]
ConocoPhillips Contracts for a New Extended Reach Drilling Rig ANCHORAGE, Alaska – ConocoPhillips Alaska today announced it has signed a contract with Doyon Drilling Inc. to build a new Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) Rig. The rig will initially target development of Fiord West, a field northwest of the main Alpine pad discovered in 1996. The ERD rig represents the third new-build drilling rig ConocoPhillips has contracted for since SB21 was passed in 2013. The new ERD rig will increase the area that can be developed from a drill site from [...]
For Alaska to SurThrive (Survive and Thrive), Alaska's Fiscal Policy Needs an Overhaul! BY JOE BEEDLE AND JOE SCHIERHORN Alaska Business Monthly Joe Schierhorn (L) and Joe Beedle, ABM Photo Brexit is an abbreviation for “British exit,” referring to the June 23, 2016, referendum whereby British citizens voted to exit the European Union. We would argue that Alaska’s exit or avoidance to deal with fiscal discipline amounts to Alaska’s exit from economic and fiscal reality, a dysfunctional end to prosperity, an “AK-IT” scenario. We need legislative action to [...]
For Immediate Release: Caelus confirms large-scale discovery on the North Slope of Alaska New find could deliver significant oil production, jobs and state revenue (Anchorage, AK - October 4, 2016) Caelus Energy Alaska, LLC announced Tuesday that its subsidiary, Caelus Energy Alaska Smith Bay LLC, has made a significant light oil discovery on its Smith Bay state leases on the North Slope of Alaska. Based on two wells drilled in early 2016 as well as 126 square miles of existing 3D seismic, Caelus estimates the oil in place under [...]
Oil and gas news briefs for Oct. 3, 2016 Provided by Larry Persily, Oil and gas news and Alaska LNG project updates, Kenai Peninsula Borough, 144 N. Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669 Petronas denies report of possible sale of Canadian LNG project (Reuters; Oct. 1) – Malaysia’s state oil and gas firm on Oct. 1 "categorically denied" a Reuters report that it was considering selling its majority stake in a proposed Canadian liquefied natural gas project. First Nation opposition to LNG project could end up in court (Globe and Mail; Canada; Sept. [...]
Governor Bill Walker's Alaska Gasline Team Gets Asian Audience But No Deals Alaska Public Media by Rashah McChesney. ... And, while they didn’t return with any firm commitments to buy into the project, Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer said the team made progress. “I would say we moved the ball quite a bit. Now we didn’t sign MOUs (memorandums of agreement) and we’re a little ways from that. What we’re doing now is raising awareness. Also correcting, as the governor indicated, correcting some misperceptions out there that the project had stopped. [...]
Petroleum News, by Tim Bradner. A joint-venture marketing arrangement for North Slope liquefied natural gas announced Sept. 21 between ConocoPhillips and the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., the state gas corporation, is a step toward a similar arrangement that had been discussed earlier but rejected among the four partners now in the current Alaska LNG Project. CBC by Catharine Tunney. 'Patience is running out' with Trudeau's Liberals...." Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief Perry Bellegarde walks tightrope on divisive pipeline projects What's next for Pacific NorthWest LNG project? [...]
ConocoPhillips Sets Alaska Drilling Record ANCHORAGE, Alaska – ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. announced yesterday that it achieved a drilling record for Alaska at drill site CD5 in the Colville River Unit (Alpine) on Alaska’s North Slope. CD5 is the first commercial oil development on Alaska Native lands within the boundaries of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). Doyon Rig 19 drilled a horizontal injection well 26,196 feet, a record for overall measured length of a well for the state. The well was drilled to a true vertical depth of approximately 7,400 feet [...]
Trudeau government re: Pacific Northwest LNG. CBC.ca. If, for instance, you attach some value to the natural habitats of wild salmon or the threat posed by greenhouse gas emissions.... What's next for Pacific NorthWest LNG project? 4 questions answered. CBC.ca. Green light for B.C. LNG project won't pave way for other pipelines .... Did you know that today, with the help of former Alaska Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer (NGP file photo), the White House may be determining the fate of Alaska's Arctic? Former Alaska Governor Sean Parnell. Northern Gas Pipelines [...]
Former Alaska Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer. Northern Gas Pipelines stock photo by Dave Harbour White House: No nation an island on Arctic science, Cabinet members and high-ranking science advisors from 25 governments will convene on the White House tomorrow to discuss the Arctic. ... Former Alaska Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer, now chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, says countries well beyond the Arctic are sending science ministers to the conference. We admire Ak-Headlamp's creative gathering of information valuable to our readers, like today's posting below. [...]
Royal Bank of Canada CEO touts pipelines as key to transitioning to a greener economy, Calgary Herald: The head of Canada's largest bank made the case for new ... Demand for oil and gas continues to rise around the world.... Breaking News(?) From Alaska's Governor Now In Korea Following A Purchased Speech Forum In Singapore Governor Bill Walker, NGP file photo by Dave Harbour Asia may be "looking for new sources" of LNG by 2023. But that is no guarantee that the Republic of Korea or any other Asian nation will [...]
Tim Bradner: NGP file photo by Dave Harbour Petroleum News Update by Tim Bradner: "The exodus of experienced personnel from the department has now become a concern within industry and the state’s business community." Alaska Journal of Commerce by Tim Bradner: "ConocoPhillips and Alaska’s state-owned gas corporation, Alaska Gasline Development Corp., say they are negotiating on a joint-venture organization to market North Slope natural gas as LNG." Ak-Headlamp. Following last week's Prudhoe Bay plan of development announcement and subsequent tension between the state and the big three [...]