12-12-13 “Foxes in the Arctic Hen House”

Upon inquiry, ConocoPhillips provides us with the latest status on its Kenai Peninsula LNG export facility, below.  We regard this as very good news because it helps assure Cook Inlet explorers that they might have both domestic and foreign markets for their gas discoveries.  Absent foreign markets, the domestic market alone could be insufficient to provide adequate, long term gas exploration incentives.  -dh  With support from many local stakeholders, and in consideration of a request from the State of Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska (COPA) has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:53-09:00December 12th, 2013|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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11-15-13 – New Battle For ANWR Begins!

Commentary:  Yesterday, BP's Dawn Patience provided a report demonstrating that the company spends $1.5 billion and supports more than 350 vendors, 2,300 BP employees and 22,500 total jobs in Alaska.  Here's the .pdf.   The company's significant, Alaska projects include, "13 oilfields on the North Slope (including Prudhoe Bay, Endicott, Northstar and Milne Point), which account for about two-thirds of Alaska oil production."  The report goes on to note that the company spent over $25 billion with 15,000 vendors throughout the country in 2012, creating a national economic impact of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 15th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-13-13

Feds Seek To Tighten Noose on Development By Expanding Clean Water Act Regulatory Control From our friends at the Pacific Legal Foundation comes word of this effort, "to stretch federal power so broadly that it could potentially cover every pond, puddle and pothole in the country."  Since Alaska has more ponds, puddles, lakes, rivers and streams than any other state and 3/4 of America's coastline, the 49th state's citizens should be alert to this new EPA rulemaking effort, detailed below.  This new regulation would provide new ammunition to White House [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 13th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-11-13 Explore the Web of Socialist Allies and Initiatives

Helping pipeline companies meet regulatory compliance - Calgary Herald - By Mario Toneguzzi, ... Is regulatory compliance a rising business opportunity for resource industry support companies?  This story says, "Yes, it is."  -dh A Web of Progressive (Socialist) Initiatives Transfers Jobs, Wealth and Power From Free Enterprise to Government The energy industry stands squarely in the crosshairs of the effort to "fundamentally transform the United States of America", and Canada is under attack as well. by Dave Harbour ​We alert our energy readers that a movement to 'fundamentally transform the United States of America' into a socialist society has the energy industry [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 11th, 2013|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-7-13 RDC Welcomes Alaska Airlines!

RDC Meeting Report: How Alaska Airlines is responding to travel needs of Alaskans (More event photos below) by Dave Harbour Today in Anchorage, members of the Resource Development Council for Alaska (RDC) welcomed as their biweekly keynote speaker, Joe Sprague, Marketing Vice President for Alaska Airlines (NGP Photo with RDC member after meeting). Eighteen years ago, Sprague began attending RDC meetings and since then has held posts of increasing responsibility with the state's namesake airline -- in Alaska, Washington D.C. and at the company's Seattle headquarters.  Meanwhile, his Alaska staff continues [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:55-09:00November 7th, 2013|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-6-13 Doc Hastings, From Washington’s Eastern Slope, Is One Of Alaska’s Major Guardians!

Calgary Herald by Lauren Krugel.  The CEO of Enbridge Inc. says he sees momentum shifting in favour of his company's controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, with an agreement between Alberta and British Columbia on West Coast oil exports the latest encouraging sign.  "We think it's quite positive, actually, that we're seeing some good collaboration between the provinces. I think it shows leadership by both of the premiers," Al Monaco told analysts and reporters on a conference call Wednesday. Commentary: Yesterday, we spent a few minutes talking with visiting Congressman Doc Hastings, Chairman of the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00November 6th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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11-5-13 Parnell Touts Benefits of Oil Tax Reform

Commentary:  Late yesterday, we received a copy of a letter (below) from Alaska Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) addressed to citizens.   We have supported tax reform in the spirit of fairness.  However, in the sense of 'enlightened self interest', we know that absent a competitive investment climate in an oil-abundant era, Alaska's production and economic strength will continue to decline.   Tax Commentary: We would suggest that economic principles apply throughout the free market--whether one is employed by the film, cruise, fishing, farming, manufacturing or oil industry.  "The more [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00November 5th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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11-4-13 Obama Administration Unleashes New Environmental Initiative

