Fairbanks News Miner by Christopher Eshleman.  Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) told local mayors last week to take  a deep breath — blueprints for a proposed intrastate natural gas pipeline won’t neglect the needs of Fairbanks or neighboring communities. TRADING CHARTS.  DENALI, May 20, 2011 (Alaska Journal of Commerce - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Alaska Gas Pipeline group's abrupt exit from its $40 billion-plus North Slope natural gas pipeline May 17 has put pressure on Gov. Sean Parnell to show progress with the state's strategy of financially backing TransCanada Corp. and ExxonMobil in [...]

ADN Editorial.  Well, this week BP and Conoco Phillips announced what looks like a step away from a gas pipeline by shutting down the Denali project. Denali was a separate operation of the two companies to win shipping commitments for such a pipeline.  Denali said they'd invested $165 million in the project, but that shale gas deposits in the Lower 48 and the prospect of continued low prices ruled against any more investment.  ...  The Denali project, launched in 2008, was competing with the AGIA project. Now there's no competition. [...]

  Denali Project Withdrawal Stories Arctic gas has missed the boat CanadianBusiness.com (blog) - Michael McCullough - ‎2 hours ago‎ The Denali natural gas pipeline is dead. Proponents ConocoPhillips Co. and BP PLC withdrew their application to build the US$35 billion project from the Arctic coast of Alaska south to Alberta on May 17, ... Denali announcement renews Alaska pipeline debate BusinessWeek - Becky Bohrer - ‎9 hours ago‎ Tuesday's announcement that a company is scrapping plans to build a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska has renewed the debate over whether a line is viable or the state [...]

Mineweb by Dorothy Kosich.  Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) has signed legislation that allows up to $65 million in bonds to finance major upgrades in the Skagway Port, which expands the place from which Yukon mining ore can be shipped overseas.  House Bill 119 also expands the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority's (AIDEA) ability to invest in roads....  Historically, Skagway has been the fastest route out of the Yukon. The Klondike Gold Rush put the port on the map more than a century ago.  The Port of Skagway is the northernmost, [...]

40 National Groups Want Action on Energy!   Calgary Herald by Dan Healing.  Repairs at the Horizon oilsands upgrader near Fort McMurray are expected to cost between $350 million and $450 million and half of the plant is to be ready to commission by by mid-June, owner Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. reported Thursday. The Alaska Standard by Pete Sepp.  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV-PPG $3.91) is pushing for a vote in the Senate to target the energy sector with tax hikes disguised as the elimination of “subsidies.” These tax increases [...]

Reminding Readers: the Deadline Is TODAY: For Protecting Public Use of the Oceans and Great Lakes.  Use This Webpage to Easily Comment by the Friday Deadline On Another Example Of Federal Overreach -- As Washington Bosses Seek To Zone (Restrict) Ocean Use. ADN Compass Piece by Mike Hawker (NGP Photo).  the Senate refuses to pass the capital budget to the House until the House guarantees to not change contingency language that our Attorney General and the Department of Law say is unconstitutional -- and that many House members believe compromises our sovereign [...]

     "We Need to Encourage More Oil Production"                        An ADN Op-Ed Piece                                        by Tony Knowles (NGP Photo), Former Governor   In 1968, after school and the Army, I was working on an oil drilling rig in California. My employer had drilled the Prudhoe Bay discovery well and offered me a job in Alaska. Just married, Susan and I came to [...]

This morning in Anchorage, Paul Ludwig (NGP Photo-L with RDC's Sr. VP Phil Cochrane) discussed Linc Energy's Alaska Plans for Alaska (See video here).  United Fishermen of Alaska President Arni Thomson (NGP Photo-r), described Governor Sean Parnell's "Choose Respect Initiative" This morning, Representative Mike Hawker (NGP Photo-Below) editorializes: "We Must Be Competitive, Not Just Profitable"        Amen.  -dh Commentary: Margaret Munro's Calgary Herald article today discusses an environmental initiative spawned from academia which could put another obstacle in the path of the Mackenzie gas project, already burdened with over 200 conditions.  We [...]