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7-5-17 Energy Evolution Continues – North Korean Threat Approaches Climactic Conclusion

At 3 p.m. EST today we witnessed U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's speech regarding the dangerous conditions evolving from North Korea's latest threatening missile test. She offered the U.N. members a choice: act together to impose serious sanctions or expect the U.S. to act to defend itself. Here for reference is a "Korea" speech we offered the Alaska World Affairs Council last October and a Washington Times Op-ed on Korea we provided last November. -dh The Day After America's Fourth Of July, We Pray The Energy Evolution Continues In Freedom For [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-07-05T11:00:23-09:00July 5th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary|0 Comments

6-28-17 RDC Annual Conference Attracts US Mining Leader

Commissioner Colette Honorable. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour Personal Commentary: Several years ago your publisher had the honor to serve as vice chairman of the NARUC (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners) Gas Committee. Also serving on the committee was Arkansas regulatory commissioner, Colette Honorable. Colette has served the FERC, as Senator Murkowski notes below, with distinction. She has also been a highly accomplished and congenial colleague and friend. We [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-28T09:19:21-09:00June 28th, 2017|Commentary, Federal Progress, Personal|0 Comments

6-26-17 More Detail On BP’s Global Energy Review

Continued Today From Our 6-19-17 Posting: BP’s Global Energy Review Damian Bilbao, BP Alaska Exploration, Inc., Global Energy Review 2017 Stay tuned for more on Damian Bilbao's presentations yesterday to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and the World Trade Center-Anchorage on BP's Statistical Review. -dh Energy markets in transition: BP Statistical Review shows long-term shifts underway Strong oil demand and weaker supply growth rebalance oil markets; inventories continue to weigh on oil prices Energy mix shifting; rising renewable energy offsetting steep falls in coal use Carbon [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-30T09:27:21-09:00June 26th, 2017|AGDC, AGIA, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, Fracking, Global Warming, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, TAPS and North Slope Oil, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

6-22-17 “Here’s A Cigar;” or, “Close But No Cigar”

Our Take On Alaska's Current Budget Crisis, A Component Of the 49th State's Omnibus Fiscal Crisis by Dave Harbour The citizens of Alaska are sitting at the edge of their chairs, watching for the outcome of a budget battle building in their isolated capital of Juneau. It could be decided as we write this and cigar boxes could open; or, July 1 could come and go, complete with untold tales of woe, and decision makers will undoubtedly console themselves that they did their best. But we know that activity [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-22T10:59:00-09:00June 22nd, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments

6-21-17 Alaska Celebrates 40 Years Of Prudhoe Bay Production – While Irresponsible House Majority Instigates Government Shut-Down

Of related interest: Down & out in AK, Commentary by Craig Medred. Yet more trouble appears on the horizon for the already troubled business of journalism in Alaska. More on our earlier report covering BP's 2017 statistical review from our Mid-Atlantic energy analyst friend...demonstrating the 'reach' of this annual review -dh: "The BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2017 is now available. We made a quick link to it last night, but here it is again: http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/pdf/energy-economics/statistical-review-2017/bp-statistical-review-of-world-energy-2017-full-report.pdf It is worth downloading, and the information is available on the website in [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-21T11:11:14-09:00June 21st, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary|0 Comments

6-19-17 BP’s Global Energy Review – Alaska Meetings

2017 BP Energy Report - Briefing & Reception - 6-26-17 - Anchorage | World Trade Center Members (BECOME A MEMBER) Mark Finley. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour BP's Market Expert Returns to Alaska This Month For Much Anticipated Global Energy Review BP's General Manager of Global Energy Markets, Mark Finley, will be briefing Alaskans again this month on the company's outlook for energy markets. We've attended his appearances over the years and encourage readers to hear Mark's review at one of his appearances. [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-19T10:47:33-09:00June 19th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Energy Calendar Dates, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Ocean Policy, OCS|0 Comments

6-18-17 Alaska LNG Project “Open Season”?

State open season for AK LNG Project. It’s open season for the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. That’s not to be confused with open... Read More Alaska LNG Project Open Season Observations by Dave Harbour After reviewing the story above, our critical thinking readers will no doubt be wondering if the term "open season" applies to a normal pipeline expansion or new pipeline process conducted by sponsors with shareholder skin in the game vs. the most expensive pipeline/LNG project in history, owned by a fiscally irresponsible state government, administered by temporary bureaucrats, approved/curtailed [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-19T12:01:55-09:00June 18th, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG|0 Comments

6-14-17 One of our readers articulates the unappreciated dangers America faces

Your publisher has always had a deep appreciation for Marc Bond, his dedication to Alaska and his professional abilities. We, along with Easy Gilbreth, as I remember, were the three co-signers of the Articles of Incorporation of the ANWR non-profit corporation, Arctic Power. If memory serves, our former Lieutenant Governor and current RCA Commissioner, Steve McAlpine, served as the first, or one of the first, Arctic Power presidents. So, it is always a pleasure to hear from, read about or review the writing of such valued, old friends. [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-14T12:11:26-09:00June 14th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Columnists, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Reader Comment, Rule Of Law|0 Comments

6-12-17 Does The White House Really Think Alaska LNG Is Currently Competitive In The Lower Cost/Low Price World Of LNG Competition?