New Federal Government Attack On Economic Recovery! by Dave Harbour Late last week the President and his Administration, supported by a well-briefed cohort of environmental activists, launched a new offensive against the country's economic recovery. The Administration's new "one-two" punch against the Nation's economic recovery, began on Thursday (October 31) at the National Press Club as Interior Secretary Sally Jewell unleashed a salvo of extremist environmental talking points, along with a "secretarial order" and threats to further restrict uses of public lands. Phil Taylor of E&E Reporter said Jewell will be recommending designation [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00November 4th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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11-1-13 The Draft Beringia Memorandum

TransCanada Participates in Consumer Energy Alliance's Energy Day in Houston: Video Petroleum News: The new board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. met for the first time Oct. 30.  The board selected John Burns, a former attorney general for the State of Alaska, as chair. Friday Afternoon Alert: We received a working draft of a Beringia Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of the United States and Russia a few minutes ago, courtesy of Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) Director of State/Federal Relations, Kip Knudson.  He obtained the document from the U.S. State [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00November 1st, 2013|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-31-13 An Obama Administration Arctic Treaty That Circumvents Senate Ratification?

HOME   Above & Beyond, Canada's Arctic Journal: "Tilting heads upward, the Royal Canadian Air Force took to the skies over the Western Arctic this summer as part of their rigorous trainingtour, Operation Northern Reach.  (Also see, Watchers of the North.) For our Washington readers: On Thursday, November 14, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Chris Smith (NGP Photo) for the post of Assistant Secretary of Energy (for Fossil Energy) .  The committee will also consider the nominations of  Steven P. Croley to be the General Counsel of the Department of Energy [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00October 31st, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-28-13

Calgary Herald by Stephen Ewart.  When Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne took a seat at the head table for a Calgary Chamber of Commerce lunch on Friday, and before her speech on the importance of political collaboration to develop energy infrastructure, she found herself directly across from TransCanada CEO Russ Girling. Chairman Doc Hastings' (NGP Photo) House Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, October 30th on seven bills--including H.R. 585 (Young), To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00October 28th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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10-26-13 Has Oil Tax Reform Made Alaska’s Investment Climate Half Full or Half Empty?”

Comment: Yesterday we editorialized about more evidence supporting Alaska's oil tax reform bill, including Caelus Energy's entry into Alaska partly in response to oil tax reform.   Today, Alex DeMarban (NGP Photo) of the Alaska Dispatch provided a more in-depth report in which he editorialized that: "The departure of Pioneer from Alaska seems to cut into a major plank of Senate Bill 21, a huge tax cut for the state's oil producers that was supposed to help Alaska's dwindling oil fields overcome competition from booming shale deposits in Texas and North Dakota." DeMarban then quoted from a [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00October 26th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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10-25-13

Our Commentary Goes Nationwide We find more evidence supporting the wisdom of oil tax reform by Dave Harbour CBC.  To avoid disturbing the site where ancient human bones were discovered, a Saskatchewan pipeline company says it will tunnel deep below.​ On Wednesday, we inventoried ways in which the Federal government was hamstringing job creation by blocking natural resource development (i.e. Thinking Critically About CNBC). Yesterday, we noted that the Steller Sea Lion is finally off the threatened species list. Today, Congressman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) explains why citizens must still [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:57-09:00October 25th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-23-13 Why All Alaskans Should Support Oil Tax Reform: We’ve Proved It Works!

Commentary: We've Proven Tax Reform WORKS! This morning, Alaskanomics sheds light on how much film production tax credits have helped the economy.  Here's a Peninsula Clarion story that demonstrates how five separate tax incentives have leveraged more jobs and production in the Cook Inlet Area.  With these two examples of how moderate, competitive tax policy produces good results for Alaska, one wonders why several legislators and community activists are trying so hard to repeal SB 21, the "More Alaska Production Act" designed to increase Alaska North Slope production, jobs, Trans Alaska [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:57-09:00October 23rd, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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10-22-13 Question CNBC’s Cramer; Question White House Political/Economic Advisors

Today's CNBC Comments Require Critical Thinking by Dave Harbour Have you ever heard smart people being interviewed about Alaska and/or energy issues and wondered how they could be so uninformed/devious (i.e. Could there be any other explanation?) This morning on CNBC, Jim Cramer spoke with Jason Furman.  The 42 year-old Furman is an alumnus of the Brookings Institute and the President's Council of Economic Advisers Chairman.  On energy, Cramer suggested that the government help with the labor shortage of energy producing states, addressing the mismatch between states with job shortages and states with employment shortages.  [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:57-09:00October 22nd, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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