5-24-13 Notes From The Road

  Commissioner of Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to Keynote ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release) - ... of Fish and Game, Halliburton Energy Services, Alaska Railroad Corporation, Port MacKenzie, AK, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – Alaska, Port of Anchorage, AK, U.S. Geological Survey, AK, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and many more. Parnell spares budget vetoes, signs SB21 - Alaskajournal.com - Parnell announced his final budget May 21 after also signing legislation to change oil taxes and authorize the Alaska Gasline Development Corp.'s efforts to create a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope. The total represents a $1.1 billion, or 14 ... [...]

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5-22-13 Notes From the Road (Quito)

Support Tax Reform Law!   From our friends at the Resource Development Council for Alaska (RDC).   "...there is currently a signature gathering referendum effort taking place to repeal SB21, the oil tax reform bill signed in to law by Governor Parnell.   In an effort to give the thoroughly vetted new tax structure time to work, the Alaska Support Industry Alliance is using its independent expenditure group, "We Are Alaska," to run a campaign educating Alaskans on what SB21 has accomplished and explaining why signing the referendum could be [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:45-09:00May 22nd, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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5-21-13 – Notes from the road….

Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) announced an exploration proposal for the state to finance development of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) 1002 Area, that the Congress designated for oil and gas development.   a“Accurately defining the oil and gas resource potential is a critical part of understanding the value of the 1002 Area to the nation,” Governor Parnell said. “The federal government has the responsibility to do this under federal law, but is clearly reluctant to do so. Therefore, we are stepping forward with our expertise and financing to provide a detailed [...]

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5-20-13 – Notes From the Road

(Note from the road: meeting with members of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Today, Point Clear, Ala.  -dh) Fairbanks News Miner by Dermot Cole.  The eventual cost to the consumer and the number of new consumers who would be able to hook up to natural gas are key questions for the Regulatory Commission of Alaska as it decides which entity will be allowed to serve portions of the Fairbanks area beyond the current Fairbanks Natural Gas service area. Oil and Gas Journal, by Nick Snow.  The US Department [...]

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5-17-13 On The Road…From Seattle

ADN by Lisa Demer.  The group "We Are Alaska" is coming out against the referendum with radio ads, a Facebook page and Twitter feed. It is being funded by the Alaska Support Industry Alliance. The Alliance is a trade organization with some 500 member groups that support the oil industry and employ people such as engineers, drillers and electricians, but also bankers, caterers and educators. The career and technical education department of the Anchorage School District is listed as an Alliance member, for instance.  There are now organized efforts on [...]

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4-30-13

(Your author is in China.  While updates have been sporatic, we will resume normal operations in a few days upon our return to Alaska.  The gracious patience of our readers is appreciated.  -dh) Petroleum News.  Cathy Foerster (NGP Photo) and Norm Rokeberg were among Gov. Sean Parnell’s appointments approved by the Alaska Legislature April 8.  Foerster, who holds the petroleum engineer seat on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and is serving as the commission’s chair, was appointed 2005 and reappointed in 2007. Her current reappointment was effective March 1; the term expires March [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:49-09:00April 30th, 2013|Notes From the Road, Personal|0 Comments
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4-22-13 – Notes From The Shangri-La In Amazing Shanghai!

Today's dispatch comes via Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai, China.  -dh From NGP Reader, Pedro van Meurs (NGP Photo).  This is a reminder that my well known course, World Fiscal Systems for Oil and Gas, is scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro during the week June 3 – 7, 2013.  The course will include the spectacular results of my survey World Rating of Oil and Gas Terms, 2011-2012, which covers 156 countries in the world. Also there will be some special emphasis on Brazil. I would be grateful if you [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:49-09:00April 23rd, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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2-16-13

Point of personal privilege:  My son, Billy, and I remember our wonderful voyage in Mid-March 2012 on the Carnival Triumph (More Carnival Triumph Photos Here). Stuff happens in any pursuit, hence the Triumph's accident a year later--last week. There are no iron-clad guarantees of perfection in life. That said, I can't wait for our next cruise. One TV talking head yesterday said, "I didn't like my cruise...felt too closed in." However. my walks on the decks at sunrise and sunset, quiet time in the cabin or ship library reading and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:15-09:00February 16th, 2013|Notes From the Road, Personal|0 Comments
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2-1-13