...LNG news links from our friend, Larry Persily, former Federal Coordinator, Alaska Gas Pipeline Project: Commentary: A proposed Alaska LNG export terminal would be located at the end of an 800 mile Arctic gas pipeline. This scheme to monetize huge volumes of Alaska North Slope "stranded" gas (i.e. 35 Tcf) is a well intended pipe dream that could come true someday. But TODAY it competes with worldwide tidewater projects in a low gas price environment. Competing projects from Qatar to Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Canada and the Gulf [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-09-08T04:44:15-09:00June 12th, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Competition, LNG|0 Comments

6-10-17 Calgary’s Oil Patch Is Hurting

Woe is Calgary: Unemployment rate remains the worst in Canada, Calgary Herald Calgary Herald Homepage ... Calgary saw no improvement though — the city's unemployment rate remained at 9.3 per cent. ... Saskatoon, another oil and gas hub, has the third worst unemployment rate in the country. ... On Friday she tied the need to build pipelines to improving Alberta's job numbers.... (We wonder if Calgary's increased unemployment, decreased commercial space occupancy and overall economic malaise has anything to do with a liberal provincial government that seems more attracted to climate [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-10T07:01:11-09:00June 10th, 2017|Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary|0 Comments

6-9-17 Canadians Weigh In On ANWR. Some In Both Countries Need To Be Educated! Today We Offer — In A Tight Package — A Very Thorough ANWR Reference. With The Reference, We Invite YOUR Comments Below Which May Strengthen The Veracity And Factualness Of This Latest Addition To Our Northern Energy Archives

Matt Cronin. NGP file photo by Dave Harbour Interior Secretary Gail Norton and NGP Publisher Dave Harbour, 6-20-01. In view of how holdover government employees (i.e. of the 'deep state'), particularly those of the democrat or socialist persuasion, seek to undermine the work of a new administration, we provide this example from 2001. It is an Anchorage Times Op-Ed penned by one of Alaska's most distinguished environmental scientists, Dr. Matthew Cronin. Thursday, November 15, 2001, Voice of the Times, Did federal agency set up Norton? By [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-10T07:52:41-09:00June 9th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress|0 Comments

6-4-17 How to destroy/save our freedom, free enterprise, and our energy industries

Different Subjects, Same Tactics The left's tactics have some things in common, most notably that their absence of traditional values leads to conviction that, "The End Justifies The Means". So, we urge our readers to abandon the naive reaction in response to enviro-activism, anti-oil and gas, anti-development, anti-job creation, anti-government growth, anti-government waste, anti-border protection, anti-Trump, anti-capitalism, anti-Christian leftist action that, "Gee, I wonder why they would do that!" Instead, our critically thinking readers should be observing, "Today they are attacking 'xyz' as the newest way to kill capitalism, [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-04T11:39:08-09:00June 4th, 2017|Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Global Warming|0 Comments

6-3-17 President Trump: Don’t let the crony capitalists stop you from draining THEIR SWAMP!

DRAIN THE SWAMP Reaping the Rewards of Our Actions by Dave Harbour Of course the likes of Elon Musk will try to stop President Trump from draining his swamp...and opposes Trump's Paris Climate Change withdrawal. We have long thought Musk to be a business genius but we will not mourn his withdrawal as one of the President's technology advisors. For while launching his career into greatness with a series of inventions and successful business ventures, some of his current investment depends on taxpayer and ratepayer support. Thus, his current enterprises [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-15T14:59:00-09:00June 3rd, 2017|ANWR, Arctic Policy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Crony Capitalism, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Progress, Global Warming, History|0 Comments

6-2-17 Yesterday: a good decision for America

Wednesday Interior Secretary Zinke created a historic milepost for Alaska Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. File photo by Dave Harbour, Northern Gas Pipelines ; yesterday, we saw the president place an equally historical achievement on the world stage Commentary by Dave Harbour Wednesday's action by new Interior Secretary Zinke to unwind harmful Alaska energy policies and signal that "Alaska is open for business" took careful study and courage. Likewise, President Donald Trump's Rose Garden presentation on the Paris Climate Change Accord could only have been delivered by one who both understood [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-09T09:22:40-09:00June 2nd, 2017|Alternate Energy, Canadian Energy Policy, Commentary, Competition, Crony Capitalism, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Progress, Fracking, Global Warming, Government Waste, Keystone XL, LNG, Trump Administration Energy Initiatives|0 Comments

6-1-17 Commentary: Yesterday Was A Historical Milepost In Alaska’s History!

Here's Why Yesterday Was A Historical Milepost For Alaska by Dave Harbour Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski and Governor Bill Walker. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour. Anchorage press conference, 5-31-17. Yesterday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wrapped up a trip to study Arctic resources with a historical speech in Anchorage delivered at the 40th Anniversary conference of the Alaska Oil & Gas Association. Zinke had been touring Norway, Greenland and Alaska with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Senators John Barrasso, John Cornyn, Steve [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-02T10:53:04-09:00June 1st, 2017|Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, NPR-A|0 Comments

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