3-23-12

Three Stories in Today's News: Alaska, Canada and North Dakota.  Here's a question for our NGP readers: Which elected and appointed leaders of which jurisdictions seem to be caring most for the sustainability of their economies and the future of their children?   Which seems to be succumbing more to the greedy demands of current constituencies?    -dh NYT by Ann Carrns.  Here is one of the best stories we've seen on the personal side of work within the Williston, N.D. oil shale phenomenon.  See the report of our own [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:29-09:00March 23rd, 2012|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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3-22-12 Are Sociopaths Taking Control?

Researching oil, gas, flora, fin, fauna and fine Southern culture in Houston, but not so intently that we don't think constantly of our Arctic energy brothers and sisters...and the frigid, local and federal regulatory and statutory challenges they daily face.  Is it true we have allowed at least some sociopaths to take control of government?  (Of course, we can't speak for Canada.)  -dh ADN by Richard Mauer.  The Senate bill's "minimal decrease" from the current tax program on oil and gas, known as ACES, "has an immaterial impact" for industry, said [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:29-09:00March 23rd, 2012|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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3-20-12

While we are tethered to our faithful readers this morning via sattelite from a boat near Cozumel, we neverthe less think of you and provide this investment climate update courtesy of Resource Development Council for Alaska.  -dh Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee heard public testimony on CSSB 192, which made only minor, inconsequential changes to Alaska's current punitive oil tax structure. Of the Alaskans who testified, an overwhelming majority opposed CSSB 192 and voiced their support for meaningful reform to the tax structure that will result in the investment needed to reverse the production decline [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:29-09:00March 20th, 2012|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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3-16-12

Calgary Herald by Dan Healing.  With output of 1,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day and 5,500 boe/d behind pipe, Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. is considering joint venture deals on its light oil and gas assets as well as its oilsands, says its CEO.  On a conference call to discuss year-end results Thurs-day, president and chief executive Sveinung Svarte said the company is committed to using partnerships to develop its assets wherever they are. Check out the Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator's history of gas pipeline projects Wall Street Journal.  April [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:30-09:00March 16th, 2012|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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3-15-12

  A READER WRITES REGARDING YESTERDAY'S "DISCOVERY DAY" CELEBRATION:  Thank you Dave,  this is a great reminder of that great time made possible by many Alaskans and those from Government and from many states, who finally saw the beginning of a new era for the State and the world, and also ended the tough times in getting the TAPS line started and constructed.  I was hired by Alyeska as an HR Operations Supervisor line wide and had the opportunity to drive the road from Pump Station #1 on the North [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:43-09:00March 15th, 2012|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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3-14-12 Yesterday Prudhoe Bay’s Discovery Day Was Celebrated–Thanks to Energy Diva Deborah Brollini!

Canadian Natural Gas Declines on Lower U.S. Furnace-Fuel Demand--Bloomberg Alaska Dispatch by Ben Anderson.  An amendment to a bill that would have had sweeping effects on the oil and gas industry -- including opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling and given a jumpstart to the stalled Keystone XL pipeline -- was rejected by the Senate Tuesday by a vote of 41-57.  (Note: The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, IOGCC, has supported reasonable development of ANWR for many years, as in this 2009 resolution: 9-102.  One also notes that Alaska's [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:44-09:00March 14th, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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3-13-12

Scroll Down For Coverage of YESTERDAY'S Gulf States Energy Summit! ADN.  House Majority Leader Alan Austerman says there will be pressure to act on oil taxes this session. ADN by Austin Baird.   Lance Pruitt (NGP Photo) is the author of HB358 which would support national, pro-ANWR advertising. ADN by Becky Bohrer.  An attorney for the Alaska Legislature said Monday that it's entirely possible that bills passed in the House and Senate last year would be considered substantially similar to a ballot initiative that would re-establish a coastal management program in the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:44-09:00March 13th, 2012|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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3-12-12 Today CEA Hosts Gulf Coast Energy Summit Following Alaska Tele-Town Halls

  Two weeks ago, Consumer Energy Alliance hosted Tele-Town Halls for all presidential candidates who responded to invitations.  Candidates Gingrich and Santorum responded and we later interviewed Paul.  Today,  Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) will co-host the 2012 Gulf Coast Energy Summit at the Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi, Miss. Over 500 guests are confirmed to attend what will be a lively and in-depth discussion on NORTH AMERICAN energy issues with presidential candidates and sector leaders from the federal, state, and local level.   We will report the outcome....   -dh [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:44-09:00March 12th, 2012|AGIA|0 Comments
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3-11-12 – Fairbanks Editor Supports Meaningful Oil Tax Change

Fairbanks News Miner Editorial.  Members of the Alaska Senate who have been balking at a major change in the state’s oil tax system should answer this question: Can they guarantee that their lesser proposal has a greater likelihood of leading to increased oil production than what the governor is proposing? And can they guarantee that the increased production will come in time to prevent the state from facing continual budget deficits?

