10-6-15 Alaska Project Targeted By Rogue EPA

By |2016-12-22T22:28:00-09:00October 6th, 2015|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|

Here is a piece we have posted in the last 24 hours on our NGP Facebook and Twitter pages re: Alaska's economic future. Today's Wall Street Journal Editorial: "A new report takes apart the EPA’s veto of a mining project" (Thanks for the tip, Dan Kish.)     In an accompanying piece the WSJ notes: Our columnist Bret Stephens writes that at the President’s Friday press conference, Mr. Obama described alternatives to his Syria policy as “mumbo-jumbo,” “half-baked ideas,” and “as-if” solutions. “So it is with this president. It’s not enough for him to stake and defend his [...]

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10-5-15 Shell’s Plan And An Exchange of Emails With Our Aussie Friend

By |2016-12-22T22:28:00-09:00October 5th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, LNG|

Shell’s Alaskan oil plan makes long-term sense amid questions over shale’s longevity The National, by Steven Kopits.  Shell announced this week that it was abandoning efforts to develop oil from the Alaska’s outer continental shelf (OCS). Faithful readers may wish to review related personal correspondence from last night with our esteemed Aussie oil and gas analyst, here. Our equally esteemed Mid-Atlantic oil and gas analyst friend adds this note today that should be an even stronger signal to Alaska's Governor Bill Walker. And, what is that signal?  The note signals [...]

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10-4-15

By |2016-03-13T03:45:01-09:00October 4th, 2015|Interstate Gas, LNG|

Petroleum News.  Fugro has been awarded a large geotechnical and geophysical program by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC, AKLNG - a consortium of ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, BP, TransCanada and the state of Alaska. The 2015 G&G program follows successful completion of a similar but smaller program carried out by Fugro in 2014.  More....

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10-3-15 News Miner Timeline of Gas Projects

By |2016-12-22T22:28:00-09:00October 3rd, 2015|Commentary, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|

Should Alaska Own More Of Its Oil Industry? A timeline of Alaska gas efforts Archive Update Faithful readers know we are dedicated to building and maintaining the most thorough archive existing anywhere, documenting the history of Alaska and Northern Canadian natural gas monetization efforts. Herb Butler's contribution today helps bring us to the current era. However, we provide here for your reference, links to the long and more detailed history of Alaska and Canadian northern gas pipeline and LNG projects.   -dh We are indebted to Herb Butler and the Fairbanks [...]

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10-2-15

By |2016-12-22T22:28:00-09:00October 2nd, 2015|Uncategorized|

Liberal Alberta Premier Distorts Environmental Facts Petroleum News Re: Shell Departure BC Risks losing more than C$20 billion a year in LNG export revenues Alaska State and US Federal Lease Sale Date Set: November 18 More to come....  

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10-1-15 Comment TODAY On Hilcorp’s Liberty Prospect Plan

By |2016-12-22T22:28:00-09:00October 1st, 2015|Arctic Policy, Federal Progress|

BOEM Seeks Public Comment on Hilcorp's Liberty Prospect Development and Production Plan NGP Readers, please comment on Hilcorp’s Liberty DPP.  The DPP can be viewed at: http://www.boem.gov/Hilcorp-Liberty/.​  -dh ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announcement: A Development and Production Plan (DPP) received from Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) relating to oil and gas development on the Liberty Prospect was deemed “submitted,” – or deemed complete to move forward in the government’s review process – initiating a 60-day period for the public to review and comment on the DPP. This announcement does not mean that [...]

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9-30-15 Natural Gas Reserves Tax: Governor Walker’s Brilliant Strategy For Encouraging Industry Investment in Alaska

By |2016-12-22T22:28:00-09:00September 30th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Arctic Policy, Commentary, OCS|

Natural Gas Reserves Tax: Governor Bill Walker's 'Brilliant Strategy' For Encouraging Industry Investment in Alaska by Dave Harbour Governor Bill Walker (NGP Photo) has spent a career and millions of OPM (i.e. other people's money) dollars on Quixotic wanderings around the world in failed attempts to make his infeasible visions of an Alaska LNG project economically viable. Today, our Aussie oil & gas analyst friend's comments apply to this commentary as he addresses Shell's Alaska OCS exit and LNG competition. See today's comment by our Mid-Atlantic analyst friend on Shell's departure and an earlier, expensive, [...]

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9-29-15 More Fallout Follows Shell’s Withdrawal From Alaska’s OCS Potential

By |2017-10-10T15:20:33-09:00September 29th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Coastal Management, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, LNG, Notes From the Road, Ocean Policy, OCS, Rule Of Law, You Read It Here First|

See more of yesterday's reports and reactions from U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), various news sources yesterday, more sources today, and our commentary. Here is Tuesday's Early Report... ...in wake of Shell's announcement yesterday that after $7 billion invested and over a half decade of delay and disruption mostly caused by America's government, it is withdrawing from Arctic OCS exploration.  See statements (below) by Governor Walker, Alaska Oil and Gas Association, Consumer Energy Alliance, Congressman Don Young (NGP Photo) and American Energy Alliance.  (Search our archives for many other Shell Oil [...]

