5-22-14

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 22nd, 2014|Uncategorized|

Those who missed it may scroll down for yesterday's important report connecting the dots among those who would kill American energy independence.  -dh WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (NGP Photo), today questioned President Obama’s decision to use the Antiquities Act to lock up nearly 500,000 acres of public land in New Mexico despite bipartisan legislation moving through Congress to achieve similar goal of protecting the Organ Mountain area.   (Scroll down for House Member Doc Hastings' reaction yesterday to the President's Organ Mountain action....  -dh) “The president’s willingness [...]

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5-21-14 BREAKING NEWS: “Hollywood & Washington” Use “Smoke and Mirrors” To Fight US Energy Independence

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 21st, 2014|Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|

We Provide For Readers and Our Archives This Breaking News Evidence Of The Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal. Commentary By Dave Harbour Here is more evidence, a VeritasVisuals video released yesterday, that environmental activists, Hollywood (NGP Photo) entertainment industry producers and actors and Washington (NGP Photo) work together to end "... American energy independence", "Fracking", and "Keystone XL Pipeline" endeavors. It will be interesting to see whether or not national news media employees ( i.e. who are not necessarily fact oriented 'journalists') and columnists cover this dramatic example of what some tribunals might label "treasonous behavior" or [...]

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5-20-14 – Gas Pipelines And State Revenue

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 20th, 2014|Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|

Our faithful readers will remember the tributes offered them last week on behalf of retiring National Energy Board Chairman and CEO, Gaétan Caron.  Today, we provide our Canadian readers with the link to apply for a significant, temporary appointment as an NEB Board Member. Energy Questions For Voters To Ask Candidates What do daisies and dandelions have to do with energy and voting? by Dave Harbour Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing entitled “Oil and Gas Activities within Our [...]

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5-19-14 Public – Private Gas Pipelines

By |2016-03-13T03:53:34-09:00May 19th, 2014|Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|

Calgary Herald by Dan Healing.   It’s a classic case of too much of a good thing.  Burgeoning liquids-rich gas production in west central Alberta has overwhelmed the ability of gas plants to process the growing stream, Calgary producers warn, leading to lower production forecasts.   Brief Commentary, "Public - Private Gas Pipelines": We contrast three public-private gas pipeline projects, two of which are linked below, from weekend news reports/commentary.  As time goes on, we'll hear much more about these and other projects.  They cannot be precisely compared, in part [...]

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5-18-14 A New Gas Pipeline Plan

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 18th, 2014|AGDC, Intrastate Gas|

ADN by Dermot Cole.   Juneau Empire by Matt Woolbright.  One of the top executives for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation is leaving less than two weeks after a new law was signed advancing a proposed natural gas pipeline.  Administrative Services Director Deborah Bitney joined AGDC .... Construction on the natural gas pipeline is expected to start in 2016, with the goal of delivering fuel by the middle of 2019. No, not that gas pipeline. Developers of the Donlin Gold project have applied for a right of way in Southcentral [...]

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5-17-14 Alaskanomics

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 17th, 2014|Uncategorized|

April Alaskanomics Report: Unemployment at 6.4 percent in Alaska Posted: 16 May 2014 04:50 PM PDT The State of Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development published the April unemployment rate this morning. For the first time in nearly five and a half years, the US national average is below the Alaska rate. The seasonally adjusted rate in Alaska was 6.4 percent during April. The not-seasonally adjusted rate was at 6.5 percent, which is eight-tenths of a percentage lower than March. It is very common to see large drops in April. [...]

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5-16-14 More Accolades Flow To Retiring National Energy Board Chairman Gaétan Caron

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 16th, 2014|Commentary, Personal|

Mike Smith, Executive Director of the Interstate  Oil and Gas Compact Commission, also weighed in today with his best wishes to Caron for "Life after the NEB". Early today, Chuck Gray, Executive Director of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners commented on National Energy Board Chairman Gaé​tan Caron's impending departure from his 35-year assignment.  Here is Gray's testimonial.  Yesterday, we acknowledged the outstanding service National Energy Board Chairman Gaétan Caron (NGP Photo) has provided to Canada over a long and distinguished career. Last evening, former Chairman of the Alaska Oil and [...]

