11-23-12

Access Important Industry Presentations and Videos of  RDC's Annual Conference Last Week In Anchorage.     *     Edmonton Journal/CH, by Dave Cooper.  Atco Pipelines announced Wednesday it is proposing to spend up to $700 million to replace 260 kilometres of high-pressure natural gas pipelines in Calgary and Edmonton, with the cost to homeowners spread over five years. CEA President David Holt Describes Next Steps Consumer Group Anticipates for The Keystone XL Pipeline: Cook Inlet Gas Supply: From Whence Does It Come?  Utilities Work the Realities.  Political Leaders Opine.   [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:23-09:00November 23rd, 2012|Commentary, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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6-21-12 “Welcome to Alaska, John Hofmeister!”

Calgary Herald/CP.  Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA) will invest an additional $600 million this year to significantly increase production of valuable liquids-rich natural gas amid a prolonged downturn in the price of so-called dry gas. Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) delivered the following statement on the House floor, in support of H.R. 2578, The Conservation and Economic Growth Act – a package of 14 public lands bills that will cut federal red tape, boost economic development, protect the environment, and create American jobs.   Commentary: Yesterday at [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:07-09:00June 21st, 2012|Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Propane|0 Comments
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5-1-12

  Calgary Herald by Rebecca Penty.  Canada’s largest pipeline company based in Calgary is set to re-apply for U.S. federal approval to build its proposed Alberta-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline while it also examines reconfiguring part of its Canadian mainline gas line into a conduit for oil. A repurposed mainline could deliver up to 800,000 barrels per day, according to the proposal, to eastern Canadian refineries eyeing western crude that’s selling at a bargain to world prices. Special session ends after House adjourns Anchorage Daily News Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) to lower oil [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:18-09:00May 1st, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-16-12 – “In Alaska Is A Deal A Deal?”

Environment issues largely missing from election campaign - Edmonton Journal - That mash-up of debates has pushed the cleanup of oilsands tailings ponds or greenhouse gas emissions off the agenda, apart from campaign promises made by NDP leader Brian Mason and Alberta Liberal leader Raj Sherman, both of whom are polling low among ... Governor Sean Parnell Calls For Special Session Re: Gas Pipeline, Oil Taxes and Human Trafficking See Our Friday Editorial On Business Investment Climate and a Tax Foundation Report In  Alaska, Is A Deal A Deal? Commentary by Dave Harbour Today's Anchorage [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:22-09:00April 16th, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-14-12

  ADN by Richard Mauer -- The Senate on Friday took apart a House bill that would promote construction of a small-diameter gas line from the North Slope, leaving prospects for the line alive but distant and adding a new ripple of drama in the Capitol as the Legislature lurched into its last weekend.  The substitute to House Bill 9 took place at a morning meeting of the Senate's Community and Regional Affairs Committee under the unhappy gaze of the bill's principal authors -- none other than the speaker of the [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:52:54-09:00April 15th, 2012|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-13-12 Debunking Detractors

Chenault opposes Senate committee rewrite of in-state gas pipeline bill - The Republic.  House Speaker Chenault told the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee that its rewrite of HB9 "neutered" the ability of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., or AGDC, to advance a project. And he said it reinserts politics into efforts to bring a gas line ... See all stories on this topic »   Debunking Detractors (See our follow-up commentary, "In Alaska Is A Deal A Deal?") Commentary by Dave Harbour Yesterday (Scroll down) we complimented the Anchorage Daily Planet for outing the "It's Our [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:23-09:00April 13th, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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4-9-12

We added a new Sub-Tab, above, under 'Archives' for "Northern Gas Pipeline History".    It provides historical perspective from the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, the Alaska Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator's office and from our own magazine and newspaper articles.  -dh TODAY IN ANCHORAGE, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich (NGP Photo) is hosting an Arctic Deepwater Port Roundtable discussion with Alaskans to discuss how increased marine traffic and economic opportunities in the changing Arctic will create a need and demand for an Arctic port in Alaska.  In the discussion with representatives from federal [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:24-09:00April 9th, 2012|Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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3-30-12

ADN/AP.  A federal judge has ordered representatives of Greenpeace USA to stay a kilometer away from Shell Oil's drilling vessels destined for Arctic Ocean waters off Alaska's northern shores.   We are approaching the end of March, the deadline by which Governor Sean Parnell had hoped the three Alaska North Slope Producers would reach agreement on alignment of the various gas pipeline interests in pursuit of a single, realistic project.  Today is the last business day of the month.  Therefore, we will expect today to hear a major gas pipeline announcement [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:32:28-09:00March 30th, 2012|Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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8-23-11 NOAA Chief Visits Alaska “Colony”

BING Definition of Colony: "country ruled by another: a country or area that is ruled by another country".  Alaska has 20% of America's land mass and 3/4 of her coastline.  Most of it is under federal government control.  Alaska has most of America's federally restricted lands.  Less than 2% of Alaska is owned privately, other than by Alaska Native Regional Corporations.  Yet, federal policies also impose restrictions on activity within state, private and Native lands.  Most of America's future domestic energy and strategic minerals could come from Alaska rather than from [...]

