7-5-14 Alaska Gasline Agreement Signed

Governor's Website – Citing significant progress on an Alaska gasline that gets Alaska’s gas to Alaskans and markets beyond, Governor Sean Parnell welcomed news that a formal commercial agreement has been signed between the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), BP, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and TransCanada to advance the Alaska LNG Project. “Environmental and pipeline engineering fieldwork has officially begun,” Governor Parnell said. “I am pleased all parties continue to make progress on building an Alaska gasline project that will create thousands of Alaska jobs and fuel Alaska homes and businesses. This milestone [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:19-09:00July 7th, 2014|AGDC, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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5-18-14 A New Gas Pipeline Plan

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 [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 18th, 2014|AGDC, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-23-14

TODAY: Commonwealth North Series Discussion on Alaska's Investment in a Natural Gas Pipeline, noon, in Anchorage.  Register here. In our continuing effort to document the effect of oil industry investment on the Alaska economy, we provide this information and link from the Prudhoe Bay Gathering Center 2 module, under construction at the NANA Development Corp Big Lake facility; we thank Dawn Patience of BP Alaska for this information.  (Photo left, BP Lead Project Engineer Kara Dunphy and Nana Development Project Manager Fred Elvsaas, son of an old friend from Seldovia, Ak.) [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:38-09:00April 23rd, 2014|AGDC, LNG|0 Comments
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4-22-14 Deadline TODAY For NPR Project Comment – Dan Fauske Briefs Sitka Chamber On Alaska Gas Project

BP agrees to sale of interests in four Alaska North Slope assets Calgary Herald by Dan Healing.  Oilsands company reports 13,400 barrels per day in Q1.  Calgary Herald by Deborah Yedlin.  Will there ever be an end to the largely uninformed commentary and analysis about the oilsands and the evils of the Keystone XL pipeline? ... former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, ..., sent Barack Obama a letter urging rejection of the project. See comment of one of our readers, submitted today! Today is the last day to show support for [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:38-09:00April 22nd, 2014|AGDC, Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-25-14 Parnell Introduces Gasline Legislation

ADN.  Gov. Sean Parnell on Friday introduced legislation to move ahead on his proposal to make the state a financial partner with Alaska's oil producers and pipeline company TransCanada in a liquefied natural gas project. The state already has signed commercial agreements with the industry players, and Senate Bill 138 aims to put that framework into law. The 49-page measure calls for a new subsidiary of the public Alaska Gasline Development Corporation to own shares in an LNG plant and marine terminal proposed for Nikiski where the liquefied gas would [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:42:37-09:00January 25th, 2014|AGDC, AGIA, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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1-18-14

Oil & Gas Journal by Christopher Smith.  ExxonMobil Corp., BP PLC, ConocoPhillips, TransCanada Corp., Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC), and Alaska’s commissioners of natural resources and revenue have signed a heads of agreement (HOA) for the Alaska LNG Project, laying the commercial framework for development of an 800-mile natural gas pipeline to transport production from the Alaska North Slope (ANS) to a 15-18 million tonne/year LNG plant on its south-central coast.

By |2016-12-22T22:29:51-09:00January 19th, 2014|AGDC, AGIA, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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1-14-14 Meet Alaska Part II

Meet Alaska Part II (Scroll Down For Part I.  Remember that we wish our archives to maintain the highest degree of accuracy.  Accordingly, we solicit reader responses: additions, corrections to anything included herein.) by Dave Harbour THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON: You Read It Here First! U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) today sent a letter to President Obama urging him to lift the prohibition on exporting crude oil produced in the United States. Doing so, Murkowski wrote, will allow American producers to access global markets, which will boost production, protect jobs, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:51-09:00January 14th, 2014|AGDC, AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-12-14

ADN By Lisa Demer.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) on Friday announced that he was prepared to abandon the Palin-era natural gas pipeline law and set the state on a new path as an investor and partner in a long-dreamed-about natural gas project from the North Slope.  (We'll have more report and photos for our readers on Monday.  -dh)  

By |2016-03-13T03:41:25-09:00January 12th, 2014|AGDC, AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-15-13

From Governor Parnell's Office.  Following the close of the first session of the 28th Alaska Legislature, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) today thanked legislators and highlighted the successful passage of many of his key priorities to improve Alaska. Reforming Alaska’s oil tax structure, providing cheaper energy to Interior and rural communities, reducing payroll tax increases, exercising fiscal restraint, and protecting Alaskan families led the governor’s agenda this session. Alaska’s Oil Production Comeback   "After thoughtful analysis and debate, legislators passed Senate Bill 21", a statement from his office said today, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:50-09:00April 16th, 2013|AGDC, AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-12-13

 Calgary Herald by James Wood.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that Ottawa and Alberta are taking a “Team Canada” approach when it comes to getting the controversial Keystone XL pipeline approved by the United States government.  And he offered some praise for Premier Alison Redford, who has returned from a two-day trip to Washington D.C. where she touted the environmental record of Alberta and Canada — along with the merits of Keystone, a cross-border pipeline proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada which is intended to ship oil from northern Alberta to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:51-09:00April 12th, 2013|AGDC, Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-11-13

Tonight Is Another Big Night, For Those Who Care About Alaska's Economic Future! The Government Gas Pipeline Commentary by Dave Harbour Late yesterday, we followed the Senate Finance Committee review of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation's answers to questions about the pending, HB4 that would expand AGDC's powers and infuse it with operating capital.  (Watch the video.  Photo: House Speaker Mike Chenault.) We have always supported the concept of this project as an insurance policy for Interior and South Central Alaska electric power and space heating consumers.  This is because [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:51-09:00April 11th, 2013|AGDC, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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3-8-13

Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), questioned the nominee to be the next Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, about her commitment to return balance to the various missions of the department.  "Balance" would include recognizing importance of energy development, multiple use and consideration for the livelihoods and safety of citizens.  See her full opening statement here, and the full video of the hearing here. Instate Gasline Competition by  Dave Harbour   In the 1970's powerful energy consortia fought over Arctic gas pipeline routes tapping Alaska North Slope (ANS) and Canadian Mackenzie [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:58-09:00March 8th, 2013|AGDC, AGIA|0 Comments
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1-24-13

David Wright Tremaine, LLP by Michael Jungreis.  Lawmakers must weigh the costs of this project, in a time of declining state revenues, against the possible alternative sources of energy to prevent their constituents from freezing in the dark.  More information about the in-state pipeline can be found at the website of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation.

By |2016-03-13T03:42:37-09:00January 24th, 2013|AGDC|0 Comments
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