4-2-14

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today released a report demonstrating that the Department of Commerce retains the power to modernize its regulations and allow condensate exports.   The report contains more than 40 pages of Commerce Department decisions from the 1970s and 1980s on expanded exports of residual fuel oil, petroleum coke, butane, specialty naphtha, and other petroleum-related products. Fairbanks News Miner by Matt Buxton.  Mayors from communities along the route of a proposed natural gas pipeline still are wary about the project’s impacts despite Gov. Sean Parnell’s creation of a project [...]

3-31-14

Kenai Peninsula Clarion Editorial.  Last week, Gov. Sean Parnell created a municipal advisory board to weigh in on issues surrounding a natural gas pipeline project that could eventually tie communities together from Prudhoe Bay to Nikiski (i.e. See News Miner Story).​  While it’s laudable that the governor chose to allow several of those communities to weigh in — representatives from North Slope, Fairbanks North Star, Denali, Matanuska-Susitna, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough will be able to weigh in — we find other parts of the pipeline development process to be troubling.   More.... Latest On the Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal Powerline Blog, 2-27-14. [...]

3-26-14 Parnell Creates LNG Project Municipal Advisory Board

Fairbanks News Miner by Matt Buxton.   After local mayors raised concerns over how the state’s natural gas pipeline deal could deprive communities of millions in property taxes, Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) established a board tasked with reviewing the pipeline. Parnell signed an order creating the Municipal Advisory Gas Project Review Board, which will “develop a framework for assessing the impact and benefits, especially on communities, of a future Alaska natural gas line,” according to a press release Tuesday.

By |2016-12-22T22:29:39-09:00March 26th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Notes From the Road|0 Comments

3-22-14 “We can’t always judge a book by its cover.”

Governor's Prayer Breakfast In Anchorage This Morning   While the live event is sold out, NGP readers can attend the virtual event on line by going here.  The Prayer Breakfast coverage begins at 8 this morning, which is noon EDT. We have attended and covered these events in the past. Question.  Why would we do that?  Answer.  We make occasional reference to the omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent creator of the Universe here because we are lost in the chaos of temporal issues without Him.   American and Canadian energy projects, family plans, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:40-09:00March 22nd, 2014|Commentary, Notes From the Road, Personal|0 Comments

3-21-14 Court Weighs In On Pebble Referendum

Some Dear Readers have inquired about our travels.  While we always devote hours keeping NGP current -- no matter where we are --- we do not deny opportunities for consulting, photography, general writing projects and a little personal enjoyment.  Last Friday, here in Cuenca, Ecuador, we went to a nearby 'volcanic spa' after updating our pipeline projects and wrote about it on Facebook last Saturday.  Here is a glimpse.  Enjoy your weekend!  -dh Calgary Herald by Mario Toneguzzi.  A bright outlook for Alberta’s economy is being haunted by pipeline risks, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:40-09:00March 21st, 2014|Commentary, Notes From the Road, Rule Of Law|0 Comments

3-20-14 Learning From History

What Does This Week's Gas Pipeline Effort Have To Do With The August Primary Election? by Dave Harbour                                 Thirty-three years ago this week, Alaska's governor, Jay Hammond (NGP Photo), gathered with House and Senate leadership to announce bipartisan legislation aimed at reforming oil taxes. Point of Personal Privilege:   We celebrate the life and mourn the passing of our great friend, Dr. Milton Byrd (NGP Photo).  (See our later update and obituary on March 3, 2014)   [...]

3-17-14 Is Alaska Flirting…?

Part IV: Can Alaska be a place where A DEAL IS A DEAL? Competition Perspectives: Part IV (Part I, Part II, Part III) Is Alaska Flirting With The Last Gas Pipe Straw? by  Dave Harbour We had written a very long commentary which tried to shed light on the effect of currently discussed issues on Alaska investment climate competitiveness.  We then delved into the effect various pending decisions could have on prospects for an economically feasible gas pipeline. And we concluded that, as in Canada's MGM case, investors would do the best [...]

3-13-14

Alaska Public Media by Alexandra Gutierrez.  The latest version of a bill advancing a natural gas megaproject restores language concerning collective bargaining.  The Senate Finance Co-Chair Pete Kelly announced on Tuesday evening that the committee will scrap the less specific language they had planned to use when dealing with labor terms. Commentary: The following post by the Pebble Project precisely reflects the editorial position we have taken for several years.   We would add that the White House has no business lecturing Russia and other nations on the importance of [...]

3-12-14

Becky Booher, Associated Press: Draft Gas Pipeline/LNG Bill Proposes Changes To AGDC/Taxes Advice To Those Who Want A Vibrant Economy And Who Elect Politicians Competition Perspectives: Part III (Part I, Part II) by Dave Harbour Yesterday we finally finished a commentary on how important it is for a sovereign to pay attention to its competitive position as an investment climate.   ​​Links from the Alaska Gas Pipeline Office of The Federal Coordinator: Japan’s utilities increasingly invest in LNG projects Agreements move Alaska gas line forward Russia and Alaska share similar oil [...]

3-11-14 Competition Is Not Only About Markets…A Sovereign Ignores A Competitive Investment Climate At Its Peril

The Human Temptation To Ignore The Value Of  A Competitive Investment Climate Competition Perspectives: Part II (Part I, Part III) by Dave Harbour The North American platter is heavy with energy sustenance, now manifested by the boom in oil and gas shale productivity. Last week, the office of the Federal Coordinator for the Alaska gas pipeline project summarized current and developing trends in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) competition for markets. Earlier, we commented on the same subject. Over the Weekend, we hear from British Columbia that a new taxing regime on LNG [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:40-09:00March 11th, 2014|Commentary, Interstate Gas, LNG, Notes From the Road|0 Comments

3-9-14

Petroleum News.  Faced with rising costs and uncertain about the impact of a proposed tax, some of the biggest LNG players in British Columbia are on the hunt for partners as they voice concern about the province’s ability to compete with other export countries. 

By |2016-03-13T03:52:53-09:00March 9th, 2014|Interstate Gas, LNG, Notes From the Road|0 Comments

3-8-14

Weekend Energy Clips: FuelFix (blog): The War on Energy is Underway, Op-Ed by David Holt (NGP Photo)    ...   Far too often energy consumers are confronted by organizations which promote one narrow view.  The answer is always the same: No. No to ANWR; No to Keystone XL; No to the Gulf. No to wind. No to transmission lines. Anti-development activists see only a binary world. Do nothing or face disaster. These narrow views are contrary to the attitudes that have driven America to succeed. As a country, Americans have long prided [...]

3-5-14 LNG Competition

Tough competition expected among new LNG projects by Bill White, Office of the Federal Coordinator bwhite@arcticgas.gov [1]  March 4, 2014 Bill White and Office of the Federal Coordinator, under leadership of Larry Persily, provide a useful service to government and industry with scholarly essays on issues and facts related to disposition of Alaska North Slope Gas.  In this piece, White carefully analyzes various aspects of Alaska LNG competition. Please also see our 2-12-14 commentary on the same subject.  -dh HOUSTON — Too many potential liquefied natural gas export projects are chasing the expected [...]

Go to Top