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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

6-19-17 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

6-9-17 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

6-8-17 LNG Costs Lower for Consumers: Alaska and BC LNG Economics Declining?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2017 Permalink Murkowski Applauds New Secretarial Order on Sage Grouse U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed her support for the secretarial order signed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to improve sage grouse conservation and strengthen consultation between the federal government and western states. Secretarial Order 3353 establishes an internal review team to evaluate and make recommendations on the land use plans finalized in 2015 that address conservation of the sage grouse and its [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-06-08T14:34:20-09:00June 8th, 2017|Federal Progress|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|4 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

5-30-17 Interior Secretary Addresses AOGA Tomorrow

AOGA Conference and Exhibit Hall WHEN: Wednesday, May 31, 2017, from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM WHERE: Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center COST: $300 PLEASE NOTE: AOGA will not offer partial registrations, and the event is expected to sell out. To avoid disappointment, register today. To view more information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aoga-conference-exhibit-hall-registration-32170388498?ref=estw The event features top-tier speakers -- including the United States Secretary of the Interior -- who will share new information about the state of the industry in Alaska and worldwide.

By wpnorthern|2017-05-30T07:05:09-09:00May 30th, 2017|Federal Progress|0 Comments

5-28-17 Trump Improves Arctic Policy

Trump administration sought last-minute changes to soften Arctic Council climate-change commitment When foreign ministers from all eight Arctic nations signed a declaration this month committing their countries to fighting climate change…

By wpnorthern|2017-05-27T20:34:13-09:00May 27th, 2017|Arctic Policy, Federal Progress|0 Comments

5-27-17 Secretary Zinke To Visit Alaska Next Week

Congressional Delegation Ready to Welcome Secretary Zinke To Alaska Interior Secretary to Visit Alaska During Memorial Day Work Period Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today announced that Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will travel to Alaska during the Memorial Day state work period. The trip will be Zinke’s first to the state since his bipartisan confirmation by the Senate in early March. “We’re excited to announce that Secretary Zinke will visit Alaska next week,” the [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-05-27T20:29:12-09:00May 27th, 2017|Arctic Policy, Federal Progress|0 Comments

5-12-17 Pebble Finally Earns Freedom To Exercise Its Constitutional Guarantee of Due Process

Bishop Statement on EPA’s Pebble Mine Announcement RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement to allow the Pebble Mine project in southwest Alaska to proceed to regular permitting under the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed mineral development project was preemptively denied by the Obama administration outside of the traditional NEPA process. John Shively. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour (We note that this was one of many instances wherein [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-05-12T13:32:37-09:00May 12th, 2017|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Progress|0 Comments

4-21-17 Arctic (And Other Energy) Conferences!

Yesterday, we advised readers about two upcoming conferences, one in Inuvik, NWT and one in Anchorage. Below, we alert readers to consider several more! -dh Enjoy The Kentucky Derby Spirit With An Alaska Railroad Twist! Alaska's Energy and Minerals Sector Could Interface With Other Constituent Businesses In A Great Atmosphere. Join Us Next Week! -dh On Friday, April 28, 2017, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce invites our readers to come aboard the Annual Anchorage Chamber Train Ride, held from noon to 4:30 p.m., on the Alaska Railroad passenger train. This [...]

4-7-17 CELEBRATE PRUDHOE BAY’S 4 DECADES OF PRODUCTIVITY!

Nominate an exceptional Alaska oil and gas project, contractor, or individual today! Marilyn Crockett, former President, AOGA. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour AOGA President, Kara Moriarty. Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour AOGA's annual Industry Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the Alaska oil and gas industry in four categories: Contractor of the Year for Safety Performance Award, sponsored by the Alaska Support Industry Alliance Project of the Year Award for Environmental Stewardship and Innovation, sponsored by Stoel Rives Rising Star [...]

By wpnorthern|2017-04-06T10:44:32-09:00April 7th, 2017|Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Competition, Control Government Spending, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Fair Share Myth, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, History, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Ocean Policy, OCS, Rule Of Law, Trump Administration Energy Initiatives|0 Comments

3-31-17 Shale is competitive but how about high cost, Alaska Prudhoe Bay and Alberta Oil Sands?

When we read Frost's, The Road Not Taken, neither he nor we know if the path he took was best. Courtesy: Pinterest Heaven knows we've opined enough on the effect of hostile government policies on the ability of producers in high cost environments to continue producing taxes and royalties for their governments and profits for their shareholders. We've encouraged northern Alaska state and Canadian provincial governments to spend more time looking outward -- to better understand global competition. Instead, politicians on both sides of their national boundaries are [...]