By |2016-03-13T03:51:12-09:00March 11th, 2012|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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3-8-12

 Fairbanks News Miner Editorial.  the head of the American Petroleum Institute says oil production on federal lands, where the president has authority, has actually fallen. Jack Gerard, the group’s president, says production in the Gulf Mexico is down 30 percent, though that may be because of fallout from the BP spill, and lease sales in the Rocky Mountains are down 70 percent. He says, pointing to federal Energy Information Administration material for support, the president is only making 3 percent of the lands and waters under his control available for [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:52:20-09:00March 8th, 2012|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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3-7-12 “J’Accuse”

Scroll Down For Commentary: "J'Accuse" Calgary Herald by Deborah Yedlin.  One year ago, at the annual IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates' CERA Week conference here, talk was infused with concerns of the Arab Spring, rising oil prices and whether releasing barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would be a good idea. ... As this year's event kicked off Monday, oil prices are rising and instead of the focus being on Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, the conversation has turned toward the uncertainty presented by Iran. Yesterday we had the pleasure of joining Dan Fagan and Elizabeth Giardina (NGP [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:45-09:00March 7th, 2012|Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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3-6-12

  We are now headed off for an interview on the Dan Fagan (NGP Photo) Radio-TV morning show with Elizabeth Giardina (NGP Photo), beginning at 7 a.m. (Anchorage Time).  Here's another link.  Hopefully, some of our readers will listen/watch and call in.  Later today or tomorrow, we hope to include the audio of our talks with presidential candidates last week: Gingrich, Santorum and Paul.  (Did you miss our TV interview last week?  -dh The Anchorage Tea Party last night presented a forum on the coastal management issue in Anchorage.  In the fall election, a ballot measure will [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:46-09:00March 6th, 2012|Commentary|0 Comments
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3-2-12 – Alaska’s Socio-economic Civil War

Canadian Newswire.  Canada's manufacturing sector can build on its strengths and refocus its efforts on high value opportunities arising from development in the energy sector, says Hon.Jim Prentice (NGP Photo), Vice Chairman of CIBC. Earlier this week Alaskan leaders questioned presidential candidate News Gingrich on energy and natural resources issues--and NGP readers were able to call in and listen, courtesy of Consumer Energy Alliance.  President Obama and all Republican candidates have been invited as well.  Tomorrow (SATURDAY), candidate Rick Santorum will participate in CEA's second Alaska Tele-Town Hall and again, NGP readers are [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:46-09:00March 2nd, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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3-1-12 – It’s Our Oil And We are Sovereign, By Golly!

Calgary Herald by REBECCA PENTY AND YADULLAH HUSSAIN.Ottawa can prevent future oil and gas pipeline projects key to Canada's economy from falling victim to regulatory missteps by overhauling the review process, the C.D. Howe Institute said Wednesday.  The complexities identified in assessment of the Mackenzie Valley, Keystone XL and the Northern Gateway pipelines highlight the need for reforms, the public policy think-tank said in a report.  Alaska Dispatch by Amanda Coyne.  In a conference call with Alaskans today, former House Speaker and GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich promised listeners that if elected, he would dismantle the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:47-09:00March 1st, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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2-29-12 – Alaskans Talk Personally To Candidates Beginning This Morning!

Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) has extended invitations to the Republican Presidential candidates and to President Obama to be available via teleconference to speak directly with Alaskans.  CEA announced this morning that the first candidate to accept the invitation is Newt Gingrich.  Below are directions for calling in this morning!     Please join Consumer Energy Alliance - Alaska for  an Alaska Tele-Townhall on Energy & Natural Resource Development with GOP Presidential Candidate Former Speaker Newt Gingrich TODAY, Wednesday, February 29th 9am AK/1pm ET To participate, please call-in at 855-275-6398 No RSVP is required.   Comment: [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:47-09:00February 29th, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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