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9-28-15 Supplement: Clarification of AGDC Mission

By |2016-12-22T22:28:00-09:00September 29th, 2015|AGDC, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Miles Baker, VP External Affairs & Government Relations (907) 321-8650 AGDC Clarifies Status of ASAP Project Federal Environmental Work on In-State Gasline Project Ongoing September 28, 2015 Anchorage, AK – The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) released a statement today clarifying the status of the Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline (ASAP) project. In the last few days, several media outlets have incorrectly reported that the corporation’s board of directors took action to suspend work on the ASAP project during their September 23rd meeting in Anchorage. In a prepared statement, [...]

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9-28-15 Shell Abandons Alaska Arctic Exploration

By |2016-12-22T22:28:00-09:00September 28th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Arctic Policy, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, OCS, You Read It Here First|

See Our Aussie Energy Expert's Current View On Alaska's Energy 'Leadership' See Senator Lisa Murkowski's Reaction To Shell's Announcement ADN/AP Shell Announcement by Dan Joling/Yereth Rosen Our Commentary On Shell's Alaskan Arctic OCS Exit With Alaska's "Plan B" failing what's wrong with relying again on "Plan A"? by Dave Harbour Alaskans will be seriously questioning the future of their state when they wake up and read the news this morning. This is because Alaska is more than any other North American state or province dependent on oil production and production is down, down, down.   Alaska [...]

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9-27-15 “Is Alaska Its Own Worst Enemy?”

By |2016-03-13T03:56:30-09:00September 28th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, LNG|

Oil Price by Nick Cunningham.  ... ExxonMobil’s CEO Rex Tillerson didn’t mince words in a recent interview with the Energy Intelligence Group. “I have a long history with this, and I always tell every governor of Alaska, ‘You are not waiting on us. You are waiting on you,’” he told the Energy Intelligence Group, as reported by The Alaska Journal of Commerce. “And every governor that comes in decides they’ve got a different way of doing this, which is why it never happens. You can’t take a project that is [...]

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9-26-15

By |2016-12-22T22:28:01-09:00September 26th, 2015|Uncategorized|

ADN by Nathanial Herz.   ... At a news conference Friday, (Governor Bill Walker) repeatedly ticked through a list of project agreements that the state had failed to reach in its negotiations with the producers, including a commitment from them that they wouldn’t block the pipeline’s construction if they decide to pull out of the partnership with Alaska. CLICK HERE to watch the governor's press conference “If you don’t know your history, you’re destined to repeat it. And that’s the problem we’ve had with the gas line for the past several decades. [...]

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9-25-15 Alaska’s Governor Issues Bombshell Gasline Report

By |2016-12-22T22:28:01-09:00September 25th, 2015|AGDC, Alaska Taxes, Commentary, LNG, You Read It Here First|

Gasline from Alaska Governor Bill Walker on Vimeo. YOU READ ALASKA GOVERNOR BILL WALKER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE FIRST, YESTERDAY     BELOW IS TODAY'S UPDATE  (Scheduled for completion this weekend) Reader comments: Dave, Dave: "... appreciate your efforts greatly, as do a lot of folks." -From an energy industry journalist. Hi Dave:   Did you ever read the Bizarro World comics??     We are living such in real time I'm afraid.   Cheers!!   Ron Arvin  I always enjoy your newsletter, but your recent re: the NG issues one is special. [...]

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9-24-15 Big TransCanada Layoffs Announced – Alaska Gas Project Agrees to Property Taxes

By |2016-12-22T22:28:01-09:00September 24th, 2015|Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|

You'll love this Blog by our Aussie friend; try it here. Suncor (TSX:SU), Canada's largest energy company, boosted its stake in the Fort Hills oil sands project​ ADN by Pat Forgey.  The big oil companies that plan to produce and ship North Slope natural gas have agreed to pay $16.5 billion in property taxes on the huge project, but they'll pay them to the state instead of local governments, Revenue Commissioner Randy Hoffbeck said Wednesday. Financial Post: TransCanada layoffs.   “This past Monday, employees were informed of organizational changes being implemented over [...]

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9-23-15 Day of the Papal visit in Washington D.C.

By |2016-12-22T22:28:01-09:00September 23rd, 2015|Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Personal|

Earlier this week, we received this kind note from a retired industry colleague (NGP Photo) now living in the Austin area.       -dh Hey Dave, Bill Brackin here. Just thought I would drop you a line just to check in. Though I don't say thanks nearly often enough, I really appreciate your continuing and steadfast coverage of the last frontier's last frontier. Though living in Austin, and traveling about this old globe (in Asheville NC as I write), your editorial line-of-sight keeps me connected to Alaska. Deep thanks, [...]

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