8-7-12 Essay on Fossil Fuel

  Fossil Fuel by Dave Harbour Many North American politicians are so concerned with pleasing everyone all the time that they lose sight of the very basis for North American prosperity: fossil fuel. Fossil fuel, indeed, is the basis of our modern civilization.  Where would Canada's and America's economies be today without fossil fuel providing the bulk of electrical power for over a century, for powering mining of critical and strategic minerals, for heating homes and businesses, for providing royalties to support social services and education, for almost all modern [...]

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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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8-5-12

  https://twitter.com/daveharbour This Administration kills America's rule of law. How can lawful regulation of energy policy have a chance?  -dh  

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8-3-12 Alaska’s Perfect Economic Storm

Calgary Herald by Dan Healing.   International oil and gas producer Vermilion Energy Inc. said Thursday it will shut in six million cubic feet per day of Canadian natural gas production in the second half of the year because of low prices. Alaska's Perfect Economic Storm Commentary by Dave Harbour   A loyal reader, Tom Maloney of CH2M Hill-Alaska (NGP Photo) sent us this Alaska North Slope (ANS) extended production forecast gleaned from Alaska Department of Revenue data.  The data reflects a disastrous continuing decline of ANS production which is leading to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:48-09:00August 3rd, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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8-2-12

Alaska Oil and Gas Congress Returns to Anchorage.  Find Details In Lower Right Column.  Here is Dave Harbour's Video Description.   TransCanada set for new pipeline - Calgary Herald - By Dina O'Meara, Calgary Herald August 2, 2012 4:05 AM. Tweet. TransCanada Corp. has been selected to build a $660 million pipeline connecting two long-delayed ... The energy and pipeline company, which runs Canada's largest natural gas pipeline ... See all stories on this topic »  S&P revises northern natural gas outlook to negative - Reuters - Rating Action On July 31, 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Nebraska-based pipeline company Northern Natural Gas Co. (NNG) to negative from stable. We also [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:48-09:00August 2nd, 2012|AGIA, Commentary|0 Comments
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8-01-12 Government Public Servants Mistreat Citizens

ADN by Lisa Demer.  Shell Oil Co. has scaled back its plans for drilling in Alaska's Arctic this year, and now is aiming for two complete wells, one each in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. The company also plans to begin an as-yet-unspecified number of additional wells, said spokesman Curtis Smith (NGP Photo).       Government's Public Servants Mistreat Corporate Citizens by Dave Harbour A year ago we commented on the Administration's cozy relationship with those dedicated to destroying Alaska's natural resource-based constitution and economy.  We further opined that this year's [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:48-09:00August 1st, 2012|AGIA, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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7-30-12

 GAS PIPELINE NEWS: Today, July 30, from 1-4 p.m. in the Anchorage Legislative Information Office, Room 220, 715 W. 4th Avenue, the Legislature's Joint "In-State Gas Caucus" is hosting a meeting of state, federal and industry officials to hear updates on efforts to monetize the state's natural gas and Point Thompson resources. Here's another deadline today.  Alaska's Lower 48 brethren by the hundreds of thousands have helped with comments on our issues and the Keystone XL Pipeline directly affects national defense as well as Alaska's security.  The Obama Administration has [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:49-09:00July 30th, 2012|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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7-25-12

GAS PIPELINE NEWS: On Monday, July 30, from 1-4 p.m. in the Anchorage Legislative Information Office, Room 220, 715 W. 4th Avenue, the Legislature's Joint "In-State Gas Caucus" is hosting a meeting of state, federal and industry officials to hear updates on efforts to monetize the state's natural gas and Point Thompson resources. B.C. releases requirements for new heavy oil pipelines - Calgary Herald - Calgary Herald facebook page .... The British Columbia government has today outlined five requirements that must be met before it approves any new heavy-oil pipeline, such as the Enbridge Northern Gateway. Note the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:50-09:00July 25th, 2012|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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7-23-12

Yesterday, we participated in an outstanding presentation delivered to members of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners by "Fueling California" Chairman, Bob Sturtz (NGP Photo).  The presentation sought to demonstrate how California's experience could help energy consumers everywhere.   Since our readers know that state and federal energy policies are overlapping, we present this link that provides much useful information.  In general, California's experience is that political manipulation of energy programs, subsidies, regulations and a greenhouse gas emissions voter initiative has dramatically increased energy costs for consumers.  -dh EPA Deadline [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:50-09:00July 23rd, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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7-21-12

See our earlier story on President's poor leasing record.  -dh On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee approved by a bipartisan 24-17 vote, H.R. 6082, the Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan. The bill would replace the Obama Administration’s final offshore drilling plan, which keeps 85 percent of America’s offshore areas off-limits to energy production, with a real plan that creates new American jobs by allowing offshore American energy production in those areas with the greatest known oil and natural gas resources. “For over three years the Obama [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:50-09:00July 21st, 2012|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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7-19-12

Saskatchewan's other Bakkan, from Gary Park, Petroleum News Comment:  How many Alaskans/Americans are now in the mood for another TEA PARTY?  In fact, Shouldn't we celebrate that original 1773 event this coming November 4?   We've continually cautioned in these pages that for almost four years the state of Alaska -- especially the natural resources sector upon which our economy depends -- has received nothing but harassment and negative treatment by an authoritarian and ... Sidebar Comment: We note that Alaska is only one local US Jurisdiction under attack by the Obama Administration's [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:50-09:00July 19th, 2012|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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7-18-12 – Senator Giessel Once Again Sets an Example of Leadership and Initiative for All Elected Officials

Oil & Gas Congress Returns to Alaska - Today's CEA Energy Links Calgary Herald by Dina O'Meara.  Exports to the United States have been falling steadily since 2008 and the pain will intensify by almost half a billion cubic feet per day in November when two major pipeline expansions breach the border to bring the U.S. shale gas to storage hubs in Ontario. An Unenviable Record  (You read it here first) Here is late-breaking news from Chairman Doc Hastings' (NGP Photo) Natural Resources Committee:   On Wednesday, July 25th the Committee on Natural [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:50-09:00July 18th, 2012|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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7-12-12

Oil Well Remediation in Alaska: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Hearing Today.  Click Here For Archived Video and Testimony! Our readers know that we revere House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) for his efforts to revive responsible natural resource development in Alaska and throughout the U.S.  He delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, on the House floor today in support of H.R. 4402, The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act:  -dh  Click Here To Read the Text and Watch the Video Cheryl Heinze Passes [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:51-09:00July 12th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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7-11-12 – Congress Reschedules Markup to Revise Obama’s Offshore Leasing Plan

In this Calgary Herald story by Jim Wood, Canadian Ambassador to the US, Gary Doer, says American support for the Keystone XL Pipeline is strong.  -dh Yesterday, as part of a more than year long investigation into the Obama Administration’s rewrite of a 2008 coal regulation, the Stream Buffer Zone Rule, that could cost thousands of jobs, negatively impact the economies of 22 states and significantly harm American energy production, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) sent a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:51-09:00July 11th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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7-10-12 – Administration Violates Alaska’s Environmental Rules While Advocating “Environmental Cooperation”

Commentary: Alaska Legislator, Representative Charisse Millett (NGP Photo-r), will testify Thursday that the Bureau of Land Management fails to meet environmental standards required of private industry and citizens.   She will be joined by Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) Chairman, Kathy Foerster (NGP Photo), whom we credit -- along with her commission colleagues -- with bringing the matter of abandoned, government legacy wells to public attention.   We acknowledge that previous administrations, the U.S. Navy and others share blame for littering Alaska with spent oil and gas exploration material [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:52-09:00July 10th, 2012|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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