8-1-20 First Things First Alaska Foundation Identifies Importance of Mining to Alaska
Dear Alaskan: The economic benefits of mining are integral to the quality of life in Alaska. In a May 2018 report on the mining's industry's impacts in Southeast Alaska alone, t was reported to be responsible for 1,600 direct and indirect jobs, $121,000,000 in direct and indirect wages, $3,800,000 paid to local governments through property and sales taxes, and [...]
5-21-16 Alaska Gas Project: When Does One More Straw Break The Camel’s Back?
Tim Bradner, NGP Photo by Dave Harbour 5-13-11 Tim Bradner of the AJOC brings us another Alaska gas monetization reality: wetlands mitigation (Story below). Higher but unknown additional mitigation/litigation costs cannot improve feasibility of AGDC's (https://www.agdc.us/) [...]
5-20-16 THE WAR ON COAL – IN THE NEWS TODAY
Reminder to our Alaska readers: AOGA 50th Anniversary Conference - On May 25, the Alaska Oil and Gas Association will hold its 50th Anniversary Conference. Aside from supporting our friends in the oil patch, the agenda holds some terrific energy [...]
5-9-16 Congress Should Kill Funding For President’s Unlawful Ocean Policy Initiative
The Congress should kill direct AND indirect funding of the White House's illegal ocean policy initiative that 1) avoided Congressional authority; 2) sidestepped proper Congressional fund authorization and 3) is causing the private sector untold [...]
5-8-16 Signs of the times: layoffs….
Meet three Alaska oil field workers trying to regain their footing after being laid off Layoffs in Alaska's oil and gas fields are reshaping lives as former workers return to college and scramble to find new jobs. [...]
5-7-16 Old Canadian/US Softwood Issue Resurfaces
Old Softwood Issue Resurfaces: Could Affect Alaska; Will Affect Canada We continuously try to 'connect the dots' for our readers! by Dave Harbour We drew attention to the US/Canadian controversy over softwood [...]
5-3-15 New England Joins The Herd To Self-Hoist With Its Own Petard
New England's Karma Our friend, Shakespeare, perfected the vision of one, “hoist with his own petard”. It reminds us of the more modern term, “Karma”, wherein a robber accidentally shoots himself in the foot or a [...]
5-2-16. Alaska has condensate but not enough crude oil; Alberta has massive crude but insufficient condensate (at the right price). Should they renew talks about an Alberta-Alaska rail….
Our observation: A rail line between Alberta and Alaska could export Oil Sands crude through Alaska and backhaul North Slope condensate. (See story below). We'll leave it to others to consider economic feasibility of different [...]
4-24-16 New Volume for Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)
ADN by Alex DeMarban. Oil production has begun at ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson field near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a complex project that became a reality after decades of failed attempts by the company and [...]