(Preparing for NARUC Meeting, Washington, D.C.) American Energy Alliance Morning Energy News - February 1, 2013 We needed to let this ripen for a day.  Its awesomeness originally overwhelmed us. Forbes (1/30/13) reports: “The EPA's Lisa Jackson: The Worst Head of the Worst Regulatory Agency, Ever… President Obama and his minions seem to think that freedom is a four-letter word.  His administration has imposed an array of intrusive, nanny-state, financial, environmental and consumer-product regulations that will cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars.”   The good news is that this keeps her [...]

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1-31-13

 (In route, Cuenca to Washington, D.C.) American Energy Alliance News Briefs:   It's not a question of enough, pal.  It's a zero sum game – somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made; it's simply transferred from one perception to another. Phoenix Business Journal (1/19/13) reports: “Salt River Project is evaluating a plan put forward by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would require as much as $1.1 billion in emission upgrades at the Navajo Generating Station… The coal-fired power plant near Page is owned by a consortium of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 31st, 2013|Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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1-18-13

  All Americans and Canadians should have reason to monitor the aggressive Arctic activity of our Russian Federation friends--and respond accordingly.  For ignoring the potential of the Arctic our peaceful nations could one day pay a big price.  (We have always noted, however, the more alert role the Harper administration is playing in the North while US officials look for ways of diminishing America's role, zoning the oceans, discouraging development and potentially sacrificing jurisdiction in this resource rich area. )   -dh  (BBC News: Russian explorers have planted their country's flag [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 18th, 2013|Arctic Policy, Intrastate Gas, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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11-19-12 – Notes From the Road

Petroleum News Alaska by Kristen Nelson: BP Exploration (Alaska) and ConocoPhillips Alaska, the North Slope’s major operators, delivered similar messages to the Resource Development Council’s annual conference Nov. 14 in Anchorage: The state’s oil and gas tax system needs to be changed. Brad Keithley's Blog (NGP Photo): "in order to achieve what many call their first priority — oil reform — the Governor and legislature now are first going to need to relearn what they should have already been practicing all along — fiscal restraint." Commentary: Today's report features news from Canada's [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:24-09:00November 19th, 2012|Commentary, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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11-18-12 Notes From the Road

  Dear Readers: We continue our photo, writing and other assignments as we explore more of Ecuador, this time the many micro climates leading gradually down from Cuenca to Loja and Vilcabamba.   We cannot speak too highly of the delectable, organic food and the sweetness of the indigenous people and courtesy of Spanish descendants--from children to shopkeepers to executives.  The cultural offerings challenge any accomplishments in the performing and visual arts of which we are aware and the scenery, wildlife and consistently moderate climate make visiting here a true [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:24-09:00November 18th, 2012|Commentary, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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8-6-12 On The Road: Ecuador

On the road (Ecuador; see scores of photos being added here).  We find the people a delight, the country well run, the environment protected, natural resources being reasonably developed, culture embraced, arts and humanities revered and overall quality of life unexcelled.  We'll return to Alaska this week, carring with us memories of an extensive and poignant visit to a land too close to ignore, to far to understand without visiting and too precious to not put in one's travel plans.  It was a wonderful photo mission wherein we learned much [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:55:23-09:00August 6th, 2012|Commentary, Notes From the Road, Personal|0 Comments
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Notes From the Road: The Alaska-Canadian North Is A Tough Place To Do Business…

Geek note:  We lament your opinion of us when--as in this morning's alert email (subscribe above right)--the automatic editing program substitutes an "it's" when we actually typed "its".  This is not to say we don't make mistakes, but we prefer to take blame for our own mistakes and not for our robot's.  Actually, we shouldn't blame our robot either, since it's our responsibility to proof read, not its.  -dh Larry Persily's NARUC Impressions When we encountered the Alaska Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator, Larry Persily (NGP stock photo), in Los Angeles [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:26-09:00July 20th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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