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3-29-18 We are traveling but here are today’s links

Larry Persily, Northern Gas Pipelines photo by Dave Harbour Today's links, courtesy, Larry Persily, former Alaska Gasline Federal Coordinator: Oil and gas news briefs for March 29, 2018 PetroChina says shorter deals will replace long-term contracts (Note: Here's what we Tweeted on this subject. NorthernGasPipelines‏ @daveharbour Mar 25. NorthernGasPipelines Retweeted Natural Gas World "Even if socialist Alaska’s LNG scheme had a viable market and finance plan, a trend toward more short term contracts would be the stake in its heart." ... (OilPrice.com; March 28) - State-owned oil and gas giant PetroChina is [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-03-29T06:15:56-09:00March 29th, 2018|AGDC, China, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Japan, Korea, LNG|0 Comments

3-23-18 Which is worse off, Alaska or Alberta?

Commentary by Dave Harbour Which is worse off: Alaska or Alberta? Both are controlled by liberals (i.e. socialists). Both are dependent on fossil energy -- and the pipelines transporting it. Both prize expanding an ever-wanting-more entitlement voter base more than a taxpayer base of wealth-creating energy investors and WORKERS. Liberal leaders of both spend billions more than they can afford. Both have lost thousands of taxpayer workers while keeping tax beneficiaries mostly WHOLE. Both project a better economic day...when the current crop of political 'leaders' are safely out of [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-03-23T07:21:49-09:00March 23rd, 2018|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Energy East Pipeline, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Global Warming, Government Waste, History|0 Comments

3-20-18 LAST CHANCE BEFORE VOTING: A Logical Review Of Anchorage’s Utility Ballot Initiative, and An Alaska LNG Scheme Update

Our Analysis Of Proposition 10 From Last Week Proposition 10 allows the MOA to sell its Municipal Light & Electric (ML&P) utility to Chugach Electric Coop (CEA). Ray Kreig on Mike Porcaro's 3-23-18 KENI Radio Show re: author's view of ML&P sale. https://clyp.it/fhbf5swd We support an HONEST and TRANSPARENT sale of ML&P but we oppose the corrupted process leading to Proposition 10. We will vote “No” until the MOA employs a transparent, valid, robust, national competitive bidding process (i.e. RFP or RFB) and until a super majority [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-03-27T07:35:31-09:00March 20th, 2018|AGDC, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Competition, FERC, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments

3-18-18 Historical Day For Alaska Tax History – CANADIAN PIPELINE SHOWDOWN!

Saskatchewan would support Alberta's decision to turn off oil taps CBC.ca. "If the fuel tanks start to run dry because Premier Notley has turned the tap off, it won't be Saskatchewan filling them up," the premier told CBC Radio's The ... Though Saskatchewan isn't connected to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, the delays in getting the $7.4 billion expansion completed are ... Analyst warns British Columbia gas prices could soon hit a record high Calgary Herald (3-20-18 Update) Q. WHAT IS A FAIR SHARE OF OIL TAXATION: THE ETERNAL QUESTION A. fair share of oil taxation is whatever the [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-03-20T05:24:03-09:00March 19th, 2018|ACES, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Control Government Spending, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Global Warming, Government Waste, History|0 Comments

3-15-18 We Comment On Anchorage, Alaska Ballot Measures

Our Honest Opinion: Anchorage, Alaska Ballot Measures Comment: These voter issues appear on the Municipality Of Anchorage (MOA) April 3 election ballots being distributed this week by mail. Since some of the measures affect energy companies and those affected by them, we have taken time this week to prepare comments. Note that this is an opinion page. While we have HONESTLY dedicated ourselves to being as factual as possible, based on the public information we have reviewed, we do -- as always -- encourage reader involvement. You can comment [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-03-27T08:30:15-09:00March 15th, 2018|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Control Government Spending, Government Waste|0 Comments

3-8-18 Alberta: Let’s Get With It!

Alberta: Let's Get With It! Our Alberta Friends: You saw what we said yesterday about Alaska. Same goes for you. Onward, for the kids' if not for your own economic salvation! -dh Braid: The great debate on pipeline unity starts with ... disunity Calgary Herald. Alberta Government House Leader Brian Mason tells reporters the first order of business for the spring sitting of the legislature will be a vote by all members of the house on a motion to support the government's efforts to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion completed at a press conference in ... [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-03-08T05:42:03-09:00March 8th, 2018|Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Korea|0 Comments

3-7-18 Alaska has a deficit budget and fiscal crisis but pours money into socialized, uneconomic energy projects!

Government subsidized Fairbanks natural gas scheme plods on... ...with insufficient customer base, insufficient long term gas supply, high cost barriers to fuel oil/gas conversion. This is one of two large, socialized, Alaska energy projects that politicians continue to subsidize in the midst of a fiscal crisis highlighted by deficit budgets. Neither the AGDC nor the IEP natural gas projects would now be burning cash if they were controlled by prudent, free market investors. See references, below. -dh LNG tank construction a sign of progress for Interior gas project (IEP), Alaskajournal.com, Backhoes are back [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-03-07T12:46:10-09:00March 7th, 2018|AGDC, AIDEA, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Intrastate Gas|0 Comments

2-15-18 BC-Alberta Pipeline Tensions Rise – Let’s Not Forget Alaska Either!

Danger Stranger by Dave Harbour Why are government officials in Alaska, Alberta and British Columbia so engaged in efforts to control utility/pipeline projects? A. Because that's where the money is (Ref: W.H.). Ratepayers, Taxpayers, Citizens beware the elected elite and bureaucracy! DANGER-STRANGER We urge critical thinking Alaskans to be especially alert to utility/pipeline games. With declining economy, unions and government workers, some utilities and compliant politicians (i.e. and croney capitalist businesses dependent on the foregoing) will naturally want to keep their constituencies WHOLE at the expense of [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-02-16T12:18:04-09:00February 15th, 2018|AGDC, AIDEA, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alternate Energy, Canadian Energy Policy, Columnists, Commentary, Control Government Spending, Crony Capitalism, Government Waste, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Intrastate Gas, LNG, NEB|0 Comments

2-9-18 Why do we need gas pipelines?

