9-21-11 Help Determine ANWR’s-Alaska’s Fate This Afternoon – Day Two Of Big Oil And Gas Congress

  ALERT: NGP Readers: Please Comment on ANWR at the hearing today in Anchorage.  The Official USFWS Announcement.  Here's RDC's excellent analysis.  Wednesday, September 21, Wilda Marston Theater, Loussac Library, 3:00-9:30 pm.  We hope Anchorage citizens will show up in 'droves' to urge the FEDS to open ANWR for responsible oil and gas development as the Congress intended when it passed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.  A strong turnout of Alaska citizens and ELECTED STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS.  is very important.        -dh Comment Against Federal [...]

By |2020-05-14T19:42:42-09:00September 21st, 2011|Commentary|0 Comments
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9-20-11 Alaska Oil and Gas Conference Commences – Federal Coordinator Schedules Gasline Forum

Yesterday, we sent an email to our readers alerting them that the EPA had given final approval to Shell's Arctic OCS air quality permits.  And we editorialized.  Here is an Associated Press story appearing today and this is Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) reaction.  -dh Today's 7th Annual Oil and Gas Congress at the Marriott Hotel in Anchorage is first welcomed today by Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan (NGP Photo), followed by Governor Sean Parnell's keynote address.  Alyeska Pipeline CEO Tom Barrett will examine declining pipeline throughput issues while Exxon and TransCanada gas [...]

By |2020-05-14T19:36:09-09:00September 20th, 2011|Federal Coordinator|0 Comments
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9-20-11 EPA Issued Shell’s Chukchi and Beaufort Air Quality Permits Today – Cause for Celebration?

NPG Readers: Please Comment on OCS before September 26, 2011  Comment in support of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, against further delay and 'affirming Lease Sale 193".   Send Comments to: COMMENTS: Final SEIS, Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193 c/o Regional Director, BOEMRE Alaska OCS Region 3801 Centerpoint Drive Ste. 500 Anchorage AK 99503-5820.  NPG Readers: Please Comment on EPA O&G Emissions Regs.  Before October 24, 2011 send comments re: unnecessary natural gas emissions rules that will further slow down America's economy [...]

By |2020-05-14T19:39:56-09:00September 20th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress|0 Comments
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Much Ado About Exploration: News and Commentary – 7th Annual Alaska Oil & Gas Congress Kicks Off Tomorrow!

Some of the Canadians expected to address US and Canadian audience members of the 7th Annual Oil & Gas Congress include TransCanada's Tony Palmer, Alliance Pipeline Founder, John Lagadin, and Fred Carmichael of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group.  A Who's Who of Alaskan energy leaders will appear tomorrow and Wednesday, while large array of Alaska in-state energy leaders will participate in an all-day session on Thursday.  -dh   The Seventh Annual Alaska Oil and Gas Congress convenes tomorrow in Anchorage (Agenda).  Your author and Platts' Director of News, John Kingston (NGP [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:17-09:00September 19th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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Citizens Rally To The Call For Comment

Scroll down to review current comment periods. NGP Reader Kaye Laughlin (NGP Photo) sends us this copy of the testimony/comment she provide the USFWS re: the ANWR wilderness threat.       Here is a position paper on the ANWR issue provided by Acting Executive Director of the Resource Development Council for Alaska,Carl Portman (NGP Photo-L).     We are aware of hundreds of other comments but have these additional examples for our readers: Alaska legislator, Representative Bob Lynn (NGP Photo-L), gave the USFWS a comment, reading in part: "I want to see [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:17-09:00September 16th, 2011|Federal Obstruction, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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Democrats and Republicans: Hear and Heed the Call!

Today we sent an email alert to mostly our Anchorage area readers.  We are sorry we did not get this entered into our email distribution queue until late morning but are hopeful some will find it useful.  In the alert, we said: Let's urge our Democratic and Republican friends in Anchorage to attend their respective functions today and promote the need to work together to FILL THE PIPELINE.   Here are the events: 1. Bartlett Democratic Club, Noon at Denny's Restaurant on Debarr Road. 2. 2011 Republican Party of Alaska Annual [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:17-09:00September 15th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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9-13-11 Has Commentary Gone Crazy?

  Has Commentary Gone Crazy? Commentary by Dave Harbour Yesterday, after we sent out this email alert, an elected official said, "I've commented to these d___ federal agencies six times on the need to have Chukchi and Beaufort Sea OCS and ANWR exploration.  Now you're asking me to do it again on the 'final' version of a 'Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement' for Chukchi and on the USFWS effort to convert ANWR's 1002 oil and gas section into wilderness.  How many times to I have to comment?" he asked.   "As [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:18-09:00September 14th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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9-11-16 Alaska Truckers Urge Legislature to Focus On Oil Pipeline Throughput – “Lest We Forget”

"LEST WE FORGET: 2016" 9-11-15 Lest We Forget – Northern Gas Pipelines 9-2001 Last week the Alaska State Senate Labor and Commerce Committee held a hearing focused on the oil industry's local hire activities.  We compliment Aves Thompson (NGP Photo) Executive Director of the Alaska Trucking Association, for urging lawmakers to focus on sustaining the Alaska oil pipeline.  "My point is that, in our view, we need to focus on increasing production.  I think we all agree that Alaska’s highest priority is to put more oil in the pipeline. By focusing on that priority, [...]