By |2021-03-18T09:24:35-09:00August 24th, 2011|AGDC, Alaskanomics, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, ANWR, Arctic Policy, Commentary, ConocoPhillips, Enviro-Industrial-Governmental Cabal, Federal Obstruction, Foreign/Domestic Enviro Conspiracy, Global Warming, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Ocean Policy, Pebble Project & Rule of Law, Rule Of Law, Sue & Settle|0 Comments
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Fagan Convenes Gas Pipeline Summit

  Dan Fagan's Gas Pipeline Luncheon Meeting Dan Fagan (NGP Photo) presents a first ever luncheon featuring all the players, decision makers, and experts on Alaska gas. The free for all luncheon/town hall meeting has the sole purpose of determining what's real, true, and plausable for Alaska's vast gas resources.   Alaska Dispatch by Patti Epler.   ...a new oil and gas drilling operation has begun in Cook Inlet and is churning its way toward a potential $25 million boost from the state. The Spartan Blake 151 jack-up drilling rig, operated [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:21-09:00August 23rd, 2011|Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas|0 Comments
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Delayed Alaska Gas May Mean More Oil Revenue – Using Alaska’s Constitution To Justify Selfishness

  Breaking news.  A few minutes ago, the Alaska Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator, Larry Persily (NGP File Photo), said he thinks the (AGIA/TransCanada) project is "very viable…," but to get someone to sign shipping commitments, "you're going to have to have a fiscal deal between the state and producers."  Check for more complete report tomorrow morning.  -dh More links to yesterday's hearings: KTVA, Channel 11. Beginning Comment.  Question regarding legislative hearings: Are Alaska's legislative leaders keeping their collective eye on the ball: filling the oil pipeline to sustain Alaska's economy? [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:21-09:00August 17th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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Senate Investigates Gas Projects – Oil Tax Issue Is the Elephant In The Room – Point Thomson Agreement Supports Gasline

  Oh Canada - significant developments in Canadian energy   TransCanada has no firm commitments to ship gas on its proposed $40 billion gas pipeline project according to executive, Tony Palmer (NGP Photo).   See Reuters Story breaking now.  (Story by Yereth Rosen, Jeffrey Jones and Rob Wilson)  Watch the hearings:  http://www.alaskalegislature.tv/    Staying In Touch.... TODAY, the Senate Resource Committee Examines Status of TransCanada's AGIA Gasline Project (See above report) and Of Cook Inlet Natural Gas Reserves, Exploration and Development Projects.  Go Here For Information.  Below Is Yesterday's Report On the [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 16th, 2011|AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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Private Fairbanks LNG Project Trumps Government Plan – Alaska Lawmakers Focus On Gas Projects

CHECK OUT ENERGY DAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011 -- CELEBRATE AMERICAN ENERGY: A GOOD IDEA FOR ALL OF NORTH AMERICA! We have preordered the new book by respected Alaska Dispatch Co-Founders, Tony Hopfinger and Amanda Coyne: Crude Awakening: Money, Mavericks, and Mayhem in Alaska   Federal Gas Pipeline Coordinator, Larry Persily (NGP Photo-r) will address Commonwealth North today: noon, ANGDA Conference Room, 411 West 4th Avenue, Yellow Sunshine Mall, Anchorage.  (More from ADN where Persily formerly served with distinction as a journalist and editor.  -dh) Alaska State Legislature: (Comment.  We hear from a [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 12th, 2011|AGIA, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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OCS Comment Deadline Today – Legislative Gasline Caucus Meets Today – Canada’s Stockwell Day Weighs In – Fairbanks Natural Gas Op-Ed

 TIME TO TAKE ALASKA OUT OF THE ICEBOX - Wall Street Journal TODAY: Another Important Deadline; here is how to easily comment!  Your OCS comment by TODAY's deadline makes the legal record more supportive of reasonable OCS exploration for Alaska and the benefit of all Americans. A reasonable OCS program will help save Alaska's economy and protect America's economic recovery and national security.  Send us your comment and we will post it to make it Internet searchable!  Meanwhile, here are comments from Jason Brune (NGP Photo),Bob Hoffman, Kaye Laughlin and myself.  Others who submitted [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:33:24-09:00July 25th, 2011|Federal Obstruction, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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6-1-11 Bill Walker Wants His Way And Others To Pay – Trans Canada Project Could Use Existing Pipes

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement, and Regulation (BOEMRE) is accepting comments on the development of offshore oil and natural gas in Alaska's Chukchi Sea.  With years of studying the potential impacts of production and ensuring all safety precautions have exceeded standards; and, with the country's need for domestic energy and jobs, we can make our views known today, here.  The Chukchi is one source for replenishment of declining volumes of oil traversing the 2/3 empty Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline System (TAPS).  A gas pipeline is important.  But keeping [...]

By |2016-03-13T03:54:14-09:00June 1st, 2011|Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, Reader Comment|0 Comments
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