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8-6-13
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8-6-13

Commentary, LNG, You Read It Here First

8-6-13

This afternoon, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski released a white paper outlining the case for exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Wespac Energy is presenting an LNG session this week (Invitees Only) in Anchorage: "LNG For Rural Alaska". Details here. * * * Lawmakers Gather In Anchorage To Consider Gas Options Report by Dave Harbour Yesterday a hundred lawmakers and staff members held the first of a five day "2013 Gas Symposium" in Anchorage to better understand worldwide market conditions affecting natural [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:23-09:00August 6th, 2013|Commentary, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

7-31-13

Calgary Herald by Graham Thomson. ...a new pipeline to pump Alberta bitumen to the West Coast for shipment to Asia is just a matter of time. At least that’s the impression you get reading between the lines in comments made by Alberta Premier Alison Redford and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark Friday afternoon. Alaska and Saudi Arabia Face Similar Challenges Under Vastly Different Conditions by Dave Harbour Our readers know that 90% of Alaska's operating budget flows from the Alaska North Slope (ANS) through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:23-09:00July 31st, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments

7-30-13
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7-30-13

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7-30-13

BP today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2013. Calgary Herald, by James Wood. The Alberta government says it isn’t rattled by U.S. President Barack Obama’s skepticism over the benefits of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, despite the high stakes riding on approval of the energy project. Comment: We applaud Minister Dallas for bringing the truth squad to the rescue. We are embarrassed that America's president would use his bully pulpit to bully the facts, mislead the public and use such dishonesty as a basis for delaying [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:23-09:00July 30th, 2013|Commentary|0 Comments

7-26-13
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7-26-13

Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First

7-26-13

Witnesses Highlight States’ Successes in Regulating Fracking Tell Federal Government to Stay Out of the Process. Alaska Officials, Giessel and Foerster Play Lead Roles Meanwhile, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee spokesman, Robert Dillon, responds that, "Sen. Lisa Murkowski believes that regulation of hydraulic fracturing should be done at the state level. There is no need for a federal backstop on this issue." -dh Fracking in Canada (We'll have more to say about LNG exports on Monday) Yesterday, Legislators representing the Energy Producing States Coalition -- including Alaska Senator Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo) -- sent [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:24-09:00July 26th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

7-23-13
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7-23-13

Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road

7-23-13

Mackenzie Valley shale leases sure to pique interest: NWT industry ... iPolitics.ca - The Northwest Territories has had stranded natural gas in the Mackenzie Delta for 40 years, with a proposal to build a pipeline south long dormant.... What Does Colorado Agriculture Have To Do With American Energy Policies? Commentary by Dave Harbour Last Sunday an audience of regulators learned that Agriculture is the second largest contributor to Colorado's economy, that each US farmer feeds 155 people worldwide and that 97% of US farms are family owned. And, they heard that America's family farms are under siege. TODAY, we hear from [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:24-09:00July 23rd, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|0 Comments

7-15-13 Defending the Rule of Law and Constitution
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7-15-13 Defending the Rule of Law and Constitution

Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road

7-15-13 Defending the Rule of Law and Constitution

Defending the Rule of Law and Constitution Against Federal Overreach Confidence in American authority is based on a fair, responsible, predictable and not arbitrary exercise of power by three independent branches of government created and defined by the Constitution. The proper exercise of power may be summarized as 'The Rule of Law' as opposed to a less reliable "Rule of Man". Maintaining The Rule of Law depends on the integrity of its defenders. When a governmental branch overreaches its Constitutional authority in its exercise of power it debases the Rule of Law, endangering the [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:25-09:00July 15th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|0 Comments

7-7-13 ANS Production Drops Below 500k Barrels/Day As Cook Inlet Production Rises

Petroleum News by Kristen Nelson. Alaska North Slope crude oil production dropped below 500,000 barrels per day in June, averaging 497,582 bpd, down 6.95 percent, from a May average of 534,741 bpd, while much smaller Cook Inlet production volumes saw a 5.4 percent increase to 13,571 bpd in May over April. Note: Legislators have given Cook Inlet Producers favorable tax incentives for several years--resulting in more exploration and infrastructure investment. North Slope producers have been given punishing taxes until this Spring when the legislature enacted tax reform. However, that reform [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-03-13T03:55:05-09:00July 7th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments

7-5-13 The White House Fatāwā On Energy Consumers and Taxpayers
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7-5-13 The White House Fatāwā On Energy Consumers and Taxpayers

Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Fracking, Global Warming

7-5-13 The White House Fatāwā On Energy Consumers and Taxpayers

President Obama's Climate Action Plan by Dave Harbour There is nothing significantly "good" about Obama's simultaneous attack on American taxpayers, energy consumers and the free market. His "Climate Action Plan" will lead America away from energy Report and Commentary: CANADA. (Draft, subject to edits) In Canada, the environmental community continues a more than 40 year strategy for opposing development. It flowered in the 1970s as various environmental activists, church activists and other liberal allies created a 'moratorium' strategy for blocking construction of the original Alaska/Canada natural gas pipeline. [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:27-09:00July 4th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Fracking, Global Warming|0 Comments

