6-5-13 Notes From the Road, Houston

ALERT: On Friday we editorialized about a little advertised 'listening session' planned by Federal officials tomorrow in Anchorage regarding Arctic offshore oil and gas exploration and development.  In the Friday piece, we asked questions that our readers may well want to explore tomorrow.   We have located this note that the agencies are 'reaching out to stakeholders'.  We believe readers can be sure the Feds are talking with NGOs and groups opposed to energy developmen (i.e. Here is an example).  We therefore encourage our readers to attend tomorrow's 'listening session'. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:43-09:00June 5th, 2013|Arctic Policy, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road, Rule Of Law|0 Comments
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6-4-13

           Last Saturday, Governor Sean Parnell delivered the GOP radio response to the President's message.  He emphasized Alaska's potential to heal the nation's economy and efforts of various coastal governors to work together in meeting the challenge of Federal government efforts to make OCS resources unavailable.  Here is the link to that address. Here is a link to The Hill's story.   -dh Today, we confirmed BOEM's somewhat mysterious 'Listening Session' scheduled for Thursday, in Anchorage.  Scroll down for our Friday commentary and details.  -dh ------------------------ Fairbanks Chamber Event.  On [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:43-09:00June 4th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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6-3-13

Commentary:  In an Anchorage Daily News Op-Ed this last weekend, columnist Tim Bradner (NGP Photo) provided a current shapshot of gas pipeline projects.   Clearly, the gasline momentum today flows from government investment and incentive whereas the projects of the past were privately rooted.   He concluded the column with a concern as to what would happen were Cook Inlet explorers to discover significant new gas reserves that could be less costly for consumers than LNG hauled down from the Alaska North Slope (ANS), or gas molecules transported nearly 800 [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:43-09:00June 3rd, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-31-13 Feds Will Listen Then Do What They Wanted To Anyway

In Dan Healing's Calgary Herald story yesterday... ...he noted that, "Saving the oil and gas industry's market access woes would add 20,000 extra direct jobs over the next 10 years, according to a report by an industry group."   Market access is another current challenge Canada and Alaska share--including the environmental and political roadblocks which constantly delay and threaten defeat of otherwise prospective projects that could sustain quality of life for this and future generations.  -dh Homer News by Molly Dischner.  Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) left the Legislature's budget largely intact when he signed off on $6.8 [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:44-09:00May 31st, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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5-22-13 Notes From the Road (Quito)

Support Tax Reform Law!   From our friends at the Resource Development Council for Alaska (RDC).   "...there is currently a signature gathering referendum effort taking place to repeal SB21, the oil tax reform bill signed in to law by Governor Parnell.   In an effort to give the thoroughly vetted new tax structure time to work, the Alaska Support Industry Alliance is using its independent expenditure group, "We Are Alaska," to run a campaign educating Alaskans on what SB21 has accomplished and explaining why signing the referendum could be [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:45-09:00May 22nd, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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5-16-13

Fairbanks News Miner.  Congressman Don Young  (NGP Photo) has filed legislation that would toss out the recently completed management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.    ...   The bill, HR1964, would nullify a plan adopted by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management in February, Young said. The plan administratively withdrew about half the reserve from oil and gas leasing.  (See more on this story below.) Alaska Dispatch by Pat Forgey.  "We're in a process of evaluating how we want to adjust the capital program," says Matt Fox, ConocoPhillip's executive [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:46-09:00May 16th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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5-14-13

Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming supports free trade and freedom to export LNG, an issue critical to the future of Alaska gas pipelines.  -dh Ocean Policy: Obama's End Run Around Congress and The Constitution.  We began alerting readers to the White House move to zone the oceans and further restrict freedom of citizens four years ago and have added more details since then.  We applaud Representative Millett's current observations, expressed here.   When our readers click to the actual article and scroll down to the comment section they will be [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:46-09:00May 14th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, LNG|0 Comments
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5-3-13

North of 60 Mining News: The minerals industry of Northwest Territories April 30 congratulated the Tłı̨chǫ Government for the release of their long-awaited Tłı̨chǫ Wene’ke, or Tłı̨chǫ Land Use Plan. Note to Readers: We think the "Jobs" link above is among the most useful anywhere. Check it frequently for updates and feel free to suggest additions/corrections for the benefit of other NGP readers!  -dh Action Alert! Our return from China occurred too late for us to update our stock photos of  the Kentucky Derby for the fourth year in a row. [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:48-09:00May 3rd, 2013|Commentary|0 Comments
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4-19-13 Shooting Oneself In the Foot

