5-13-14 Hanging In There Together

 “Let’s Hang In There Together” by Dave Harbour At the signing of the Declaration of Independence – in the face of political oppression -- founding father Benjamin Franklin urged his fellow countrymen to, “…all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” See last week's report and photos: Alaska Mining Day! Today, the enemy of freedom and economic stability – as we have demonstrated – is a dedicated enviro-industrial-governmental cabal perhaps more menacing than King George’s foot guards, fusiliers  and lancers.  Why is this so? Today's Wall Street Journal Joins [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 13th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-10-14 Weekly Alaska Miners Association Report

Weekly Alaska Miners Association Report by Deantha Crockett (NGP Photo), Executive Director Happy Alaska Mining Day! – AMA celebrates Alaska Mining Day today at branch meetings in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.  As a reminder, Mining Day was enacted in 2013 by the passing of SB1, sponsored by Senator Cathy Giessel, that establishes May 10th as Alaska Mining Day.  And because Mining Day is actually Saturday, celebrate then too.  Happy Alaska Mining Day, all! Also at this morning at mining day breakfasts statewide, we unveiled AMA's new logo, which you'll notice [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 10th, 2014|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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5-9-14 Alaska Mining Day

You likely read it here first: Report Card For Legislators and Governor Released Today; Today...White House To Review oil export ban; REI gets $240k for Alaska LNG study; Pedro van Meurs (NPG Photo) seminar on World Fiscal Systems for Unconventional oil and gas, June 4-6; preliminary bid results, Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula oil and gas lease sale. ADN by Pat Forgey. Exxon Mobil Corp. and its partners in the Alaska natural gas export pipeline began work on its summer field season this week....  Exxon's Steve Butt (NGP Photo), now reassigned to the AKLNG [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:36-09:00May 9th, 2014|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-8-14 – OCS Governors Grow Stronger

Yesterday, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe joined the OCS Governors Coalition, a powerful group of governors formerly chaired by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell.  Other governors working with Parnell and McAuliffe to "improve communication between federal and state officials on OCS issues", include : Governor Robert Bentley, Alabama; Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana; Governor Phil Bryant, Mississippi; Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina (Chair); Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina; and, Governor Rick Perry, Texas.     -dh Fairbanks News Miner.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) will be in Fairbanks today to sign Senate Bill 138, a landmark bill letting the state take [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:54:13-09:00May 8th, 2014|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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5-6-14 COMMENT PERIOD ENDS TOMORROW

  ADN OP-Ed by Former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles (NGP Photo with wife, Susan and Jane Angvik).  Sen. Patrick Moynihan coined a memorable retort in a Senate debate when he said, "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts." Thanks to the economic research and analysis by Dr. Scott Goldsmith (NGP Photo), professor emeritus of economics at University of Alaska Anchorage, we can now look at real facts in the debate of whether Alaskans should support or reject the oil tax reform passed in 2013.  (See Knowles' [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00May 6th, 2014|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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4-2-14 – Oil Tax Comparison Described Yesterday

Goldsmith Reviews Oil Tax Study: Institute of Social and Economic Research Report Courtesy of Katie Bender -Event Photos Below- Scott Goldsmith (NGP Photo) presented his interpretation of a recent ISER report on the More Alaska Production Act (SB21) to a packed house Thursday morning at the Resource Development Council’s (RDC) Breakfast meeting (Video link here). Goldsmith, introduced by RDC's Leonard Horst, (NGP Photo) outlined his presentation by covering four main points from his research. The so-called $2 billion “giveaway” this year under SB21 does not exist. Without enhanced production, future [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00May 2nd, 2014|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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4-30-14 – Does EPA Have Power To Stop Development Throughout America?

