5-21-16 Alaska Gas Project: When Does One More Straw Break The Camel’s Back?

By |2016-12-22T22:27:15-09:00May 21st, 2016|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, NPR-A|

Tim Bradner, NGP Photo by Dave Harbour 5-13-11 Tim Bradner of the AJOC brings us another Alaska gas monetization reality: wetlands mitigation (Story below).  Higher but unknown additional mitigation/litigation costs cannot improve feasibility of AGDC's (https://www.agdc.us/) government investment in the Alaska LNG project (http://ak-lng.com/).  Nor can such open-ended future expenses make the state's socialist equity investment in Alaska LNG more beneficial to citizens. This is precisely the type of uncertainty that leads project proponents to add additional contingency requirements to Financing Plans: uncertainty requires hedging as greater assurance of "project completion" to satisfy [...]

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5-20-16 THE WAR ON COAL – IN THE NEWS TODAY

By |2016-12-22T22:27:15-09:00May 20th, 2016|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Fracking, Global Warming|

Reminder to our Alaska readers: AOGA 50th Anniversary Conference - On May 25, the Alaska Oil and Gas Association will hold its 50th Anniversary Conference.  Aside from supporting our friends in the oil patch, the agenda holds some terrific energy speakers like Alex Epstein, author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, and so much more. More here!    "Wake Up Consumers: Government Regulation Is Making You Poorer!" Commentary by Dave Harbour  "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Socialist.           Then [...]

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5-19-16 Oil Price: A Tale Of Two Analysts

By |2016-12-22T22:27:15-09:00May 19th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, You Read It Here First|

Please scroll down to read today's unusual Sunday commentary: "Afraid New World" Alaska Governor Bill Walker (NGP File Photo) BREAKING NEWS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON: ALASKA'S GOVERNOR CALLS LEGISLATURE INTO SPECIAL SESSION TO DEAL WITH LACK OF AN FY 2016-17 BUDGET TO NORMALLY TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1.  HERE IS THE PROCLAMATION.  YOU READ IT HERE FIRST!  -DH Comment.  Our mid Atlantic energy analyst friend (who prefers to remain anonymous) comments on another analyst's viewpoint (Left column below).  Their evaluation of world economics, interest rates, supply and demand seem [...]

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5-18-16 Alaska Is Lucky To Have This Leadership!

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 18th, 2016|Uncategorized|

(See today’s CBC story.  As we have reported extensively herein, Canada has a similar set of energy challenges: dependence on fossil fuel and the enviro-governmental-business special interests that want to subjugate an ill-informed constituency to higher utility prices by use of sophist, climate change narratives.  -dh) Alaska State Senate Resources Committee Chairman, Cathy Giessel. NGP file photo. Senate Resources Committee Chairman, Cathy Giessel, offers Alaska the sort of wisdom Alaska needs to work itself out of its current fiscal chaos in today's Op-Ed piece (Left column, below).  In [...]

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5-17-16 Could This Be The Reason Canadian Companies Decide To Leave….

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 17th, 2016|Uncategorized|

    See our Sunday commentary: https://northerngaspipelines.com/5-15-16-go-south-young-man-go-south/ Braid: Friendly old Ontario talks about banning natural gas, Calgary Herald.     More from Don Braid, Calgary Herald ... Alberta's gas shipments to Ontario have been going down sharply in recent years, partly because ... “We're not banning natural gas or taking it away from people,” said ... Among the mass of measures in the document is a move to eliminate gasoline-burning cars...   http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/braid-friendly-old-ontario-talks-about-banning-natural-gas

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5-16-16 When Will Oil Prices Recover Enough To Re-establish Alaska & Alberta Prosperity?

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 16th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Keystone XL, LNG, OCS, Rule Of Law|

"It's Tough To Make Predictions, Especially About The Future"  -  Yogi Berra Commentary By Dave Harbour Dan Yergin, NGP file photo. (See Yergin's WSJ comments below) By mid-year, 1967, Atlantic Richfield Company's (ARCO) Susie rig had completed its Alaska North Slope oil exploration mission, unsuccessfully.  Then, an old friend and colleague, Harry Jamison, ARCO's Alaska Manager, prevailed upon company Chairman, Robert O. Anderson, for one last well attempt.  "Robert O" as we called him, supported the recommendation to the Board, which approved that one more try.   Just after [...]

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5-15-16 PLEASE DON’T “Go South, Young Man, Go South”

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 15th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Calgary Herald, by Kyle Bakx.  TransCanada finds warmer welcome in Mexico for pipeline business.The tropical heat of Mexico is a welcome break for Canadian snowbirds looking to escape a freezing winter.  For Russ Girling, the country is also providing a getaway from all the punches and kicks he's taken trying to build pipelines in Canada and the United States. At home, the CEO of TransCanada spends billions of dollars, waits several years, and still doesn't know when the company can install new pipes in the ground. Meanwhile, the environmental opposition is such that even Girling's own mother has called him in [...]

