8-3-15 Walker Wants Gasline Control
Alaska's Governor Bill Walker wants 51% ownership in Alaska gasline/LNG project. See Alaska Journal of Commerce article by Tim Bradner.
7-31-15
Petroleum News by Alan Bailey. A July 17 application by BP to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for amendments to area injection orders for the Prudhoe Bay field marks a critical step toward the possibility of building a major gas pipeline for the export of natural gas from the North Slope. The application requests approval for an increase in the maximum amount of gas that can be withdrawn from the field and approval to inject additional carbon dioxide into the field reservoir. Although huge quantities of natural gas [...]
4-20-15 Could Alaska’s Governor Be An Alaska Gasline Obstacle?I
KTUU Opinion by Senator John Coghill (NGP Photo). Respectfully, Gov. Bill Walker, with the best of intentions, has proposed “up-sizing” the Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline project, ASAP, as leverage for prospective negotiations with producers in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project, AKLNG. On its face that “sounds good.” Unfortunately, up-sizing ASAP may result in significant negative consequences. As we listened to testimony this session, a few themes developed: 1. the State, if Governor Walker continues on his path, may itself become a “risk factor” for alignment with AKLNG, and 2. if the [...]
4-17-15 Will Excessive Pride Hinder Governor Walker’s Ability to Succeed?
Sen. Murkowski: Iran Oil Could Hurt U.S. Production if Prohibition on Exporting Domestic Crude Oil isn’t Lifted Restrictions on U.S. Oil Trade Amount to “Domestic Sanctions” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today drew attention to the potential impact that ending sanctions against Iran could have on U.S. production if the outdated prohibition on exporting domestic crude oil is not also lifted. Click to view video Will Excessive Pride Hinder Governor Walker's Ability to Succeed? by Dave Harbour On February 25, we expressed optimism that Alaska's new, "'All Alaska' [...]
4-14-15
LEGISLATIVE NEWS RELEASE: New Bills Seek Savings for Electricity Along Railbelt SB105 and HB187 would create the Railbelt Electric Transmission Authority FROM ALASKANOMICS: Update on the Alaska LNG Project- Anchorage Make it Monday Forum Posted: 13 Apr 2015 04:16 PM PDT The companies working on the Alaska LNG project are working hard to keep the project rolling through the next stage. In the summer of 2015, there will be continuing fieldwork as the project prepares for the Environmental Impact Study (EIS). The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will conduct one [...]
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4-7-15 Gasline Confirmations Today
Calgary Herald by Stephen Ewart. Record oil production, increasingly complex energy transportation issues and unprecedented public engagement aren’t enough to prevent a nearly 25 per cent cut to the budget and large reduction in staff at the National Energy Board over the next two years. News of the “operational realities” confronting the NEB — which will mean 73 fewer employees — emerged late last week with release of its 2015-16 Report on Plans and Priorities. The reason for the drop-off in funding is easily explained.(More) KTOO. The Senate Finance Committee plans confirmation hearings for Gov. Bill Walker’s appointees to the Alaska [...]
4-3-15 Gas Line Collision
Our Great Concerns With Walker's Policies AJOC by Tim Bradner With about two weeks left on the clock, the 2015 session of the Legislature seems set to end with a big bang. A collision is shaping up between legislators and Gov. Bill Walker (NGP Photo) over the governor’s vision of a large state-led gas pipeline. Notes from the road (Reference Bradner Commentary Above): We have little time to write while traveling (Today in L.A. on the way to Anchorage). We do note that as the Alaska legislative session comes to [...]
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3-31-15 Legislative Leaders Focus On Gasline Details – Commentary, “Proud as Quixote”
Peninsula Clarion and This Webpage, By Reps. Mike Chenault (R) and Mike Hawker (L) We want to work with our new Governor to progress this great State forward, especially knowing Our Commentary: The two legislators above created the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) concept as an insurance policy for transporting Alaska North Slope (ANS) gas to citizens and to an export facility. The current governor - who opposed the AGDC/ASAP gasline concept before he supported it .... more coming.... ...en route from South America to a stop in Mexico City, then two days in [...]
3-29-15 NPC Says Develop Arctic Energy
Hearst Newspapers by Jennifer Dlouhy. The United States should move swiftly to harness the tremendous oil and gas reserves locked under its Arctic waters while the industry improves the equipment used to drill wells and sop up spills, according to a government advisory committee report released Friday. The analysis, conducted by the National Petroleum Council at the request of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, makes the case for the United States to aggressively develop Arctic oil and gas that can help supply the country with energy long after production tails [...]
3-26-15 Major Alaska Legislative Hearing: Ak-LNG North Slope Gas Project
Commentary: Yesterday, the Senate Resources Committee's Chairman, Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo) scheduled testimony on HB 132 clarifying the mission of the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation. ON THE FEDERAL SIDE: ADN Commentary by Randall Luhi (NGP Photo). We need to take our country and economy to the next level in terms of energy security. The only way to do this is to safely and responsibly explore our own offshore energy resources, particularly off Alaska. SHELL DECISION CLOSE! ADN by Jennifer Dlouhy. The Obama administration is set to announce within days whether [...]
3-25-15 Gasline Bill Passes – Alaska Economic Update – Arctic Residents Take Place At Arctic Policy Table
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Seizes Arctic Initiative: Criticizes Environmental Carpet Baggers! Gasline Bill Passes Alaska House Alaska Economic Update- Part 2 - See Part 1 Here By Mark Edwards (NGP Photo) In our last post, we discussed the falling oil prices and the possible impact on the economy. Today we will look at jobs, unemployment, and population. Payroll jobs increase only 0.3% in 2013 and 2014. No growth predicted in 2015 - Alaska's payroll job count increased by 1,000 jobs or 0.3% last year, similar to 2013 results. This slight increase [...]
3-22-15
Fairbanks News Miner Editorial. Other than the state’s budget deficit, the state’s most important decision with regard to its future is the path it will take to a natural gas pipeline. After many years of stagnation under the failed Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, there have been signs of progress in the state’s goal of developing a large-diameter natural gas pipeline that would both supply the state’s gas needs and provide for substantial export. More....
3-15-15
AJOC by Tim Bradner. Despite Gov. Bill Walker’s threat of a veto, House leaders are pushing ahead with a bill that would put sideboards on the governor’s plan to expand a state-led backup gas pipeline into a large project that could be seen as a competitor to the Alaska LNG Project, the industry-led gas project in which the state is also a 25 percent owner. ...In a related development, Alaska Gasline Development Corp. Public Affairs Manager Miles Baker said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers informed AGDC on March [...]
3-14-15
JOC by Tim Bradner. The first new jobs created by Gov. Bill Walker’s new gas pipeline plan may well be in California, it appears. Following the governor’s directions, the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. has initiated a study of costs to do engineering to scale-up a state-backed North Slope natural gas pipeline, the Alaska Stand-Alone Gas Pipeline. The state pipeline is now planned with a capacity to move 500 million cubic feet per day. The governor wants to increase it to as much as 2.6 billion cubic feet per [...]
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3-11-15 For the archives: gasline problems for Alaska’s new governor
TODAY'S CONSUMER ENERGY ALLIANCE ENERGY NEWS LINKS KTVA by Rhonda McBride. AJOC by Tim Bradner. I was puzzled, but not surprised, when Gov. Bill Walker made his surprise announcement that he would seek an expansion of a state-led gas pipeline that is being planned as a backup to a large industry-led pipeline and liquefied natural gas project, which is now in preliminary engineering. More.... When Gov. Bill Walker (NGP Photo) announced he wanted to put a backup gas line project in competition with the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project, he opened [...]