We return from our 11-15-16 future time capsule to warn our 2011 readers and Younger Self of Administrative overreach which threatens our constitutional republic and our energy induries that keep it wealthy enough to defend itself: Please review this threat here.  dh Public Radio.  Communities across the state are pouring over Governor Sean Parnell’s new budget proposal. One project that wasn’t included in the capital budget is the South Peninsula Pipeline, a project that would bring natural gas into the Homer area for the first time.

PNA by Kristen Nelson.  The State of Alaska and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management both held Alaska oil and gas lease sales Dec. 7 in Anchorage, with apparent high bids of $24,606,947 from a combination of new entrants and established players.

 CONTACT: Commissioner’s Office Elizabeth Bluemink, Communications Coordinator, 269-8434, elizabeth.bluemink@alaska.gov   North Slope oil and gas lease sale nets significant number of bids       (Anchorage, AK) – The Division of Oil and Gas has received a substantial number of bids for its annual oil and gas lease offering for the Beaufort Sea, the North Slope and the North Slope Foothills.  The bids will be opened at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, in Kahtnu Room 1 of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, at 600 West 7th Avenue in downtown [...]

 RDC Action Alert: Proposed 2012-2017 Five-Year Plan for Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program Deadline for Comment is January 9, 2012 Overview: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a series of public hearings in early December to provide an opportunity for Alaskans to comment on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. The Alaska hearings will gauge public opinion on the development of offshore oil and gas resources. These hearings are [...]

  RDC Action Alert: Point Thomson Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Deadline for Comment is January 3, 2012 Overview: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson natural gas condensate development project. The DEIS presents five alternatives: no action (Alternative A), coastal pads with in-field gravel roads, (Alternative B), inland pads with a gravel access road to Prudhoe Bay (Alternative C), inland pads without a gravel access road (Alternative D), and coastal pads without in-field gravel roads (Alternative E).  

Asian markets loom as remedy for North American gas woes Calgary Herald By Rebecca Penty, Calgary Herald November 25, 2011 A rendering of the proposed Kitimat LNG liquefied natural gas export facility. It would process 700 million cubic feet per day starting in 2015. In 2005, the Alberta government collected $8.4 billion ... See all stories on this topic » Oil firms demand access to markets Calgary Herald By Dan Healing, Calgary Herald November 25, 2011 Shell's Lorraine Mitchelmore said at a business forum on Friday that Canada is losing ground in the international energy marketplace and nothing is [...]

 Chamber, elected officials find common ground Fairbanks Daily News-Miner ... for a natural gas pipeline, military bases and local transportation projects. ... devices or theAlaska Stand Alone Pipeline, received mixed support. ... Businesses getting energy efficient Alaskajournal.com But the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts has worked to cut its utility bill, ... PAC President Nancy Harbour and her recently retired plant manager, ...

Fuelling Asian energy market will be a challenge Calgary Herald By Roger Gibbins, Calgary Herald November 16, 2011 Western Canadians increasingly see the almost explosive growth of Asian economies as the solution to waning export prospects in our traditional American market. The combination of growing Asian demand ... See all stories on this topic »

Governor heads home after his first state trip overseas Gov. Sean Parnell was returning home Monday after his first state-sponsored trip overseas that included time in several European countries and Israel. Premier Redford courts Alberta's allies in Congress Calgary Herald By Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald November 14, 2011 11:05 PM Alberta Premier Alison Redford speaks at a news conference about the Keystone XL pipeline at the Canadian Embassy in Washington on Monday. WASHINGTON, DC — Premier Alison Redford reached ... See all stories on this topic » Gateway hearings to test oilsands battle plans Calgary [...]

Fairbanks News Miner Op-Ed by Speaker Mike Chenault and Representative Mike Hawker.   We recently announced plans for legislation enabling AGDC and an in-state gasline. House majority members from across the state were adamant that planning a natural gas future cannot be set aside another legislative session. Alaskans also heard that in-state gas isn’t only about Anchorage or Kenai. It’s about Fairbanks and the Railbelt, and about the people in communities off the road system who depend on our cities for supplies, educational institutions and health care facilities.  Natural gas is [...]