6-30-13 Following Rome Down The Road To Ruin

Sunday Commentary Reference: Washington Times, 6-28-13, Victor Davis Hanson by Dave Harbour This morning, we were reminded by a Washington Times column, also printed in the Anchorage Daily News today, of how in its latter days, Rome debased its previously purer coins with alloys, increased taxes on productive farms, offered free games and food to the masses and counted on its military to continue defending a crumbling culture. 51% Say U.S. Economy is in Recession One evidence of North America's crumbling culture is the frequency and ferocity of political [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:28-09:00June 30th, 2013|Commentary|0 Comments

6-29-13 Tomorrow (6-30-13) Is An Important Day For Alaska!

COMMENTARY: We have never sent an email alert out over the weekend. We did so today because we fear that -- no matter how one feels about a certain project -- the federal government is very close to setting a precedent that will forever compromise the "Rule of Law" in the United States of America. Americans for Tax Reform have pointed out that the EPA killing an Alaska mine project before a permit for review is submitted is like a judge issuing a verdict before hearing the case. [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:28-09:00June 29th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments

6-28-13 Do frivolous claims take advantage of BP’s good faith Gulf efforts and increase consumer costs?
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6-28-13 Do frivolous claims take advantage of BP’s good faith Gulf efforts and increase consumer costs?

Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Reader Comment, You Read It Here First

6-28-13 Do frivolous claims take advantage of BP’s good faith Gulf efforts and increase consumer costs?

TODAY, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, with a bipartisan vote of 235-186. This legislation, sponsored by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, would expand OCS energy production in order to create new American jobs, lower energy prices, grow our economy, and strengthen America’s national security. LAST NIGHT: US House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings joined Fox Business to discuss expanding energy development in HR 2231 and President Obama's war on coal. (Watch Here) Remember the Calgary floods: sing along [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:28-09:00June 28th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Reader Comment, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

6-27-13 – Pay Attention to RDC
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6-27-13 – Pay Attention to RDC

Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First

6-27-13 – Pay Attention to RDC

Alaska Dispatch by Alex DeMarban. Unemployment in Anchorage has dropped to one of the lowest levels in years, thanks in large part to a "mini-boom" in Cook Inlet and steady growth in other key areas, according to an official with the Anchorage Economic Development Corp (AEDC). Unemployment in Anchorage fell in May to the "crazy low" figure of 4.7 percent -- the lowest in five years, according to Bill Popp (NGP Photo), the group's president. ... "We are the envy of much of the nation," Popp [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:41-09:00June 27th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

6-26-13 Time To Unlock OCS Resources
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6-26-13 Time To Unlock OCS Resources

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6-26-13 Time To Unlock OCS Resources

CBC News: Joe Oliver says Keystone is in 'national interest of both our countries' The Hill, OpEd by Congressman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo). It’s time to take action to create more than 1 million new American jobs and generate $1.5 billion in new revenue. This would significantly boost our economy and help to further remove us from the grip of foreign oil. The president wants to continue to keep our offshore energy resources locked up, but this week, the House will take significant action to set it free. We owe it [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:41-09:00June 26th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

6-13-13 Hypocrisy
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6-13-13 Hypocrisy

Arctic Policy, Commentary, Federal Obstruction

6-13-13 Hypocrisy

Huffpost Alberta. Hold on to your hats, Alberta, the Kennedy stampede is headed for the oil sands as a rich kid with few skills and nothing else to do heads north to criticize the very wealth production that has made North America great. This video won't thrill our NGP readers but it is enlightening. -dh Wilderness Society Doesn't Support Federal Cleanup Of Federal Drilling Messes In Alaska - New Interior Secretary Opposes Responsible Nearby Exploration. (NGP headline) APRN Story and Audio. Our Comment: In recent Congressional testimony, Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Jewell [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:42-09:00June 13th, 2013|Arctic Policy, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments

6-7-13 Notes From The Road – A ‘Well Intentioned’ But Dangerous Federal Process
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6-7-13 Notes From The Road – A ‘Well Intentioned’ But Dangerous Federal Process

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6-7-13 Notes From The Road – A ‘Well Intentioned’ But Dangerous Federal Process

For those aspiring to direct activities of an instate gas pipeline, here is a link to follow: The State of Alaska, Office of the Governor seeks qualified individuals to serve on the inaugural governing board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, a state corporation responsible for advancing a large-scale natural gas pipeline project. -dh When A New DOI Acting Assistant Secretary Came To Alaska To "Listen" by Dave Harbour (For background. In early September 2010 Alaska experienced the second "listening session" during the course of the Deepwater Horizon investigation.) Sample of [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:30:43-09:00June 7th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|0 Comments

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