9-15-16 Kish Returns To Capitol Hill

We are delighted to note that one of Washington's most knowledgeable energy analysts is joining the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan.  We think our Alaskan, Canadian and Lower 48 readers will be grateful that such an advisor will be in such a position to improve energy decision and policy making in Washington.  -dh GOP Energy Veteran Kish To Ryan's Office: As Playbook readers found out this morning, Institute for Energy Research Senior Vice President Dan Kish is headed to Speaker Paul Ryan 's office as a new policy adviser for energy, environment, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:26:54-09:00September 15th, 2016|ANWR, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Fracking, Global Warming, Government Waste, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Mackenzie Valley Oil & Gas Pipelines, NPR-A, Ocean Policy, OCS, Personal, Rule Of Law|0 Comments
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6-23-16 Federal Overreach Is Officially Court-Scorned

BREAKING NEWS TODAY: Compare With Related Federal Lawlessness Documented Below Washington, D.C. – Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on the lack of enforcement and accountability from the Obama Administration in response to a growing number of reports of unethical and criminal conduct at the Department of the Interior (DOI).  More here, including witness testimony.... Pacific Legal Foundation's Supreme Court Victories Over Federal Overreach Read Here Federal Judge Kills Fed Fracking Regs By Victor Morton - The Washington Times - Tuesday, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:10-09:00June 23rd, 2016|Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Competition, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Fracking, NPR-A, Ocean Policy, OCS, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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6-21-16 The Socialist Cabal Attacks Nuclear, et. al.

Wildrose blasts NDP over climate plan advertising, Calgary Herald ... per-capita greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against climate warming and to help the province win outside support for stalled pipeline projects ... NGP Readers: be aware that as the enviro-industrial-governmental cabal continues (i.e. via protests, confrontation, litigation, statute and regulation) to vilify and outlaw OCS activity, oil, pipelines, coal and nuclear energy projects, more reliance will fall on natural gas power generation.  Now, the cabal is targeting nuclear but also natural gas.  So when the inevitable market and political winds [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:10-09:00June 21st, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Progress, Fracking, Global Warming, Interior Energy Project (IEP), Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Mackenzie Valley Oil & Gas Pipelines, OCS|0 Comments
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5-27-16 Trump On Energy: A Work In Progress We Can Support!

Headlines For Our Special Interest Readers: Alaska Oil Producers Respond To Low Oil Prices; Yedlin: PwC energy forum renews need for urgency on energy exports; EDITORIAL: Lack of leadership on display from Gov, Legislature; Braid: A Trump welcome for a Notley ally; Legacy wells need full clean-up: Government wells still polluting Alaska, funding running short; Walker's repackaged tax proposals land with thud in the Legislature Trump In N.D. Yesterday Addressed Fracking, Keystone XL and Alaska The man is a work in progress that the energy industries can support by Dave Harbour [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:14-09:00May 27th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alternate Energy, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Fracking, Keystone XL|0 Comments
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5-20-16 THE WAR ON COAL – IN THE NEWS TODAY

Reminder to our Alaska readers: AOGA 50th Anniversary Conference - On May 25, the Alaska Oil and Gas Association will hold its 50th Anniversary Conference.  Aside from supporting our friends in the oil patch, the agenda holds some terrific energy speakers like Alex Epstein, author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, and so much more. More here!    "Wake Up Consumers: Government Regulation Is Making You Poorer!" Commentary by Dave Harbour  "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Socialist.           Then [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:15-09:00May 20th, 2016|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Fracking, Global Warming|0 Comments
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4-19-16 The Alliance Tells It Like It Is: We Like That

We like it when the respected people and organizations among us, "tell it like it is".  Below (Left), is what the Alliance's Ak Headlamp said yesterday about Alaska's fiscal crisis and how leaders are dealing with it.  -dh Lynn Helms, Director, N.D. Department of Mineral Resources. NGP File Photo.   Billings Gazette.   North Dakota oil production had a smaller decline than expected in February as more companies put fracking crews to work to maintain cash flow, the state’s top oil regulator said.     ...     Director [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:27-09:00April 19th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Fracking, Interstate Gas|0 Comments
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4-18-16 ALERT BELOW – BLM Seeks To Increase O&G Regulatory Burden

Alberta's 2016 budget: Ignoring lessons from Alberta’s history (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Ben Eisen and Charles Lammam Alberta expects to rack up $37 billion in new debt over the next three years.   Notley following Wynne’s failed Ontario strategy on deficits and debt (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Ben Eisen and Charles Lammam Ontario has seen its net debt increase by $126.5 billion since 2008/09.   Will B.C. ever export LNG? (Appeared in the Vancouver Sun) by Kenneth P. Green and Taylor Jackson The regulatory approval [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:28-09:00April 18th, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Fracking, LNG, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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Help Hilcorp Today!