Comment: With Canadian liberal leaders at the national and provincial level doing everything possible to worship climate change and kill fossil fuel and pipelines that transport them, you had to expect the arrival of a 'day of reckoning'. We expect there will be more to come. -dh NEWS Prince Rupert residents urged to use less natural gas due to damagedpipeline. CBC.ca. Even though temperatures are positively chilly in the north coast city, residents of Prince Rupert have been urged to reduce their natural gasuse because of a problem with the sole line into town. [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-02-09T05:41:47-09:00February 9th, 2018|Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Global Warming|0 Comments

1-23-18 Just remember….

Just remember... Private companies when filing with FERC and other agencies -- for energy projects or just for portions of a project regulated by a particular agency -- really have to have their acts together. Among that preparation is a reasonable degree of knowledge and proof -- acceptable to the board of directors as well as convincing to the agency -- that the project is real. The application must be solid: environmental research/safeguards (i.e. air, water, earth and flora and fauna, including birds, mammals, fish), geological, cultural, archaeological, logistic, [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-01-25T11:28:48-09:00January 23rd, 2018|AGDC, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, China, Commentary, Competition, Control Government Spending, Government Waste, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Japan, Korea, LNG, Russia|0 Comments

1-22-18 Alaska’s Pipe Policy Pursues Perfidy

Saturday We Said, "Canada's Pipe Policy Pursues Perplexity" (Today, it's Alaska's Turn) We say Alaska pursues perfidy because it does. Everyone in the state with at least one good eye on this government-owned bureaucrat-controlled enterprise (i.e. the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, or AGDC) knows it is is not what it claims to be. Heaven knows what Governor Walker told President Trump about his pipedream last year when his role as governor gained him entrance to America's seat of power to talk about a $1 trillion US "Infrastructure" investment project. [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-01-25T10:34:57-09:00January 22nd, 2018|AGDC, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, China, Commentary, Japan, Korea, LNG|0 Comments

1-19-18 Alaska and Alberta: Resist Socialism!

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's socialist (i.e. communist) dictator. Comment: We continually urge Alaska and Alberta to control spending and taxation. The two oil supported governments should resist the move toward socialism which unsuccessfully manages economies, kills economic growth, produces run-away unemployment and inflation and results in dictatorship and loss of freedom. Following is an example of an oil-fired economy ruined by socialist dictatorship. -dh Looting of food stores spreads in Venezuela as inflation tops 2600%. Things are going from bad to worse in Venezuela as growing food shortages are [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-01-19T16:21:13-09:00January 19th, 2018|AGDC, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Columnists, Commentary, Control Government Spending, Global Warming, Government Waste, Interior Energy Project (IEP), LNG, NPR-A, Rule Of Law, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

1-9-18 PANMUNJOM SUMMIT ON KOREAN DMZ IS IN TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT! – Calling For Gas Pipeline Contractors/Operators, Ukraine! Be A Pioneer!

The Definition of Insanity Yes, this webpage is about energy but -- without freedom -- free enterprise, prosperity and civilization's unalienable rights are all threatened by Dave Harbour Fishing on the DMZ, image courtesy Washington Times Temporarily elected and appointed politicians and bureaucrats can adopt the definition of "insanity" just as individuals are prone to do. That is, if one tries unsuccessfully to solve a problem using the same unsuccessful techniques again and again he might be "tetched", or stupid or corrupt. Charitably, we default to [...]

By wpnorthern|2021-03-18T09:06:59-09:00January 9th, 2018|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alternate Energy, Canadian Energy Policy, China, Commentary, Competition, Crony Capitalism, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Global Warming, Government Waste, Korea, Reader Comment, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

12-29-17 Another Pipedream Hits The Dust

Editorial Comment: Your author served as director of public affairs for the Arctic Gas Project in the 1970s, a component of which was a Mackenzie Delta gas transportation project. Canada's National Energy Board killed that project and your author then served as advisor to the Foothills (i.e. Alaska highway route) pipeline project which separated itself from the Mackenzie project. That project proved to be infeasible in the 1980s as did a Dempster Highway alternative for Mackenzie Delta gas (i.e. Maple Leaf project). During the 80s your author served as government relations [...]

By wpnorthern|2018-08-16T17:58:37-09:00December 29th, 2017|AGDC, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Canadian Energy Policy, China, Commentary, Competition, Fracking, Government Waste, History, Interior Energy Project (IEP), LNG, Mackenzie Valley Oil & Gas Pipelines, NEB, Personal|0 Comments

12-28-17 Alaska’s Governor Supports Climate Change Movement!

Global Warming Opinion From Our Mid-Atlantic Energy Analyst: Given the odd pattern of the holiday weeks, we forgot until today about Euan Mearns’ Blowout Week, which we generally link. http://euanmearns.com/blowout-week-208/#more-20518 Given the weather for the northeast quadrant of the U.S. this week (the high here today was 12 degrees, and snowing hard in Geauga County), our two favorites deal with ongoing predictions of global warming. On the one hand, GLOBAL WARMING (GW) is causing ongoing record snowfalls: Reuters: Climate change driving record snows in Alaskan mountains The study by researchers from Dartmouth College, the [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-12-29T12:59:11-09:00December 28th, 2017|AGDC, AIDEA, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, China, Commentary, Control Government Spending, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Global Warming, Government Waste, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Korea, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

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