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5-15-14 Gaétan Caron To Retire

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 15th, 2014|Commentary, Personal|

Canada Revamps Pipeline Safety Rules Ahead Of New Projects  (Also see testimony) Reflections On 35 Years With The National Energy Board Gaétan Caron (NGP Photo), Chair and CEO, National Energy Board (NEB) Alberta Energy Regulator’s Forum 14 May 2014  (See more accolades to departing Chairman Caron in tomorrow's posting, here, or scroll down.) Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. Slide 1.  I will start my presentation with a brief overview of the National Energy Board so that you can better understand the perspective that I am bringing [...]

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5-14-14

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 14th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Reader Comment, You Read It Here First|

Courtesy of Alaskanomics, we have the following Alaska North Slope project update: North Slope Project Update Posted: 13 May 2014 10:01 AM PDT There have been numerous announcements from the oil and gas industry regarding new projects since the passage of SB21, the More Alaska Production Act (Note in our report last week the support for this oil and gas reform act from the mining industry  -dh). Announcements have come from the major producers, as well as smaller, independent companies. Information compiled by the Bradner Alaska Economic Report shows that [...]

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5-13-14 Hanging In There Together

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 13th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|

 “Let’s Hang In There Together” by Dave Harbour At the signing of the Declaration of Independence – in the face of political oppression -- founding father Benjamin Franklin urged his fellow countrymen to, “…all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” See last week's report and photos: Alaska Mining Day! Today, the enemy of freedom and economic stability – as we have demonstrated – is a dedicated enviro-industrial-governmental cabal perhaps more menacing than King George’s foot guards, fusiliers  and lancers.  Why is this so? Today's Wall Street Journal Joins [...]

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5-12-14

By |2016-03-13T03:53:33-09:00May 12th, 2014|Uncategorized|

Energy Business Review.  Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has signed Senate Bill 138 to advance the large-diameter Alaska natural gas pipeline project, marking a step ahead to a gasline in Alaska.    ...     Formal commercial agreements are scheduled to be finalized by AGDC the companies and TransCanada in near future, enabling the project to advance into the pre-front end engineering and design (Pre-FEED) phase.

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5-10-14 Weekly Alaska Miners Association Report

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 10th, 2014|You Read It Here First|

Weekly Alaska Miners Association Report by Deantha Crockett (NGP Photo), Executive Director Happy Alaska Mining Day! – AMA celebrates Alaska Mining Day today at branch meetings in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.  As a reminder, Mining Day was enacted in 2013 by the passing of SB1, sponsored by Senator Cathy Giessel, that establishes May 10th as Alaska Mining Day.  And because Mining Day is actually Saturday, celebrate then too.  Happy Alaska Mining Day, all! Also at this morning at mining day breakfasts statewide, we unveiled AMA's new logo, which you'll notice [...]

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5-9-14 Alaska Mining Day

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 9th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|

You likely read it here first: Report Card For Legislators and Governor Released Today; Today...White House To Review oil export ban; REI gets $240k for Alaska LNG study; Pedro van Meurs (NPG Photo) seminar on World Fiscal Systems for Unconventional oil and gas, June 4-6; preliminary bid results, Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula oil and gas lease sale. ADN by Pat Forgey. Exxon Mobil Corp. and its partners in the Alaska natural gas export pipeline began work on its summer field season this week....  Exxon's Steve Butt (NGP Photo), now reassigned to the AKLNG [...]

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5-8-14 – OCS Governors Grow Stronger

By |2016-03-13T03:54:13-09:00May 8th, 2014|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|

Yesterday, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe joined the OCS Governors Coalition, a powerful group of governors formerly chaired by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell.  Other governors working with Parnell and McAuliffe to "improve communication between federal and state officials on OCS issues", include : Governor Robert Bentley, Alabama; Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana; Governor Phil Bryant, Mississippi; Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina (Chair); Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina; and, Governor Rick Perry, Texas.     -dh Fairbanks News Miner.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) will be in Fairbanks today to sign Senate Bill 138, a landmark bill letting the state take [...]

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5-7-14

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00May 7th, 2014|Uncategorized|

EIA releases complete Annual Energy Outlook 2014 report The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released the full content of the Annual Energy Outlook 2014.  EID-Mtn. States: Activist billionaire Tom Steyer poised to dump millions into anti-HF effort in Colo. (5/6) NATIONAL Eagle Ford likely to last longer than past booms. Houston Chronicle, EID’s David Blackmon. Today's boom in the United States is different in that we now have rapidly rising domestic supplies meeting rising demand. Where in the past the United States was forced to rely more and more heavily [...]

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