Canadian economist, Avery Shenfeld, has a plan to boost Canada's economy...and it involves the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline (Montreal Gazette Story by Jay Bryan).  *  Calgary Herald by Amy Chung: Ottawa can create millions of jobs and build its way out of a difficult economy by backing energy megaprojects such as the Keystone XL pipeline, former environment minister Jim Prentice (NGP Photo) said Wednesday. This Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority (ANGDA) September 22 Board packet, released last week, enables readers to review that organization's Alaska natural gas related activities and observations.    KTUU.  U.S. [...]

NEB Organizes Inuvik Roundtable This Week And We Note International Enviro-extremist Groups Are Hard At Work Organizing To Stop Economic Development In The Canadian North.  Reference: CBC Story.   -dh Comment:  October 14 (a month from now) ends the comment period for the Wishbone Hill Coal Permit Renewal and we urge readers to file electronic comments early.  Don't be technical if that's not your background; just say, "I support the Wishbone Hill Coal Permit Renewal".  Here's the state webpage and here is a very good letter penned by Alaska State [...]

Alaska Oil and Gas Congress Right Around the Corner! AJOC by Tim Bradner.  Plans for a 24-inch natural gas pipeline built from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska are moving forward a step at a time. A 430-mile state right-of-way was granted for the $7.52 billion project July 25 and a draft environmental impact statement is due out in August, Dan Fauske, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., a state corporation, told state legislators in a briefing. ADN editorial writer suggests that, "patience may be a trap, not a [...]

July 11 is the deadline for comment on Chukchi OCS development.  Here's a website for easy, automated comment.  -dh Reader Aves Thompson, Executive Director of the Alaska Trucking Association, reports that the American Trucking Association has asked the Federal government to expedite Alaska OCS development.  "On July 1," Thompson reported, "the ATA filed comments with the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) in support of drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea. ATA’s comments were filed in response to a court-ordered supplemental environmental impact statement, which must be finalized [...]

Marketwire.  Proponents of the Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline were awarded six licenses comprised of Shell Canada Limited (3 licenses), Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited (2 licenses) and ConocoPhilips Canada Resources Corp. (1 license).  Petroleum News by Eric Lidji (NGP Photo).  Alaska is one of the least attractive places in NorthAmerica for oil and gas investment, according to recent survey of international petroleum industry executives.  The State of Alaska ranked 83rd out of 136 jurisdictions while the federal Alaska Outer Continental Shelf ranked 78th, according to the Global Petroleum Survey by [...]

  Reminder for US Readers to Protect America's Economy and Alaska's Future: Please Comment Today On The Chukchi Sea Exploration Program That Will Prevent Importation of Billions of Barrels of Foreign Oil and Create Tens of Thousands Of American Jobs.  -dh Coment: As Alaska's Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) continues to dry up and head toward shutdown, some will consider the huge impact that will have on the North Slope Borough (NSB) which depends upon TAPS for enabling property taxes that flow from oil facilities.  The NSB also takes a goodly [...]

NGP Readers: please review this PN article  The Bureau of Land Management is extending the nomination and application period for the Alaska Resource Advisory Council. BLM said June 10 that a 30-day extension period closes July 8.  BLM is seeking qualified individuals to fill five RAC positions in the following categories: representatives of transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use, or commercial recreation (two positions); representatives of nationally or regionally recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historical organizations, and dispersed recreation activities (two positions); and a representative of the public-at-large, employees, or [...]

Tonight is the night to speak out for the future of our children. The good professor, Steve Haycox (NGP Photo), says establishment of a spending cap could solve oil tax issue. (Reference: Daily Beast)  Commentary: we would rather not have all of Governor Sara Palin's (NGP Photo) emails released as it all recalls a good deal of water that has already passed under the bridge; but since the release is coming this morning, we'll be looking for gas pipeline and oil tax messages.  -dh

Comment on Chukchi Sea Exploration Program Today! Barbara Shook, Houston Bureau Chief of the Energy Intelligence Group, provides this "World Gas Intelligence" analysis (p.10) of future prospects for Alaska North Slope gas and reports on an important interview (p.5) with Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson.  (We appreciate Barbara's insight.  Subscribe Here.  -dh) Here is Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo-r) audio statement regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s decision to reverse his order to allow the Bureau of Land Management to set aside federal acres as "Wild Lands.”     * [...]

Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced the availability of a Revised Draft SEIS, OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, Chukchi Sea, Alaska (OCS EIS/EA BOEMRE 2010-034) for public review and comment, as well as the date, location, and time for public hearings.  This is another BOEMRE process that will materially affect the future of Alaska and all of its citizens. We will provide suggestions later today for how our readers can remain engaged in this process.  Please check back.   -dh  (See Maps and SEIS and [...]