6-24-14 Hear ConocoPhillips Chairman & CEO Ryan Lance: TODAY’s Resource Development Council for Alaska Annual Meeting Speaker

By |2016-12-22T22:29:20-09:00June 24th, 2014|Uncategorized|

Calgary Herald: A Chinese firm is behind a new Alberta joint-venture company that wants to build a liquefied natural gas plant in the province.  (See our 5-27-14 editorial re: Russian & Chinese energy initiatives.  -dh) RDC's 39th Annual Meeting Luncheon (For readers who can't attend, here is the live streaming link generously provided by GCI Communications and the Resource Development Council for Alaska.  -dh) TODAY, June 24, 2014 Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center • Anchorage, Alaska Doors open at 11:15 a.m., program begins at noon Investing Now For The Future: The [...]

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6-23-14

By |2016-12-22T22:29:21-09:00June 23rd, 2014|Uncategorized|

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas is hosting an open house style public scoping meeting to solicit public input on DNR's oil and gas leasing regulations in 11 AAC 83 TODAY, June 23, 2014, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. in the Kahtnu Room, 2nd floor of the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage: http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Notices/Regulations.htm.  Call 907-269-8800 to register. A Proposal To Enhance National Security Guest Editorial   By    Matthew A. Cronin   In Congressional hearings top military leaders have issued serious warnings about [...]

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6-22-14 …A Special Note To Friends Of Dr. Milton Byrd

By |2016-03-13T03:54:15-09:00June 22nd, 2014|Uncategorized|

  To mutual friends of the late Dr. Milton Byrd; we invite you to join us in celebrating this great man's life next Sunday:     The Family of Milton Byrd Cordially Invites You To A Celebration of Milt's life June 29, 2014 The Petroleum Club of Anchorage Two o’clock In The Afternoon Please RSVP to Rebecca Logan via email: RLogan@alaskaalliance.com    

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6-20-14 Happy Birthday To Prudhoe Bay!

By |2016-12-22T22:29:21-09:00June 20th, 2014|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|

AJC by Tim Bradner: Gov. Sean Parnell terminated TransCanada AGIA pipeline contract.  (Also see our report two days ago.  -dh) From Mail Online: Russian agents are secretly working with environmental campaigners to halt fracking operations in the UK and the rest of Europe, the head of Nato warned yesterday.  (Do we believe this effort does not extend to Canada and the Unites States?  -dh) Refer to the Federal Coordinator's new webpage for public information on the Alaska LNG Project.  -dh Prudhoe Bay and TAPS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! EPA WARNING!!! Commentary by Dave Harbour [...]

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6-9-14 Young Republicans Sponsor Nonpartisan Oil Tax Forum

By |2016-12-22T22:29:21-09:00June 19th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|

Calgary Herald by Stephen Ewart: Two pipelines, two countries: A waiting game without end Young Republicans Sponsor Open Meeting To Hear Experts Discuss Oil Tax Reform Report and Commentary (We remind our readers that since accuracy of our archives is of primary concern, we solicit factual additions/corrections and will quickly make necessary changes.  -dh) by Dave Harbour Last night at Anchorage's Loussac Library, Young Republicans had assembled a VIP Panel to brief the general public on an oil tax reform issue scheduled for a vote on Alaska's upcoming primary election ballot [...]

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6-18-14 – Alaskan & Canadian Pipeline Projects Move Foreward

By |2016-12-22T22:29:21-09:00June 18th, 2014|LNG|

The Republic — Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) announced Tuesday that the state and TransCanada Corp. have formally ended their relationship under terms of the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, clearing the way for a new partnership to pursue a major gas project. The development was expected, after the state, TransCanada, the North Slope's three major players and Alaska Gasline Development Corp. agreed to work together to pursue a liquefied natural gas project. State lawmakers earlier this year approved state participation in the mega-project, setting the stage for a new agreement [...]

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6-17-14 Alaska Is Dead Last In Gross Domestic Product Gain In 2013 – Obama Moves To Zone Oceans

By |2016-12-22T22:29:21-09:00June 17th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Arctic Policy, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|

Today, Congressman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) said, "...the Obama Administration has threatened to impose ocean zoning to shut down our oceans, and today the President is making good on that threat."  (We began updating readers on this threat of Executive Overreach years ago.  Scroll down to 'Current Event #4' , on this page.   Also see Washington Post News Alert which mentions involvement of White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, a leading player in the Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal.  -dh) Globe & Mail by Peter Tertzakian.  Rising instability may make $100-a-barrel oil seem [...]

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6-16-14 Brooks Range Petroleum’s Alaska North Slope Progress!

