9-26-13 Appearing As A Guest On Terzah’s Alaska Political Insider Show

From Michael Soukup in Governor Sean Parnell's office:  Alaskan trucking companies have a renewed sense of optimism as new opportunities are being created across the state. According to Scott Hicks of Alaska West Express, things like more jobs, more production, and more cash to the state are why he’s excited about the More Alaska Production Act and its impact on the trucking industry. To view his testimonial, please visit: http://gov.alaska.gov/parnell/priorities/resources/more-alaska-production-act/testimonials.html We have made careful note over the years of many instances of "Federal overreach" in Alaska.  We have organized those [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:15-09:00September 26th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Federal Progress|0 Comments
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9-25-13 Wise Leadership

  Watch the historical, Senator Ted Cruz filibuster live, today. In today's Xtra, circulated to over 60 thousand homes, we comment on Mayor Brower's leadership. Today, we compliment Governor Sean Parnell for appointing Joe Balash (NGP Photo) acting commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources. Balash has served as deputy DNR commissioner and fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Dan Sullivan.  He is one of the most well studied, articulate experts on natural resource issues employed by the state government. The Co-Chair for our 9th Annual Alaska Oil and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:15-09:00September 25th, 2013|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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9-23-13 Alaska Frack Regulations Hearing Today

In coming days, we'll have more for our readers on last week's significant, 9th Annual Alaska Oil and Gas Congress, Co Chaired by North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower (NGP Photo).  Ziff Energy's founder, Paul Ziff (NGP Photo), was also a participant in the Congress and his firm's latest North American gas demand study is noted below.  -dh   CALGARY, ALBERTA – September 23, 2013 – Ziff Energy, a Division of Solomon Associates, today announced the release of its Growth of North American Natural Gas Demand to 2020.  The report provides [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:16-09:00September 23rd, 2013|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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9-20-13

HuffPost British Columbia/CP by Lauren Krugel.  There's nothing more urgent right now for Canada than to get into the liquefied natural gas export game, CIBC executive and former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jim Prentice (NGP Photo) said Wednesday.  (Canada and Alaska are competing for Asian and other LNG markets.  Those first to lock in supply contracts will leave the runners up with markets that are 'slim pickings'.  -dh) Houston, TX – In response to yesterday’s announcement that the EPA will institute strict limits on carbon emissions for new power plants, Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) President [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:16-09:00September 20th, 2013|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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9-19-13 BERINGIA!

Beringia! For years the Federal government has been coordinating with Russia to create an International protected area (IPA) called “Beringia” (Beh-rin-gee-a) that could include millions of acres within Alaska and the Russian Far East.  (Short version) (Senator Begich will look into the matter) By Dave Harbour The Presidents of the United States and Russia in 1990 found they had something in common.  Their common interest evolved from the United States purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.  Because of Alaska, both countries now share an interest in the Arctic.  The [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:16-09:00September 19th, 2013|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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9-17-13 The Weakening Rule of Law is “Made in America”

Today We Begin the First Full Day of the Alaska Oil and Gas Congress--with American and Canadian content.  Readers will find the two day agenda here, along with yesterday's important Alaska in-state energy seminar pre-conference agenda. Here is another current case involving EPA overreach, as reported by KTUU.com.   Gov. Sean Parnell is repeating his contention that federal officials were heavy handed in investigating placer mines in the Fortymile River area last month.   The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Parnell on Saturday traveled to Chicken to meet with miners. ...  Parnell says four to seven [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:17-09:00September 17th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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9-11-13 “Lest We Forget”

Chris Smith Nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy “Many of us recall September 11, 2001,” said Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo). “It’s a day that will live forever in our memories. We observe this day in honor of those who were injured or who died, when our homeland came under attack by terrorists.” CBC.  TransCanada Corp.'s proposed west-east pipeline could create 10,000 jobs and generate $10 billion in additional GDP during the development and construction phase... Today, we provide our energy column, "Decision", sent to tens of thousands [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:17-09:00September 11th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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9-10-11 – More On Federal Overreach