By |2018-09-11T06:22:59-09:00September 13th, 2011|Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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So much this week…

 ...more stories coming next week. AP by Becky Bohrer.  Alaska is pushing back what it says will be one of the biggest oil and gas lease sales in the U.S. this year, citing the potential for more acres to be added and a desire to give companies more time to prepare bids. Deborah Brollini (NGP Photo) places on her blog this morning testimony she gave yesterday to the Alaska Senate Labor and Commerce Committee:  We can argue job numbers all day.  However, we are not going to have jobs for [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:18-09:00September 9th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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Our Own Worst Enemy

This morning in Anchorage, Shell's Alaska Vice President for Exploration and Production, Pete Slaiby (NGP Photo), will discuss prospects for a 2012 exploration program in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.  See below for Federal comment period opportunities.  -dh   Vancouver Observer.  Canadian and American Enviros Attack Canadian and American Energy Production Doig's Digest: TransCanada's Challenges ADN-AP.  Decades after construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, state lawmakers are again hearing from Alaskans concerned about the number of out-of-state hires in good-paying jobs on the North Slope.  ... The Senate Labor and Commerce [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 8th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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Commissioner Dan Sullivan Reveals Administration Energy Strategy To Export Council

This morning Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan (NGP Stock Photo) briefed the Alaska Export Council in Anchorage on the Administration's strategy for increasing Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) throughput and managing gas pipeline development. "I want to give you a very detailed view of Governor Sean Parnell's one-million-barrel-per-day-within-10-years-strategy," he said, "and what we are doing to implement it." Sullivan began by reviewing the important direction Alaska's constitution gave public officials to "maximize" the development of natural resources.  He emphasized the huge resources available to the state and nation [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 7th, 2011|AGIA, Alaska Taxes|0 Comments
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Senator Giessel Sets the Example!

       NPG Readers: Please Comment on ANWR  Comment Against Federal Government Lockup of ANWR’s 1002 Area Testify: Fairbanks 10-19-11, Anchorage 10-20-11 Written testimony due: 11-15-11 Governor Sean Parnell Rebukes Federal Government Petroleum News Alaska Story       Senator Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo) wrote the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on their upcoming decision to recommend wilderness designations for ANWR's 1002 area--or not.  (See above notice and her letter, below.)  Then, following her example, let's all take a few minutes to comment on all three of these federal comment [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 6th, 2011|Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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CEOs Of The State, The Trans Alaska Pipeline System and North Slope Borough Have Much In Common – Halcro Adds Wisdom To The Debate

Relevant Note from the Calgary Herald: A subsidiary of TransCanada Corp. declared a force majeure Thursday after shutting down its six-month-old Bison natural gas pipeline the night before over a rupture in central Wyoming.  (It can happen.  -dh) CEOs Of The Trans Alaska Pipeline System, the State of Alaska and North Slope Borough Share A Challenge (Come to think of it, we all share this major challenge--directly and indirectly) by Dave Harbour (Note opposing opinion in comment below) Night before last in Anchorage, former North Slope Borough Mayor George Ahmaogak (NGP Photo [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:19-09:00September 2nd, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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Former Mayor George Ahmaogak Could Save Alaska’s Economy

Commentary:  When former Alaska North Slope Borough Mayor George Ahmaogak (NGP Photo) took the podium in the Petroleum Club last night, you could hear a pin drop as he began speaking followed by a thunderous applause when he finished.  He said he is completely consistent and candid with his constituents.  When elected he will -- as in the past -- have an open door policy for citizens and those doing business in the borough.  He believes the future of the oil industry is generally aligned with the future of North Slope Borough [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:00:29-09:00September 1st, 2011|Commentary|0 Comments
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Propane: A Bright Spot In Alaska’s Future

Alaska Dispatch by Amanda Coyne.  ... Propane has the potential to do more than just power your outdoor grill. It can heat Alaska homes, cook Alaskan meals and even fuel Alaskan vehicles, thanks to advances in technology. A company called ROUSCH CleanTech (NGP Photo with Roush executive, Todd Mouw) has delivered a propane fuel-injected carburetor that works even in the coldest North Slope temperatures. And ANGDA has decided to partner up with ROUSH.  Propane-powered vehicles could save Alaskans money while making Alaska air even cleaner. Turns out propane is kind of a [...]

By |2016-03-13T04:11:16-09:00August 30th, 2011|Propane|0 Comments
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