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5-14-16

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 14th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Calgary Herald Yedlin: Enbridge annual meeting a muted affair Calgary Herald More from Deborah Yedlin, Calgary Herald ... Unlike two years ago, the last time Enbridge held its AGM in Calgary, there were no ... from higher throughput on itspipelines and growth on the natural gas distribution side, ... At first glance, the notion of a pipeline company investing in renewable power ...

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5-13-16 EPA Bureaucracy Expands As Private Sector Faces Higher Costs

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 13th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Our Mid Atlantic energy analyst friend today opines on the new EPA power grab (Re: drilling/air quality requirements): The EPA issued its “final rules” (more on that phrase in a minute) for methane emissions from new and reworked shale wells, which are described in more detail below. The rules will be phased in, but they are not subject to further comment. A couple of comments: There was a report this morning from Bloomberg that the regulations were much worse than expected, and that they came down much harder on existing [...]

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5-12-16 How The Federal Government Stole Alaska’s Statehood Birthright

By |2016-12-22T22:27:16-09:00May 12th, 2016|ACES, AGDC, AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Ocean Policy, OCS, Rule Of Law|

Even if the federal government were to restore the natural resource birthright it has stolen from the 49th State, Alaskans would STILL remain challenged.  For when its citizens enjoyed what seemed to be unlimited oil wealth 3-4 decades ago, it taxed more and spent more and more -- until it had developed an unsustainable lifestyle.  So, we do hope that great leadership can free Alaska of the federal overreaching jurisdiction and violations of due process described below.  But then, equally great leadership -- with disciplined citizen support -- must establish sustainable government services [...]

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5-11-16 Budget Approval Still Evades Alaska’s Legislature — Debate Rages On Oil Tax Issues

By |2016-12-22T22:27:17-09:00May 11th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis|

How The U.S. Federal Government Has Stolen Alaska's Statehood Birthright Presented To Our Readers Tomorrow With Significant Links and References From our friends at Ak-Headlamp: No hope for consensus on HB247. Governor Bill Walker's HB247 saw a new proposal yesterday via Rep. Craig Johnson, the first public action since April 13. But the adjustments proposed Tuesday don't appear to be enough to yield the 21 votes needed for the legislation to pass the 40-member House, with two moderate Republicans, Reps. Paul Seaton of Homer and Louise Stutes [...]

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5-10-16 Trouble In Saudi Landia

By |2016-12-22T22:27:25-09:00May 10th, 2016|Uncategorized|

The Saudis Are Desperate  --  Full Story Here, "Saudi Arabia's Desperation Hits a Peak" By Keith Kohl | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 “Off with his head!” Okay, so maybe the order to fire Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia's oil minister, didn't sound that drastic when it was issued. However, that doesn't diminish how earth shattering this decision is for the global oil market. Think about it... Ali al-Naimi has been (arguably) one of the most important figures in the oil market for roughly 21 years, when he became the minister of [...]

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5-9-16 Congress Should Kill Funding For President’s Unlawful Ocean Policy Initiative

By |2016-12-22T22:27:25-09:00May 9th, 2016|Coastal Management, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Uncategorized|

The Congress should kill direct AND indirect funding of the White House's illegal ocean policy initiative that 1) avoided Congressional authority; 2) sidestepped proper Congressional fund authorization and 3) is causing the private sector untold millions in new and potential compliance costs while 4) potentially keeping even more American Great Lakes, Oceans, Rivers, Tributaries, Ponds areas off limits to traditional and multiple use activity.  -dh We hope the private sector -- supported by local government elected leaders and Members of Congress -- will testify IN DROVES NEXT TUESDAY at the [...]

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5-7-16 Old Canadian/US Softwood Issue Resurfaces

By |2016-12-22T22:27:26-09:00May 7th, 2016|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Global Warming, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Intrastate Gas, LNG, Uncategorized|

Old Softwood Issue Resurfaces: Could Affect Alaska; Will Affect Canada We continuously try to 'connect the dots' for our readers! by Dave Harbour We drew attention to the US/Canadian controversy over softwood lumber trade agreement issues years ago, as it affected an Alaska to Midwest gas pipeline (8/2001, 11/2001, 3/2002, 4/2002, 5/2002, 8/2002, 11/2002, 2015) The softwood  issue surfaces again as BC Premier Christy Clark interprets Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s remarks about NAFTA, poor trade deals and stopping illegal southern border immigration to softwood issues. Bear in [...]

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