8-5-16 Feds Attack On Alaska Is Unrelenting

By |2016-12-22T22:26:59-09:00August 5th, 2016|Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, NPR-A, Rule Of Law|

Murkowski: FWS Rule Is Unwarranted Takeover of State’s Rights Agency Uses Regulatory Process to Seize Control of Wildlife Management in Alaska Refuges U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski. NGP stock photo by Dave Harbour. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today slammed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for finalizing a new rule that preempts the State of Alaska’s jurisdiction over wildlife management in national refuges within Alaska. The rule grants the FWS broad authority over predator control, bans science-based practices developed by the State of Alaska in consultation with [...]

Read More
 0

8-4-16 Alaska Gasline CFO Calls It Quits

By |2016-12-22T22:26:59-09:00August 4th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, LNG, Notes From the Road|

  AGDC finance VP quits; Walker vetoes bill to put legislators on board Bruce Tangemon, AGDC's Departed CFO. (Note: we have always considered Tangemon to be a man of high principles.) NGP File Photo by Dave Harbour. Alaskajournal.com The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. is moving ahead with its alternative financing concept for the Alaska LNG Project with a couple leadership ...

Read More
 0

8-3-16 We Find The Alaska Governor’s Position Wanting

By |2016-12-22T22:26:59-09:00August 3rd, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, LNG, Notes From the Road|

Dear Reader: Alaska Governor Bill Walker. NGP File Photo by Dave Harbour Today we add our note to the story below: We find the state's position wanting.  If Alaska governor Bill Walker's predecessor governors wished to demand competitive producer information, they would have put that demand in the original Prudhoe Bay Lease Sale -- and future lease sale -- requirements.   Adding requirements -- especially those that violate federal laws -- after a lease sale, after investors pay their bonus bids, after exploration and development and construction of [...]

Read More
 1

8-2-16

By |2016-12-22T22:27:05-09:00August 2nd, 2016|Alaska Taxes, LNG|

THIS MORNING FROM ALASKA HEADLAMP: Bill Popp, Anchorage Economic Development Corporation. NGP File Photo by Dave Harbour All in our heads? According to Anchorage Economic Development Corp. CEO Bill Popp., "It's easy to get caught up in the emotions" of Alaska's economy right now. At an annual three-year economic outlook presentation, Popp said that the current slowdown may not be as bad as it seems. Citing net job losses, housing and population developments, Popp said there is much to work with in Alaska. That being said, Popp concluded [...]

Read More
 0

8-1-16

By |2016-12-22T22:27:06-09:00August 1st, 2016|Arctic Policy|

Our Thanks to Consumer Energy Alliance For This Week's News Clips Relevant to NGP Readers Monday, August 1st, 2016 The Wall Street Journal: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Will Dry Up Without New Oil *CEA Mention The good news is the Arctic possesses abundant onshore, nearshore and offshore oil resources, and Alaskans support finding and using those resources. A 2014 poll by the Consumer Energy Alliance found that 73% of Alaskans support developing the Arctic offshore for oil and gas. Consumer Energy Alliance President David Holt. NGP File Photo by Dave [...]

Read More
 0

7-31-16 Canadians Absorb Assaults On Economy

By |2016-07-31T22:09:47-09:00July 31st, 2016|Uncategorized|

Canadians Continue to Absorb Assaults On Economy.  -dh CBC. Postcards usually tell stories or show a vacation spot, but at a farmers market on Saturday they warned against a pipeline planned near Winnipeg's water supply. About eight volunteers with the Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition handed out postcards against pipelines at the St. Norbert Farmer's Market with a message to the mayor. "I urge you to protect Winnipeg's drinking water and the Shoal Lake Watershed by rejecting TransCanada's Energy East pipeline," the postcard read.  

Read More
 0

7-30-16 Alaska Taxes, Natural Resources, Fiscal Crisis and “Strong, Unfettered Individuals”

By |2016-07-30T18:01:28-09:00July 30th, 2016|Uncategorized|

The People's Paper OP-Ed by Representative Shelly Hughes (Read full commentary here) Oil prices low? Fiscal challenge? Some see the glass half empty; I see it half full. Now is the time for Alaska’s transition to productivity. Now is the time to realize our potential. We can do this, Alaska! Let’s first consider where we are and how we got here. A few decades ago, that engineering marvel, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, began pumping us to where we are today. We can all be thankful for that. The companies that toiled [...]