EPA's Unreasonable Fuel Standards Tomorrow is 9/11.  Join with good people in Lamar, Colorado and throughout the nation as we strive  to, "never forget". Today, an Alaska World Affairs luncheon presentation by Arctic Ambassador David Balton (NGP Photo) will convene at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel.  Students will receive free lunches courtesy of BP and the University of Alaska will provide hosted lunches for faculty and staff.  (See our earlier report and comment regarding Arctic policy.  This should be an important, educational forum and we hope for a series of penetrating questions dealing with [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:17-09:00September 10th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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9-9-13 Saturday Market

Point of personal privilege: having been involved in creation of Anchorage's Saturday Market twenty years ago -- as a venue for several hundred small businesses -- we follow the progress of the market with interest.  We know that wealthy downtown special interests would like to see the market moved to the streets in front of their businesses.  We do not object to allowing markets to flourish elsewhere but not at the expense of the established, proven, successful Saturday Market.  We continue to believe that any decisions affecting the future of the market [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:18-09:00September 9th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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9-6-13 North Slope Borough Breaks Ground For $90 Million In Utility Improvements At Prudhoe Bay

"US Leadership In An Emerging Arctic" is the lecture topic next Tuesday in Anchorage, when Ambassador David Balton (NGP Photo) and former Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer (NGP Photo) will address the World Affairs Council.  Reservations here. Various Arctic energy issues are certain to be addressed, including Arctic shipping, resource development, and sovereignty issues.  -dh   "Alaska's Troubled Romance With LNG", by Dave Harbour.  Here is this week's Xtra column, submitted for distribution to tens of thousands of households.   Note that these columns (see them all, here) are limited to about 1,000 [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:18-09:00September 6th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Arctic Policy, Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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9-4-13

Note to readers: we are traveling to Prudhoe Bay this morning for groundbreaking of the North Slope Borough's new, $90 million water and waste water treatment plant.  More tomorrow.  -dh News Miner.  The Fairbanks Chapter of the Alaska Support Industry Alliance is hosting a discussion about the liquefied natural gas feasibility study at a lunch meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge. Speakers at the meeting will be Gene Therriault of the Alaska Energy Authority and Mark Davis of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:18-09:00September 4th, 2013|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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9-1-13 EPA Swat Team Raids Innocent Alaska Miners

The Overreaching EPA Also see Freedom Works Blog by Jon Gabriel by Dave Harbour  Our hats are off to this perceptive, Fairbanks News-Miner opinion: An important policy call awaits Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, who just visited Alaska. Will she use a section of the federal Clean Water Act to pre-empt any further consideration of the Pebble mine? Doing so would be an abuse of a questionable authority using incomplete information. Last month and for some time we have lamented erosion of the rule of law in the United States [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:19-09:00September 2nd, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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8-30-13

John Hofmeister Opines Today On Syria Early this morning, one of our favorite CNBC talking heads, John Hofmeister (NGP Photo), said the oil industry in the Middle East is facing, "...death by a thousand duck bites." He said that one of the effects of Obama's impending attack on Syria is uncertainty.  "Companies are not going to let employees and assets be at risk."  He said that as companies face more risk, they will shut down operations. "Egypt's oil industry has a hard time right now getting people to show up [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:55:23-09:00August 30th, 2013|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-28-13

Here is A Link For Readers To Our Latest Column In Xtra, Anchorage's Community Newspaper.  Here Is Our Unedited Submission: "Responsibility" Another Abuse of Endangered Species Act Relevant to our essay, above, on 'Responsibility', Canada's Globe & Mail piece by Jeffrey Jones notes the importance of tax policy to energy project investors.  We believe that all decision makers will want to take heed.  Those who support higher taxes and regulatory barriers, in essence, wish for fewer energy jobs and investment while those who seek moderate taxes and rules will create more attractive [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:19-09:00August 28th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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8-27-13

Point Of Personal Privilege  We honor our late ARCO colleague, well respected throughout the North American oil patch, Jim Weeks (NGP Photo), by sharing below, a celebration of his life:  James Dale Weeks, 67, of Anchorage AK, passed away peacefully on August 20th 2013, at Providence Hospital with family by his side. His Celebration of Life will be held from 4:30 to 8 pm on September 6th, 2013 at the Petroleum Club of Anchorage. He is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Marty, his son, Justin, daughter Cassie, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 27th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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