1-28-03 – Governor Calls On Alaskans To Help Improve the Investment Climate!

 January 28, 2013, SEE THE LINK HERE Dear Alaskans, This week in Juneau, Alaskans can speak up about the economic consequences of declining oil production. Alaskans from all corners of the state have the chance to testify before the Senate TAPS Throughput Committee. Here’s what we know: Alaskans’ oil drives the economic engine of our state. Oil exploration and development fuels our private sector economy. And, oil revenue provides nearly 90 percent of Alaska’s unrestricted government funds. That money helps fund our schools, energy and infrastructure projects, ferries, and health clinics. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 28th, 2013|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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1-26-13 Does It Pass The Smell/Smile Test?

"Does It Pass The Smell/Smile Test"? Commentary by Dave Harbour Last week the Alaska House of Representatives minority released a study on the fiscal effects of oil tax reform.  The Fairbanks News Miner reported that passing Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) proposed reform, intended to increase investment and oil production in the state, would show, "an alarming loss in revenue."   Evidence from many sources makes clear to anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear that absent reform, Alaskan oil investment will continue to diminish.  The resulting lower throughput [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 26th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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1-24-13

David Wright Tremaine, LLP by Michael Jungreis.  Lawmakers must weigh the costs of this project, in a time of declining state revenues, against the possible alternative sources of energy to prevent their constituents from freezing in the dark.  More information about the in-state pipeline can be found at the website of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation.

By |2016-03-13T03:42:37-09:00January 24th, 2013|AGDC|0 Comments
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1-20-13

Alaska Dispatch by Mia Bennett.  The new headquarters for the Northern Sea Route (NSR) will open in Moscow on January 28. The new, state-owned enterprise will have a budget of 35 million rubles (about $1.1 million) and will set forth tariffs and regulations regarding "navigation safety and the prevention, reduction, and control of pollution in the marine environment," according to a July 2012 law passed by the State Duma on the regulation of commercial navigation in the NSR. The law also defines the NSR (translated with Google Translate) as:  "The [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 20th, 2013|Arctic Policy|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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1-17-13 Part IV Of The Alliance Report

Fairbanks  News Miner/AP.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) on Wednesday set new benchmarks for progress on a major natural gas pipeline project in Alaska and urged lawmakers to act this year on legislation to change the state's oil tax structure.  In his fourth State of the State address, Parnell told a joint session of the Legislature that he wants the companies involved in advancing a long-hoped-for gas line project to settle on a concept by Feb. 15.  (See text: Governor's State-of-the-State speech.)  ...  Max Buxton story.  When it came to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 17th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-16-13 Part III Of The Alliance Report And Salazar Resignation

Point of personal privilege:  We are grieved to note the passing over a month ago of our longtime friend, musician, artist, businessman, Armond "Army" Kirschbaum (NGP Photo), 89.  Army passed away on December 4, 2012 in Anchorage, AK.   Friends joined in a celebration of his life yesterday at the Blue-Holloman Gallery in Anchorage.     See our stories yesterday regarding Alaska's relationship with Salazar's Interior Department and former EPA Administrator Whitman's counsel regarding "cooperation". Salazar to Resign....Fox News (3 a.m.)  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (NGP Photo) will step down from his [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 16th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, Personal, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-15-13 – Part II Of The Alliance Report And Much Ado About Gas Pipelines

Peninsula Clarion by Brian Smith.  Local lawmakers will pitch several measures addressing issues like an in-state gas line, corporate taxes, interstate mining lobbying and governmental audits when the first session of the 28th Alaska State Legislature gavels in Tuesday.  Perhaps the biggest piece of legislation a local legislator has tagged his or her name to is House Bill 4, the newest incarnation of last year’s effort from House Speaker Mike Chenault (NGP Photo-L) and Rep. Mike Hawker (NGP Photo) to see a 24-inch, 500 mcf per day gasline built from the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 15th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-14-13 Alliance’s 30th Anniversary Was “Like Déjà Vu All Over Again.”

You likely read it here first, 3:01 am: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo), today announced personnel changes on her Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff.  McKie Campbell (NGP Photo) will be departing as the committee’s staff director on Jan. 25. Karen Billups, currently the committee’s chief counsel, will be promoted to staff director. Pat McCormick (NGP Photo-below, Alliance conference), currently committee special counsel, will be promoted to chief counsel.  -dh Fairbanks News Miner.  As part of Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to help get a North Slope gas plant built, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 14th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-13-13

Fairbanks Daily News Miner.  Oil taxes once again figure to be the dominant issue facing lawmakers as they begin their work in Juneau on Tuesday, though issues like education funding, energy and social concerns also are expected to be raised.  Gov. Sean Parnell, who failed in attempts to get an oil tax-cut passed during the past two years, plans to try again this session. This time, the Republican governor will have Republican majorities in both the House and Senate.

By |2016-03-13T03:41:25-09:00January 13th, 2013|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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1-10-13

The Hill by Zack Coleman.  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has threatened subpoenaing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for documents regarding a potential Alaska mine.  Issa, along with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), said he wants to know more about the intentions behind a water impact test EPA is conducting near a discussed mine site in Bristol Bay, Alaska.  The lawmakers said in a Thursday letter that EPA’s actions have “bordered on the absurd” by since the committee's initial May 10 inquiry [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 10th, 2013|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-8-13

Just When Alaska Needs Lessons On Economics 101, the United States Association For Energy Economics (USAEE) Will Be Holding Its 32nd Annual Conference In Anchorage in July.  Here's the Impressive Agenda, A Call for Papers, and Registration--Courtesy Of Alaska Oil and Gas Economist, Roger Marks (NGP Photo)! Commentary: Energy and Capital's Keith Kohl says Alaska's economy is doomed to collapse--and it all has to do with TAPS throughput, as we've been reporting for years.  If national attention begins to focus on Alaska's economic decline more and more, we suspect that interest of [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 8th, 2013|Interstate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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1-7-13

This Morning, Alaska Support Industry Alliance General Manager Rebecca Logan Discusses Strategies For Economic Survival, Alaska Energy Infrastructure and Federal Government Overreach With Talk Show Host Dan Fagan and His Associate,  Elizabeth Giardina Celebrate its 30th Anniversary with the Alaska Support Industry Alliance! Homer News by McKibben Jakinsky.  Homer isn't the only city trying to figure out how to finance natural gas delivery to city residents and businesses. Homer's little neighbor to the east, Kachemak City, is in the same boat.   Alaska Dispatch by Alex DeMarban.  Alaska's effort to develop the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 7th, 2013|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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1-6-13

ADN by Mike Dunham.  The overwhelming majority of Alaska is getting colder and has been since 2000, according to a study by researchers with the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  (We note that several of the Obama Administration decisions to inflict the Endangered Species Act furies on Alaska are based on the notion that although various species (i.e. Polar Bear (NGP Photo), seals, beluga whales) are doing well in Alaska, they COULD someday be adversely affected by global warming/climate change and that the government should, therefore, restrict human activity [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:43:03-09:00January 6th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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1-5-13

Amid pressure of 'fiscal cliff,' Senate moves Alaska gas line bill  -  Petroleum News  -  The bill (S. 302) would allow for construction of a natural gas pipeline through Denali National Park and Preserve. The planned pipeline would run 737 miles ...

By |2016-03-13T03:43:03-09:00January 5th, 2013|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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