By |2016-12-22T22:29:22-09:00June 16th, 2014|Alaska Taxes|

Globe & Mail: The Harper government is set to announce a key decision on Enbridge Inc.’s politically charged Northern Gateway project.... (Shawn McCarthy) Leader-Post: "...high capital costs of building liquefied natural gas plants on British Columbia’s coast...." (Derrick Penner) ADN Commentary by Tim Bradner (NGP Photo):  "...the 'GTL' option may be another way to commercialize stranded gas on the North Slope." Today's Consumer Energy Alliance News Links Brooks Range Plans Mustang Development Production Within Two Years  by Dave Harbour ​Since accuracy of our archives has been our constant goal for over a decade, [...]

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6-15-14 EIA Energy Conference – 2014

By |2016-03-13T03:54:15-09:00June 15th, 2014|Uncategorized|

Our longtime acquaintance, Dan Yergan (NGP Photo) will address the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2014 EIA Energy Conference on July 14 and 15, 2014. The EIA Energy Conference has become a premier forum for addressing energy issues in the United States and around the world. This event will bring together thought leaders from industry, government, and academia to discuss current and future challenges facing domestic and international energy markets and policymakers. The conference will feature keynote speakers including: Congressman Fred Upton, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Maria van der [...]

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6-14-14

By |2016-12-22T22:29:22-09:00June 15th, 2014|Uncategorized|

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing on Tuesday, June 24th entitled “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Education.”   The American energy boom has created new job opportunities across many sectors that require a skilled and educated workforce.  Today’s educational institutions are working to ensure that students and future generations are prepared to fill these jobs.  High schools are focusing on teaching skills and exposing high school kids to opportunities in the energy sector, community colleges are filling the [...]

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6-13-14

By |2016-03-13T03:54:14-09:00June 13th, 2014|Uncategorized|

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) released the following statement TODAY regarding the Department of the Interior starting the public comment process for developing the next five-year (2017-2022) leasing program for the Outer Continental Shelf: “Since President Obama’s first weeks in the office, this Administration has actively restricted new offshore energy production, canceled lease sales, and imposed a drilling ban on 85 percent of offshore areas. As a result, the Administration has sacrificed American jobs, threatened our energy security, and caused offshore production to fall by 15 percent [...]

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6-12-14

By |2016-12-22T22:29:22-09:00June 12th, 2014|Federal Obstruction|

Natural Gas Roundtable and Senate Natural Gas Caucus Luncheon Today, June 12th at the Hart Senate Office Building, Room SH-902. The invited speakers are: U.S. Sens. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and John Barrasso (R-WY).  The Hill.  Chairwoman of the committee, Mary Landrieu, and her ranking member, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), are discussing ways they might be able to swap President Obama's nominees to the nation's top energy regulatory commission.   Global Post/Canadian Press.  Alberta Tory leadership candidate Jim Prentice (NGP Photo) says he's the [...]

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6-11-14 LNG Exports Are In America’s National Interest

By |2016-12-22T22:29:22-09:00June 11th, 2014|LNG, Reader Comment|

ADN -- A 13-pound, battery-powered drone catapulted from a Prudhoe Bay gravel pit on Sunday has become the first authorized commercial operation by an unmanned aircraft over land in the United States.  (See our breaking news alert from yesterday.) Our friend, Katy, of energycitizens.org, write us today that, "Recent events in Ukraine and other parts of the world have made it abundantly clear that the United States can no longer sit on the sidelines.  (See our related editorial.) "By increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports", she writes, "we have an [...]

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6-10-14 Alaska Natives Support Oil Tax Reform

By |2016-12-22T22:29:22-09:00June 10th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction|

2:24 PM, ADT: You Read It Here First.  From Julie Hasquet at BP comes this breaking news:   "BP and AeroVironment are deploying an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS, BP Photo) technology at Prudhoe Bay, marking the first time (i.e. our emphasis added) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted permission for UAS routine commercial services over land in the United States. "The UAS technology has potential to improve safety, efficiency and the reliability of BP’s Alaska North Slope infrastructure and maintenance programs. "BP’s vendor, AeroVironment, is performing high-accuracy land surveying and [...]

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6-9-14 Polar Bears Are Cuddly and ‘Political Shenanigans’ Abound!

By |2016-12-22T22:29:22-09:00June 9th, 2014|Arctic Policy, Coastal Management, Global Warming, You Read It Here First|

World Energy, by George Backwell.  ...a fraction of natural gas projects ... will become reality as high costs and weakening gas prices.... Alaska Dispatch, by Brigham McCown.   As political shenanigans continue to delay approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, Alaska voters hold the key to avoiding a similar fate for what could be North America’s largest pipeline project (i.e. Natural gas pipeline).   Washington Examiner by Mark Tapscott.  Another scientist has more bad news for global warming advocates who claim that Americans are killing Arctic Polar Bears....  *** Professor Matthew Cronin [...]

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