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11-2-12 – Alaska Economist Publishes Trans Alaska Pipeline Property Tax Analysis: “Double Taxation”
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11-2-12 – Alaska Economist Publishes Trans Alaska Pipeline Property Tax Analysis: “Double Taxation”

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11-2-12 – Alaska Economist Publishes Trans Alaska Pipeline Property Tax Analysis: “Double Taxation”

Calgary Herald by Kelly Cryderman. The public is still in the dark when it comes to the progress made and dollars spent on Alberta’s homegrown strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions.... Alaska is engaging in double taxation of the Trans Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) via a property tax that causes assets to be depreciated more than once. In an analysis now appearing in the Journal of Legal Issues and Cases in Business, well known Alaska Economist Roger Marks (NGP Photo) noted that the current TAPS property tax burden results from a 2005 [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:31:41-09:00November 2nd, 2012|Alaska Taxes, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

11-1-12
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11-1-12

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11-1-12

Graham Smith (NGP Photo) of the Alaska State Pipeline Coordinators Office Reports TODAY that the agency's Annual Report Is Now Available. Smith says that, "The State Pipeline Coordinator’s Office is the lead state agency for processing pipeline right-of-way leases, and it coordinates oversight of state-regulated pipelines." He adds that the annual report provides, "general information for each common carrier pipeline, highlights lessee reported activities, summarizes specific state oversight activities for pipeline construction, operation, and maintenance, and provides an outlook for the next fiscal year, including updates on several proposed natural gas pipeline projects." [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:31:41-09:00November 1st, 2012|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

10-29-12 Shell Stops Summer Work; Exxon Starts Point Thomson Winter Work!
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10-29-12 Shell Stops Summer Work; Exxon Starts Point Thomson Winter Work!

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10-29-12 Shell Stops Summer Work; Exxon Starts Point Thomson Winter Work!

Brad Keithley's Latest Exchange With Critics of Budget Cutting Shell Stops 'Summer' Work (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Note: As we write this, it is still Friday afternoon (10-26), but we wanted those who sign onto the website to find it because this Point Thomson news is hot off the press, just announced at 1:30 this afternoon by the Department of Natural Resources' Elizabeth Bluemink. The reason we are 'pre-posting' is that we don't know when we'll be able to upload more news. We are soon to be en [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:31:41-09:00October 29th, 2012|You Read It Here First|0 Comments

10-27-12 More Weekend Reading

Comment: Dear readers usually tip us about northern energy news quickly and we try to get it out immediately, if justified. Last week, we were first to report that the Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline (ASAP) Environmental Impact Statement had been completed. We noted it as a historical event, a great achievement which still leaves the project and decision makers with many unanswered questions. OUR READERS HEARD IT HERE FIRST AND HERE IS THE LINK, TO SAVE ONE FROM SCROLLING DOWN. We note as an additional reference that yesterday, Emily [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-03-13T03:44:28-09:00October 27th, 2012|You Read It Here First|0 Comments

10-24-12 ASAP’s Final EIS Released For Public Comment
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10-24-12 ASAP’s Final EIS Released For Public Comment

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10-24-12 ASAP’s Final EIS Released For Public Comment

On Wednesday November 14, 2012, Paul Ziff (NGP Photo), CEO of Ziff Energy Group will be giving a presentation entitled "Natural Gas Under Siege” at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta. "Can natural gas production be competitive under the status quo? The North American natural gas producing industry is “under siege”. Natural gas prices have descended to a low not seen since the 1990’s and the current price is far below the full cycle cost to replace gas that is produced and sold." FEDS Release Final Environmental [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:31:41-09:00October 24th, 2012|AGIA, Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

8-27-12 Alaska’s Governor Accuses Obama Administration of Hurting Alaska’s and America’s Economies
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8-27-12 Alaska’s Governor Accuses Obama Administration of Hurting Alaska’s and America’s Economies

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8-27-12 Alaska’s Governor Accuses Obama Administration of Hurting Alaska’s and America’s Economies

Last Friday Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) wrote the Chairmen of the Senate and House committees responsible for energy and natural resource policy. He said: "At a press conference recently, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar blamed Shell Oil for the delays in drilling exploration wells in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. This premise is patently false. The attachment clearly displays a pattern of federal obstruction designed to prevent development of Alaska's abundant resource base. Decisions by the federal administration have negatively impacted Alaska's economy and, in fact, the entire nation. Repeated federal actions have led [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:31:46-09:00August 27th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

7-12-12
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7-12-12

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7-12-12

Oil Well Remediation in Alaska: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Hearing Today. Click Here For Archived Video and Testimony! Our readers know that we revere House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) for his efforts to revive responsible natural resource development in Alaska and throughout the U.S. He delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, on the House floor today in support of H.R. 4402, The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: -dh Click Here To Read the Text and Watch the Video Cheryl Heinze Passes [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:31:51-09:00July 12th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

7-11-12 – Congress Reschedules Markup to Revise Obama’s Offshore Leasing Plan
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7-11-12 – Congress Reschedules Markup to Revise Obama’s Offshore Leasing Plan

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7-11-12 – Congress Reschedules Markup to Revise Obama’s Offshore Leasing Plan