Hilcorp Alaska, LLC is currently pursuing the necessary permits and authorizations to develop the Liberty reservoir several miles offshore the central North Slope.  The first major step in this process is the approval of the Development and Production Plan (DPP), which Hilcorp recently filed with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). BOEM has extended the public comment period on the preparation of a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) to Monday, March 28, 2016.    Click here to provide comments. Then click on the "Comment Now" button. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:31-09:00March 28th, 2016|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Competition, Federal Obstruction, Fracking, Global Warming, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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3-3-16 Fracking Pioneer Dies In Oklahoma City Car Crash

We are sad to note a report from a reliable source that an important oil industry player is leaving Alaska.  Following a disappointing 4th quarter 2015 net loss of $7.2 billion -- but not necessarily related to it -- Apache Corporation will be leaving Alaska.  Details to follow.  -dh  From Embassy News - Canada - comes this Mackenzie Valley Pipeline update by Marie-Danielle Smith. Former Governor Frank Murkowski (NGP Photo) Suggests "Another Approach" To Providing Alaska North Slope Gas Producers With Fiscal Certainty.  Note: we have always reminded readers that fiscal certainty provided for gas [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:27:32-09:00March 3rd, 2016|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Fracking, Personal, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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6-24-15

 Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop commented this morning on a decision by the U.S. District Court of Wyoming to grant a stay of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule. As a result of the decision, compliance with BLM's rule, which was originally intended to go into effect on June 24th, has been delayed until early August. “This is a rule based on fear not facts that favors Washington bureaucracy over progress and science. The DOE and the EPA have both found fracturing safe yet the propagandist [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:15-09:00June 24th, 2015|Fracking|0 Comments
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6-13-15 EPA Retreats On Fracking

Petroleum News: EPA: No widespread harm from fracking - 06/14/2015 (Login to read Full story) Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said June 4 in a report that also warned of potential contamination of water supplies if safeguards are not maintained. A draft study issu....

By |2016-03-13T03:54:14-09:00June 15th, 2015|Federal Progress, Fracking|0 Comments
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3-22-15 Cruz Announces – Obama Targets Fracking With More Regs – Alaska and Alberta Face Oil Price Challenges With Similar Diversification Temptations

National Commentary: After watching the Ted Cruz speech a few minutes ago, many might agree that he is qualified to lead the country into the sunshine -- away from our current maladies, years of malaise and dark path toward economic and social chaos--for two main reasons. First, he understands the rule-of-law and jurisdictionally overreaching abuses of the current administration affecting energy production which, in turn,  underpins the historical and future wealth of America. Second, he articulated virtually all of the values which many of us believe are required to sustain the economy, security [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:32-09:00March 24th, 2015|Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Fracking|0 Comments
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3-2-15 Here’s Your Invitation To BOEM Day In Anchorage – What Do You Call It When Enviros Give Aid & Comfort To Anti-US/Canadian Energy Attacks?

CEA invitation to attend TODAY'S Pre-BOEM hearing press conference and reception: _____________ Wall Street Journal Video: Western NY cities trying to secede from anti-fracking state to join Pennsylvania where fracking produces wealth and jobs.  Also ... Russia flowing money through anti-fracking groups to stall US fracking projects (Note that some of the groups named in these various reports are TransCanada, Keystone XL opponents).   Does Russian and middle eastern money laundered via US environmental activist groups to oppose US Energy Independence = Foreign Aggression + US Enviro Disloyalty = Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy?    Could this be a conspiracy [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:34-09:00March 2nd, 2015|Arctic Policy, Commentary, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Fracking, OCS|0 Comments
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2-6-15 LNG Oversupplied: Low Prices Threaten LNG Export Projects

Foreign Interests Help Enviros Fight US Energy Independence: Foreign Aggression + US Enviro Treason? Asia spot LNG prices fall to $7.20!   Washington Times Op-Ed by Rep. Rob Bishop, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources.  The response should never be to falter when your enemy stares you down, but that’s just what President Obama has done with OPEC. He sent a signal: America will blink. What do you think of this editorial? Strongly agree 66% Agree 12% Don't know 1% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 13% TOTAL: 146 votes We voted on [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:36-09:00February 6th, 2015|Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Fracking|0 Comments
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7-9-13 Beware Of New Fracking Movie Hoax

From American Energy Alliance: Morning Energy News - July 9, 2013   Let us save you three hours of avant garde, pouty whisper-narration: this is Gasland 1 retold with every inaccuracy, hoax, and outright lie. Don’t watch this movie, not because it’s so terribly presented and lacks any kind tie of reality, but because time is precious and there are so many better ways to spend those three long hours. Washington Free Beacon (7/8/13) reports: “Environmentalist filmmaker Josh Fox presents a hoax perpetrated by a Texas activist designed to malign an innovative oil [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:26-09:00July 9th, 2013|Fracking, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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