CBC News.  China's largest bank will be helping to finance the proposed Kitimat refinery, which would process oil from the Alberta oilsands in B.C., instead of the raw bitumen being shipped overseas.  B.C. media mogul David Black said he has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for the proposed refinery that is estimated to cost $25 billion. Shooting Oneself In the Foot Commentary by Dave Harbour Certain left leaning Alaskans are intent on shooting Alaska's economy in the foot.   They are promoting [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:49-09:00April 19th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary|0 Comments
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4-11-13

Tonight Is Another Big Night, For Those Who Care About Alaska's Economic Future! The Government Gas Pipeline Commentary by Dave Harbour Late yesterday, we followed the Senate Finance Committee review of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation's answers to questions about the pending, HB4 that would expand AGDC's powers and infuse it with operating capital.  (Watch the video.  Photo: House Speaker Mike Chenault.) We have always supported the concept of this project as an insurance policy for Interior and South Central Alaska electric power and space heating consumers.  This is because [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:51-09:00April 11th, 2013|AGDC, Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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4-2-13

Today we heard this tax reform 'thank you' commercial on a local radio station, sponsored by the Alaska Support Industry Alliance -- illustrating the many dimensions the controversy covers.  The point about sustainable policy benefiting many generations -- not just this one --  is a cultural value we have stressed for years and we thank the Alliance for its message.  -dh Status of Alaska In-State Gas Pipeline:  The Alaska House of Representatives last night passed legislation enabling the state’s gasline development corporation to continue progressing towards building its Alaska Stand [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:54-09:00April 2nd, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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3-26-13

  Tax Panel Reviews Impact On Coming Generations   By   Mary Barr   The Political Science Association of Alaska and Alaska College Republicans presented a panel last Wednesday (i.e. 3-20-13) at the University of Alaska-Anchorage campus, targeting  the impact of today’s tax policy on future prosperity.   Event Chair, Portia Watson, introduced the event moderator, Dave Harbour, publisher of Northern Gas Pipelines.  He opened the evening with a question of “intergenerational equity”.  Do we want the next generation to have the opportunities we now have, and how can we achieve [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:55-09:00March 26th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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3-14-13

  Juneau Empire-AP, by Becky Bohrer.  A Senate proposal to overhaul Alaska’s oil tax structure could cost the state up to $1.3 billion next year, hundreds of millions more than plans put forth by Gov. Sean Parnell and a different Senate committee, according to an analysis released Wednesday.   Sens. Lyman Hoffman and Click Bishop laughed as an economist began discussing the potential impact of the Senate Finance Committee’s rewrite of SB21 on state revenue and the operating budget. Hoffman, D-Bethel, later called the numbers “staggering” and said they would have a [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:57-09:00March 14th, 2013|Commentary, Personal|0 Comments
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2-28-13 President Presides Over Federal Land Energy Losses

Yesterday, in wake of Shell's announcement, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) said: “Taking the long view, we are at the early stage of a new era of oil exploration in the Arctic, one that will continue for decades in a measured and responsible way. Shell continues to have our full support for this project that is critical to America’s domestic energy security.” Dan Kish (See video below), distinguished Senior Vice President (Policy) for the Institute for Energy Research sends the following report, released today.  It is particularly relevant in view [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:14-09:00February 28th, 2013|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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2-27-13

Today Shell announced it was suspending its 2013 exploration program.  That slides the possibility of new production from Alaska's OCS forward at least another year and puts new pressure on the Alaska Legislature to enhance the attractiveness of oil investments into existing legacy fields.  From legacy fields, with the correct government policies, new production can come relatively quickly--at least, compared to greenfield exploration in non producing areas of the Arctic OCS.  -dh Do Tax and Regulatory Burdens Affect Investment Decisions? ALASKA DISPATCH STORY.  As Alaska lawmakers grapple with whether to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:14-09:00February 27th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Federal Obstruction|0 Comments
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