In this Calgary Herald story by Jim Wood, Canadian Ambassador to the US, Gary Doer, says American support for the Keystone XL Pipeline is strong. -dh Yesterday, as part of a more than year long investigation into the Obama Administration’s rewrite of a 2008 coal regulation, the Stream Buffer Zone Rule, that could cost thousands of jobs, negatively impact the economies of 22 states and significantly harm American energy production, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) sent a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:31:51-09:00July 11th, 2012|Federal Obstruction, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

Delayed Alaska Gas May Mean More Oil Revenue – Using Alaska’s Constitution To Justify Selfishness
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Delayed Alaska Gas May Mean More Oil Revenue – Using Alaska’s Constitution To Justify Selfishness

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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 Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:33:21-09:00August 17th, 2011|Alaska Taxes, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

Senate Investigates Gas Projects – Oil Tax Issue Is the Elephant In The Room – Point Thomson Agreement Supports Gasline
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Senate Investigates Gas Projects – Oil Tax Issue Is the Elephant In The Room – Point Thomson Agreement Supports Gasline

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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 Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 16th, 2011|AGIA, Alaska Taxes, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

Private Fairbanks LNG Project Trumps Government Plan – Alaska Lawmakers Focus On Gas Projects
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Private Fairbanks LNG Project Trumps Government Plan – Alaska Lawmakers Focus On Gas Projects

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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 Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:33:22-09:00August 12th, 2011|AGIA, Commentary, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, LNG, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

Salazar’s BOEMRE Grants Shell Exploration Permit, Conditionally – Inuvik Pushes For Gas Pipe and Economic Development – Mark Hamilton Levels the Guns of Logic On Anti-development Liberals
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Salazar’s BOEMRE Grants Shell Exploration Permit, Conditionally – Inuvik Pushes For Gas Pipe and Economic Development – Mark Hamilton Levels the Guns of Logic On Anti-development Liberals

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Salazar’s BOEMRE Grants Shell Exploration Permit, Conditionally – Inuvik Pushes For Gas Pipe and Economic Development – Mark Hamilton Levels the Guns of Logic On Anti-development Liberals

A few minutes ago, NGP received the copy of a "Make Alaska Competitive Coalition" statement by former University of Alaska President Mark Hamilton (NGP Photo) smashing a specious contention by Senator Hollis French and Representative Les Gara (i.e. both downtown Anchorage attorneys are schooled in the art of rhetoric) that Alaska's predatory taxes are good for Alaska. Here is the document for your weekend study. Between Obama anti-development regulators in the Federal arena and the same mentality hindering development on Alaska lands, the state has a dismal economic [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-03-13T04:07:16-09:00August 5th, 2011|Commentary, Federal Obstruction, Federal Progress, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

Global ‘Warming’ Cons From Alaska Feds?
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Global ‘Warming’ Cons From Alaska Feds?

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Global ‘Warming’ Cons From Alaska Feds?

(You probably read it here first; the next day the AP reported it locally. We are often first to report breaking energy news of interest to our readers--in these pages and via more immediate email alerts for the more relevant items. More than half the time, the tip comes from an observent reader. We lament just beginning the category "You Read It Here First", today, since these pages are filled with at least scores of such breaking news reports to our readers. But, better late than not at all. [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:33:23-09:00July 29th, 2011|Global Warming, You Read It Here First|0 Comments

You heard about the LNG plant; what about the Agrium Plant? – Our Speech in Kenai Yesterday – Homer Gasline – Subsidy of Instate Gas?
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You heard about the LNG plant; what about the Agrium Plant? – Our Speech in Kenai Yesterday – Homer Gasline – Subsidy of Instate Gas?

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You heard about the LNG plant; what about the Agrium Plant? – Our Speech in Kenai Yesterday – Homer Gasline – Subsidy of Instate Gas?

As the LNG Plant Closes, a Nigerian investor plans to move the Kenai Agrium plant (lock, stock and barrel) to Africa! Comment: Until now, hope has sprung eternal that someday the Agrium plant would pop back to life with a new supply of adequately priced natural gas feedstock...or that the facility could be converted to other value added benefit for the Kenai Peninsula and the Alaska economy. But this report describes a unique project to uproot, transport and replant the Kenai fertilizer facility in Nigeria. Operations will begin this spring and summer with the project scheduled for completion by the end of October. [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:34:19-09:00February 10th, 2011|You Read It Here First|0 Comments

Alaska North Slope Propane Project: Energy Lifesaver for Rural and Urban Alaska?
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Alaska North Slope Propane Project: Energy Lifesaver for Rural and Urban Alaska?

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Alaska North Slope Propane Project: Energy Lifesaver for Rural and Urban Alaska?

Commentary and News: ANS Propane Could Be the Biggest Story of 2009! by Dave Harbour, NGP Publisher If there is an opportunity, I will invest some of my retirement savings on a state agency's impressive orchestration of a solid, public-private partnership designed to make North Slope Liquid Propane Gas Available to Alaska consumers at reasonable but not subsidized prices. Mary Ann Pease, (NGP Photo), an Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority (ANGDA) consultant, said yesterday that a large, two-day business meeting in the ANGDA offices last Thursday and Friday resulted in her [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-03-13T03:57:24-09:00September 29th, 2009|Commentary, You Read It Here First|0 Comments