Read More
 0

7-29-16 Friday Review – Good News From COP and BP

By |2016-12-22T22:27:06-09:00July 29th, 2016|Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|

Alaska State Senator Mia Costello. NGP Stock Photo by Dave Harbour Steve Quinn of Petroleum News Conducts a Probing Interview of Senator Mia Costello After Alaska's Governor Denies the Legislature Seats On the Board of the Legislatively Created Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC). We Hope The Legislature Takes Off Its Gloves Sooner Than Later And Puts A Halt To His Socialistic Hegemony.  Governor Walker is Destroying Alaska's Investment Climate To the Detriment of All Citizens.  -dh  (More) Three important pieces from the Alaska Journal of Commerce this past week! [...]

Read More
 0

7-28-16 U.S. Chamber Honors U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski’s U.S. Energy Policy Proposal

By |2016-12-22T22:27:06-09:00July 28th, 2016|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|

Karen Harbert, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy, speaks to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce July 25 as part of her trip north to endorse Sen. Lisa Murkowski for reelection and to present her the chamber’s Spirit of Enterprise Award award. Photo/Elwood Brehmer/AJOC Alaska Journal of commerce, by Elwood Brehmer.  Alaskans should take a long and holistic view of energy prices despite the immediate challenges their state faces, according to the leader of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st [...]

Read More
 0

7-27-16 Alaska’s Creditworthiness Declines Again

By |2016-07-28T02:27:18-09:00July 27th, 2016|Commentary, Uncategorized, You Read It Here First|

Alaska's Governor Bill Walker takes no responsibility for a declining credit rating as he continues to joust at the windmills of socialist acquisition of Alaska's resource wealth deterring industry investment in a low oil price environment.  Brilliant.  -dh Governor Walker’s Statement on Moody’s Downgrade of Alaska’s Rating “Today’s news from Moody’s Investors Services is concerning but, unfortunately, not surprising. Moody’s says, ‘The downgrade recognizes the state’s political inability – at least for now – to address its severe fiscal challenge.’ The agency’s analysts cite our strengths—our available cash reserves and [...]

Read More
 0

7-26-16 “Pipe Dreams” – August 24 – Anchorage

By |2016-12-22T22:27:06-09:00July 26th, 2016|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|

The anti-civilization cadres are at it again, turning enviro-military assets away from TransCanada's stalled Keystone toward TransCanada's Energy East Pipe Dream.  Note the tremendous fundraising and political connections of NRDC.  -dh Energy East Pipe Dream is new target for anti-Keystone XL group Financial Post's Claudia Cattaneo; NGP file photo by Dave Harbour Jul 26 2016, 10:58 ET | By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor Climate change plans from Alberta’s and Canada’s governments are failing to moderate anti-pipeline campaigns, as the Natural Resources Defense Council - which led the assault against [...]

Read More
 0

7-25-16 Alaska’s Governor Better Not Use State Savings To Double Down On His Pipe Dream!

By |2016-12-22T22:27:06-09:00July 25th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Block, Molly <Molly.Block@mail.house.gov> 2:16 PM (1 hour ago) to Elise Fourth Estate – With just the click of a mouse, we can soon watch offshore lease sales from the comfort of our own homes. Instead of shelling out cash for a last-minute flight and schlepping out to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the livestream format expands access to anyone with access to a computer. Anyone, anywhere can watch. Last week the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it will hold its first ever live-broadcast for an offshore oil and gas lease [...]

Read More
 0

7-23-16 PLF Fights For Freedom

By |2016-12-22T22:27:06-09:00July 23rd, 2016|Uncategorized|

One of our public service sponsors continues to be especially active in defending the frontier of freedom against federal overreach.  Many of Pacific Legal Foundation's precedents apply to the energy industries indirectly while only appearing to directly affect the freedom and rights of a single landowner.  Accordingly, we urge our readers to support PLF along with its faithful -- and highly successful -- efforts to preserve constitutional protections for both corporate and individual citizens.  -dh Homeowners' lawsuit:  County's beach-sign ban flouts First Amendment The owners of a beachfront home sued Walton County [...]

Read More
 0

7-22-16 Japan’s LNG Buyers Should Be Cautioning Alaska and Canada About Pending, Expensive, Risky LNG Projects

By |2016-12-22T22:27:06-09:00July 22nd, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Uncategorized|

Our Commentary: Today our Aussie O&G energy analyst friend focuses his astute observation on how LNG prices are being reviewed -- to the benefit in a buyers market -- of buyers.  This observation would tend to support Alaska producers' and Shell's (BC) more cautious approach to North American LNG projects targeting major Asian markets.   Of course, Alaska's socialist leaning governor is not deterred, continuing to move toward more state control of Alaska's energy industry, and the multi-billion dollar risks to his citizens which accompanies such Venezuela-like behavior.  -dh Aussie Oil & [...]

Read More
 0
Go to Top