6-10-13

Alaska Gasline Development Corporation: Governor seeks qualified individuals to serve on the inaugural governing board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, a state corporation tasked by the Alaska Legislature to advance a large-scale natural gas pipeline project.  (Our earlier lead.) This morning's headlines are for those who believe Alaska can have the highest oil taxes and still remain competitive in the world market.  Wouldn't the evidence below be enough to prevent any critical thinker from signing a petition to repeal Alaskan oil tax reform?  -dh 1.  EIA estimates now that there [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:54:14-09:00June 10th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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4-15-13

From Governor Parnell's Office.  Following the close of the first session of the 28th Alaska Legislature, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) today thanked legislators and highlighted the successful passage of many of his key priorities to improve Alaska. Reforming Alaska’s oil tax structure, providing cheaper energy to Interior and rural communities, reducing payroll tax increases, exercising fiscal restraint, and protecting Alaskan families led the governor’s agenda this session. Alaska’s Oil Production Comeback   "After thoughtful analysis and debate, legislators passed Senate Bill 21", a statement from his office said today, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:50-09:00April 16th, 2013|AGDC, AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-12-13

 Calgary Herald by James Wood.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that Ottawa and Alberta are taking a “Team Canada” approach when it comes to getting the controversial Keystone XL pipeline approved by the United States government.  And he offered some praise for Premier Alison Redford, who has returned from a two-day trip to Washington D.C. where she touted the environmental record of Alberta and Canada — along with the merits of Keystone, a cross-border pipeline proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada which is intended to ship oil from northern Alberta to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:51-09:00April 12th, 2013|AGDC, Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas|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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4-8-13 Denali Gas Pipeline Anniversary

In honor of her service and life we provide some of Margaret Thatcher's quotes.  Not included is this one, perhaps the greatest of all: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”  Here is a great story.   -dh Last week, NGP reader, Dawn Patience, reminded us of a milestone that quietly passed Alaska by earlier this year, perhaps lost in the intensity of oil tax reform and intrastate gas supply project debates.   In early 2013, Alaska saw production of the 12 billionth barrel [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:53-09:00April 8th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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4-5-13

Here are some new video and audio messages dealing with the investment climate issue; they are posted on the Alaska Support Industry Alliance webpage. Fairbanks News Miner by Matt Buxton.   With legislation backing the Fairbanks natural gas trucking project near the finish line, some lawmakers are asking about the alternatives.  The question came from Rep. Lindsey Holmes (NGP Photo) during a Thursday morning House Finance Committee meeting on legislation that would put $355 million of low-interest loans, bonds, grants and tax credits behind a project to bring North Slope liquefied natural gas and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:53-09:00April 5th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas|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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3-28-13

Calgary Herald.  In a decision that concluded tolls cannot increase every year to offset lower volumes moving through a pipeline, the National Energy Board has rejected sweeping changes put forward by pipeline giant TransCanada on its fee structure to move natural gas in Canada. Our Friends at Resource Development Council  for Alaska (RDC) Alert Us About Tomorrow's Deadline:   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun the scoping process for the Donlin Gold LLC project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).  The Corps is accepting comments, questions, and suggestions to be considered and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:55-09:00March 28th, 2013|Federal Obstruction, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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1-18-13

  All Americans and Canadians should have reason to monitor the aggressive Arctic activity of our Russian Federation friends--and respond accordingly.  For ignoring the potential of the Arctic our peaceful nations could one day pay a big price.  (We have always noted, however, the more alert role the Harper administration is playing in the North while US officials look for ways of diminishing America's role, zoning the oceans, discouraging development and potentially sacrificing jurisdiction in this resource rich area. )   -dh  (BBC News: Russian explorers have planted their country's flag [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 18th, 2013|Arctic Policy, Intrastate Gas, Notes From the Road|0 Comments
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1-7-13

This Morning, Alaska Support Industry Alliance General Manager Rebecca Logan Discusses Strategies For Economic Survival, Alaska Energy Infrastructure and Federal Government Overreach With Talk Show Host Dan Fagan and His Associate,  Elizabeth Giardina Celebrate its 30th Anniversary with the Alaska Support Industry Alliance! Homer News by McKibben Jakinsky.  Homer isn't the only city trying to figure out how to finance natural gas delivery to city residents and businesses. Homer's little neighbor to the east, Kachemak City, is in the same boat.   Alaska Dispatch by Alex DeMarban.  Alaska's effort to develop the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:18-09:00January 7th, 2013|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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1-5-13

Amid pressure of 'fiscal cliff,' Senate moves Alaska gas line bill  -  Petroleum News  -  The bill (S. 302) would allow for construction of a natural gas pipeline through Denali National Park and Preserve. The planned pipeline would run 737 miles ...

By |2016-03-13T03:43:03-09:00January 5th, 2013|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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12-31-12 – Alaska Intrastate Gas Project To Be Separated From Alaska Housing Finance Corporation

Alaska Journal of Commerce by Tim Bradner.  ... 2013 could be pivotal for Alaska’s oil and gas industry. Comment.  We cannot maintain our lifelong tradition of proclaiming, "Happy New Year", today.  This is because we have seen and delivered to faithful readers convincing proof that in these last four years America has become a different country and will never again be what our parents and forefathers envisioned.  On a brighter note, we can earnestly celebrate the hope and everlasting peace that may come from being personally prepared for the 'new [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:19-09:00December 31st, 2012|Commentary, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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12-28-12

Fairbanks News Miner by Jeff Richardson.  Golden Valley Electric Association has applied for a lease with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to build a half-mile-long natural gas pipeline on the North Slope.

By |2016-03-13T03:48:14-09:00December 28th, 2012|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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12-21-12

Some Projects Seem More Lively Than Others As This Year Ends Fairbanks News Miner by Matt Buxton.  The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. on Thursday unveiled a reworked version of its in-state natural gas pipeline that provides lower prices for Fairbanks and communities along the proposed route from Prudhoe Bay to Southcentral. An earlier version of the project faltered during the 2012 legislative session. The revised proposal drops costly processing facilities for natural gas liquids. The liquids are no longer as profitable because the market is awash, thanks to the Lower 48 oil boom.  *** [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:20-09:00December 21st, 2012|AGDC, AGIA, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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12-5-12 – “Call to Action”

Our friends at the Resource Development Council for Alaska write this morning: Congress is currently considering the Coast Guard reauthorization bill.  Passage of this legislation presents an opportunity to achieve a short to mid-term solution to Alaska¹s concern with the Emission Control Area (ECA).  Your help is needed immediately, as there is a small window of opportunity. The U.S. House of Representatives will likely pass a Coast Guard authorization bill soon. At this  point, the best hope is to get language inserted into the Senate version. Action requested: RDC encourages its members to thank [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:22-09:00December 5th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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