10-31-13 An Obama Administration Arctic Treaty That Circumvents Senate Ratification?

HOME   Above & Beyond, Canada's Arctic Journal: "Tilting heads upward, the Royal Canadian Air Force took to the skies over the Western Arctic this summer as part of their rigorous trainingtour, Operation Northern Reach.  (Also see, Watchers of the North.) For our Washington readers: On Thursday, November 14, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Chris Smith (NGP Photo) for the post of Assistant Secretary of Energy (for Fossil Energy) .  The committee will also consider the nominations of  Steven P. Croley to be the General Counsel of the Department of Energy [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00October 31st, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-19-13

Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held an oversight hearing entitled “Threats, Intimidation and Bullying by Federal Land Managing Agencies.”  The hearing examined the ongoing and abusive conduct by federal land management agencies against private property rights.  Comment:   We are pleased when Alaskan and Canadian investors do well.   In reviewing BP's Third Quarter financial results, BP Group Chief Executive, Bob Dudley, said today: “In 2011 we set a clear target for operating cash flow in 2014 and we are confident in its delivery. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:56-09:00October 29th, 2013|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-25-13

Our Commentary Goes Nationwide We find more evidence supporting the wisdom of oil tax reform by Dave Harbour CBC.  To avoid disturbing the site where ancient human bones were discovered, a Saskatchewan pipeline company says it will tunnel deep below.​ On Wednesday, we inventoried ways in which the Federal government was hamstringing job creation by blocking natural resource development (i.e. Thinking Critically About CNBC). Yesterday, we noted that the Steller Sea Lion is finally off the threatened species list. Today, Congressman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) explains why citizens must still [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:57-09:00October 25th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-8-13

(See our 10-4-13 story), "...in answer to a question dealing with final terminus of the pipeline and siting for an LNG export plant, she said that "over twenty sites have been evaluated and prioritized but it is premature to announce the location of the site at this point." Alaska Journal of Commerce by Tim  Bradner (NGP Photo of Bradner at Nikiski LNG Site, 2001).  North Slope producers and TransCanada Corp. have selected a site at Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula as the proposed terminus for a 42-inch North Slope gas [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:12-09:00October 8th, 2013|Federal Obstruction, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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10-4-13

Major Gas Pipeline Player Points To Major Project Progress by Dave Harbour Yesterday, ExxonMobil's Point Thomson Production Manager told members of the Resource Development Council for Alaska that a large, Alaska LNG export project could be competitive--with qualifications. *     *     * The Thursday breakfast meeting opened to a sold-out audience in the Dena'ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage.  President Phil Cochrane (NGP Photo) opened the meeting, introducing Karen Hagedorn's presentation on both Point Thomson progress and outlook for a major Alaska North Slope (ANS) natural gas export project. Hagedorn, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:13-09:00October 4th, 2013|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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9-27-13

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday issued a Call for Information and Nominations relating to a potential oil and gas Lease Sale 237 scheduled for the Chukchi Sea Planning Area off of Alaska in 2016.  The Republic — Kevin Sweeney is returning as Sen. Lisa Murkowski's state director.  Sweeney will replace Miles Baker, who will serve as director of government relations and external affairs for the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. That's the group charged with advancing an in-state gas line in Alaska.  Alaska North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower (NGP Photo) welcomed news late yesterday that the U.S. Senate has [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:14-09:00September 27th, 2013|Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, You Read It Here First|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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9-6-13 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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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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8-25-13

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (NGP Photo) will visit King Cove, Alaska this week to look at a congressionally approved land exchange that would provide the population of a thriving fishing community life-saving access to an all-weather airport in neighboring Cold Bay. Unfortunately, when the federal government created the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge 53 years ago, it cut off the traditional land route between the Aleut community of King Cove and the old World War II outpost of Cold Bay. The people of King Cove were never [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 26th, 2013|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-23-13

Drones and Energy: Our Opinion Alaska's Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell (NGP Photo) is Chairman of the Aerospace States Association. Speaking on the subject of the threat to privacy posed by drones, the Daily Caller quoted Treadwell yesterday as saying that, "The paper we are releasing today...strikes a fine balance between protecting individual privacy rights as guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment and exploiting the significant economic and humanitarian benefits of UAS technology.”   We would observe that unrestricted use of drone audio/video could compromise the security of critical infrastructure such as power production, manufacturing, energy refineries, drilling, [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:55:08-09:00August 23rd, 2013|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-23-13

Former Energy Secretary, Spencer Abraham (NGP photo), gives opinion on EPA:  "It remains to be seen how it will handle a number of issues. "It is hard to tell how realistic it will be on issues such as fracking and renewable fuels standards, which are big questions. "The jury is still out on whether the EPA still needs to reform its role in a way that is reasonable and that takes into account all sides of the equation, including economic growth and a strong economy."    -EnergyBiz, by Ken Silverstein This [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 23rd, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-22-13

Canadian Press.  TransCanada Sues Rival Enbridge Governor Parnell Calls on Interior to Reconsider ANWR Plan   (See yesterday's 8-21-13 letter here) (See our 8-9-13 story here) See our "Federal Overreach Summit" commentary, entitled Remembering the Past, in this week's (8-21)  Xtra Community Newspaper.  -dh August 21, 2013, Anchorage, Alaska – The State of Alaska today formally asked U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe to reconsider and reverse his agency’s denial of the state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Section 1002(e) Exploration Plan. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 22nd, 2013|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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8-10-13 North Slope Lease Sale

North Slope Lease Sale Coming (Anchorage, AK) – The Department of Natural Resources will hold its annual sale of oil and gas lease tracts on the North Slope and in the North Slope Foothills and Beaufort Sea at 9 a.m. on Nov. 6 at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage. The lease sale area encompasses approximately 14 million acres. As previously announced, 11 tracts in the North Slope and Beaufort Sea areas will be deferred from this sale for the purpose of long-term testing of methane hydrate production [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:55:06-09:00August 10th, 2013|You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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