Is  EPA Positioned To Stop Development Throughout the U.S.? Longtime Alaskan public policy expert, Ric Davidge, believes the EPA's powers can and should be 'nullified' in Alaska and has presented a proposal to elected leaders We urge our readers to accept Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant's (NGP Photo) invitation to join the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission at its May 18-20 meeting to explore current issues and operations influencing the U.S. oil and natural gas industry--including oil and gas shale production.  -dh Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted to redistribute $860,000 of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00April 30th, 2014|Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress|0 Comments
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4-29-14

Congressman Ron Paul (NGP Photo) Warned Citizens About The Trend Of A Growing, Armed Federal Bureaucracy Nearly 20 Years Ago! ADN by Lisa Demer.  In the first governor forum this campaign season that included Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo), candidates tried to distinguish themselves Monday on education reform and oil taxes, priorities for the economy and the state's big natural gas pipeline project. Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Skilled Trades Workers.” The hearing examined the well-paying jobs opportunities [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00April 29th, 2014|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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4-28-14 – Governor Sean Parnell: “Alaska Will Control Her Own Destiny”

CBC by Hannah Thibedeau.  Canada sanctions Russia (and, we suspect Russian energy companies could be in US/Canadian gunsights.  -dh) For over a decade the Inuvik Petroleum Show has provided participants with state-of-the-art information on northern projects, technology, and companies -- with unparalleled Arctic industry networking opportunity.  Your author chaired the Arctic exploration section in 2002 and, in addition to the business aspects we heartily recommend attendance from a personal and cultural viewpoint (See more photos here).  (As noted in this Russian blog, reproduced from our archives, our reports are distributed far [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00April 28th, 2014|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments
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4-27-14

ADN OpEd, by Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo).  For too long, Alaskans' dream of a natural gas pipeline has been just that -- a dream. That changed last week with the groundbreaking passage of Senate Bill 138. For the first time in Alaska's history, we have alignment of all necessary parties for a project, authorization from the Legislature to proceed into the early engineering and design phase and a clear path forward on a gas line, the Alaska LNG Project.

By |2016-03-13T03:52:55-09:00April 27th, 2014|AGIA, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments
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4-25-14 Begich, Murkowski and Young Divided On EPA Overreach: You Be The Judge!

IOGCC Acts To Protect States' Rights And Create Regulatory Solutions For O&G States From Alaska to Alabama! (Register for the 2014 Midyear Issues Summit: Biloxi, MS) EIA Natural Gas Weekly Update, 4-24-14.  Data and highlights of natural gas in the United States. Globe & Mail by SHAWN MCCARTHY AND ERIC ATKINS.  Oil producers in Canada and the United States could see their plans for aggressive expansion of crude-by-rail short-circuited if American regulators follow Ottawa’s lead and force the industry to retire or retrofit tank cars built before 2011. ADN Op-Ed by Senator Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo).  What would Alaskans say if a federal agency retroactively [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:37-09:00April 25th, 2014|Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments
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4-24-14

LNG Industry.  The Alaskan Legislature has passed Senate Bill 138, a bill that will advance the Alaska natural gas pipeline and LNG project. With the passage of this legislation, Governor Sean Parnell’s (NGP Photo) bill to advance a large-diameter Alaska natural gas pipeline project, Alaska is poised to become an owner in the Alaska LNG Project. Historic moment Parnell commented: “This is truly a historic moment for Alaskans. By passing Senate Bill 138, the Legislature has put Alaska on a path to controlling her own destiny by becoming an owner [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:52:55-09:00April 24th, 2014|Federal Obstruction, LNG|0 Comments
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4-23-14

TODAY: Commonwealth North Series Discussion on Alaska's Investment in a Natural Gas Pipeline, noon, in Anchorage.  Register here. In our continuing effort to document the effect of oil industry investment on the Alaska economy, we provide this information and link from the Prudhoe Bay Gathering Center 2 module, under construction at the NANA Development Corp Big Lake facility; we thank Dawn Patience of BP Alaska for this information.  (Photo left, BP Lead Project Engineer Kara Dunphy and Nana Development Project Manager Fred Elvsaas, son of an old friend from Seldovia, Ak.) [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:38-09:00April 23rd, 2014|AGDC, LNG|0 Comments
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4-22-14 Deadline TODAY For NPR Project Comment – Dan Fauske Briefs Sitka Chamber On Alaska Gas Project

BP agrees to sale of interests in four Alaska North Slope assets Calgary Herald by Dan Healing.  Oilsands company reports 13,400 barrels per day in Q1.  Calgary Herald by Deborah Yedlin.  Will there ever be an end to the largely uninformed commentary and analysis about the oilsands and the evils of the Keystone XL pipeline? ... former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, ..., sent Barack Obama a letter urging rejection of the project. See comment of one of our readers, submitted today! Today is the last day to show support for [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:38-09:00April 22nd, 2014|AGDC, Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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