2-5-15 Eight Things To Know About ANWR

PORT OF ANCHORAGE. Yesterday, we were delighted to meet with management of one of Alaska's oldest, most reputable and largest employers: CH2M HILL.  (The company first helped secure the Port and City of Valdez in wake of the terrible earthquake and tsunami in 1964.)   We discussed a wide range of CH2M HILL projects and commitments to Alaska and shall address more of those over time.   One issue affecting Alaska oil and gas logistics is status of the developing Port of Anchorage.  Company spokesman, John Corsi gave us this statement. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:36-09:00February 5th, 2015|ANWR, Federal Obstruction, Keystone XL, Reader Comment|0 Comments

1-16-15 BP to cut more jobs in response to continuing, low oil prices

Caution:  We would urge our Arctic oriented readers to carefully follow this BSEE Arctic/General OCS Research Plan, for if contracts are given to organizations or professors that are predisposed to be agenda driven, the results may be less than scientific, less than objective.  In short, one hopes we can avoid the situation wherein a Federal Administration sells leases, then does everything in its power to nullify action--at considerable expense to leaseholders and consumers.  -dh   But hold on....  Bradner has an update for this story. Alaska Attorney General Craig Richards ... said [...]

1-12-15 KEYSTONE GAINS SUPPORT (SCROLL DOWN FOR SATURDAY’S PRENTICE STORY)

Responding To The Oil Price 'Crisis' Commentary:   While consumers rejoice, low oil prices cause "crises" to those governments and economies that are highly dependent on a high price for the volatile oil & gas commodities they produce. It may be instructive for decision makers in Alaska and Alberta, for example, to observe -- as they develop their own creative solutions -- ideas from abroad. Here is what the Ecuador’s Vice President Jorge Glas said yesterday in a Radio announcement about that country's dependence on falling oil prices (See our earlier story [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:38-09:00January 12th, 2015|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Keystone XL|0 Comments

1-10-14 Premier Jim Prentice Keeps Keystone XL At Top Of Agenda

Calgary Sun.  Statement from Premier Jim Prentice (NGP Photo) on the Nebraska Supreme Court ruling Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement after the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a state law granting the governor the authority to approve the Keystone XL route through the state: “Today’s ruling in Nebraska clears the path for approving the Keystone XL pipeline. “This ruling clarifies the regulatory process in Nebraska allowing the State Department to proceed with the Presidential Permit for the cross-border portion of the pipeline based on its own findings. The facts support [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:28:38-09:00January 10th, 2015|Federal Obstruction, Keystone XL|0 Comments

11-18-14 TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline: “The Medium Is The Message”, But All Is Not Lost….

Personal note: en route today from Cuenca, Ecuador to Anchorage.... Globe & Mail.  In Alberta, where the Conservatives are Progressive, Premier Jim Prentice (NGP Photo) accurately described his province’s biggest challenge in a weekend speech to his party. Alberta, he said, has to find new markets in Asia for its oil, and the only way it can do that is by redefining the province “as an environmental leader.” CBC.  TransCanada is launching an aggressive campaign to get public support and recruit "advocates" for its Energy East pipeline.  Documents obtained by Greenpeace and shared [...]

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Fairbanks News Miner.  House Speaker Mike Chenault on Monday said he plans to propose allowing out-of-state residents to serve on the board of directors of a corporation that could play a key role in a major liquefied natural gas project in Alaska. In a memo to lawmakers, Chenault, R-Nikiski, said he will offer the amendment to SB124, a bill to extend the sunset date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, during a House Rules Committee hearing Thursday. Chenault said he would have preferred to find another bill [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:39-09:00April 1st, 2014|ANWR, Intrastate Gas, Keystone XL, LNG|0 Comments
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