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Alaska LNG project gets fast-tracked by regulators, environmental groups oppose KTOO.  The corporation working to develop liquid natural gas in Alaska announced this week that, thanks to an updated schedule from federal regulators, the project could be approved one month earlier than previously thought. The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation says that, while it's a good sign that Alaska LNG is advancing, the one month advance won't impact the project tremendously. Environmental groups, on the other hand, are calling the action reckless.   More....

Esmeraldas We frequently address the Venezuelan tragedy because of its similarities to socialist trends in North America and the effect socialism has on energy investment/employment, wealth production, wealth control, wealth distribution, general prosperity and widespread tragedy. -dh A half decade ago, I wrote about an experience with refugees in Northwestern Ecuador.  Here is that Facebook entry: FACEBOOK, Esmeraldas area.  January, 2013.  Images from minority barrios in extreme, Northern Ecuador, for use in documenting plight of some 200,000 refugees.  Most subjects are Afro-Columbian refugees and some are Afro-Ecuadorian citizens. Clients [...]

MONDAY'S Energy News: Newly Implemented Louisiana Legislation Seeks to Protect Critical Infrastructure Top news of the week July 30 • LNG Croatia extends terminal capacity bidding round deadline • NYK conducts LNG carrier crisis-response drill • ConocoPhillips sells Barnett shale interest • NLNG seeking constructors for new BOG compressor • Japanese quartet partners up on LNG bunkering • US LNG exports flat on week • Höegh LNG closes financing for ninth FSRU • Harvey Gulf names new board Canada Slow-motion showdown continues on banks of Shubenacadie River  CBC.ca  But [...]

BP Delivers Best Upstream Results in Nearly Four Years   Alaska's Joe Balash To Address Heartland's Energy Conference Joins August 7 lineup in New Orleans with Trump Advisor Brooke Rollins, Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joe Balash The event is one week away, so register today! Alex Epstein, founder and president of the Center for Industrial Progress (CIP), has joined the America First Energy Conference as a keynote speaker. Epstein is a philosopher who argues that “human flourishing” should be the guiding principle of industrial and environmental progress. He founded CIP in [...]

Larry Persily's Oil and Gas Briefs For Today Larry Persily No decision yet on Shell-led LNG Canada project (CBC News; Canada; July 26) - Global energy giant Shell is still examining plans for a massive liquefied natural gas terminal on the northern coast of British Columbia, though company officials said July 26 the C$40 billion project looks "very promising." Despite speculation Shell would announce a decision on the LNG Canada project during its second-quarter conference call, chief financial officer Jessica Uhl told analysts the venture’s future is still [...]

The LNG Export Vanguard: Louisiana and Maryland Washington Examiner (7/26/18) reports: "Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday christened the first natural gas export terminal on the East Coast, at the Cove Point facility in Maryland outside of Washington. 'We can become a reliable competitive alternative anywhere in the world, and we will,' Perry said...Cove Point is the second LNG export facility to open in the country after the large Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana. Perry said four more facilities are nearing completion to begin shipping natural gas in the near future." [...]

News Alert Department of Energy Publishes Natural Gas Liquids Primer Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published the 2018 Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) primer that highlights the resource potential of NGLs, with a focus on the Appalachian region.  This publication provides an important update of a previous version from 2017, reporting even larger projections for ethane production from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays than previously estimated. The 2018 primer includes new data from the reference case for the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2018 Annual Energy Outlook as well [...]

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AOGA Conference agenda published! AOGA features another all-star lineup for this year's conference and exhibit hall. With speakers from across Alaska and the United States, this year's event will again be the "place to be" on May 31. Check out our exciting agenda, HERE: Register TODAY for discounted rates Prices go up on May 2, so register today and save.   REGISTER NOW

Alaska: Alaska: Walker asks legislature to divert funds from studying ANWR into public safety  KTOO.  He also wants to split $1.5 million between the Department of Revenue and the Department of Natural Resources to do legal and financial work on the AlaskaLNG project. Congress opened the Refuge to development in December, but there is not a lot of data about how much oil is actually in it. Chinese bank joins Alaska LNG project.  Kallanish Energy.  A major Chinese bank has joined efforts to raise equity to develop a massive $45 billion to $65 billion liquefied natural gas project [...]

We are on the road but expect to have an update for you late in the day, including a summary of BP's Annual Report.

Vietnamese Immigrant Quang Nguyen Speech at the Prescott Freedom Rally *Authorship and Event Confirmed by "TRUTH OR FICTION* The “Prescott Valley’s Freedom Rally” was organized by a Tea Party group in response to the federal government’s opposition to Arizona’s immigration bill, Senate Bill 1070. The event featured a comedian, a rapper, Tea Party activists and a state representative — but Quang Nguyen stole the show. Quang Nguyen discussed his uncertain journey to America in 1975, his path to becoming a legal U.S. citizen in 1982, and his appreciation for Vietnam [...]

Canada Faster growth, stubborn deficits and pipeline constraints: The good and bad news in Alberta's ...  CBC.ca. Going forward, the government estimates the high differential due to pipeline constraints could cost Alberta $10 billion over the next five years in foregone oil and gas investment. The high differential also costs Albertans. In the update, we found out how much. In 2017-18 alone, pipeline constraints and a ...

Port Mac not part of $43 million LNG Project Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman An initial offering will be aimed at raising about $1 billion to be used for final engineering needed to prepare the project for final investment decision by the state and potential Chinese customers in mid-2019, Keith Meyer, AGDC's president, told the resources and finance committees in the House and ...