5-27-20 Why An Alaska North Slope Gas Pipeline Is Infeasible. Is the Recovery of Oil Demand and Pricing Real?
Current Petroleum News Headlines Alyeska oil prorations now at 95% inventory; supply chain clearing - 05/24/2020 (Full story) Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. has adjusted oil flow prorations on the trans-Alaska pipeline system to a 95% proration as of May 15, up from an 85% proration in place earlier in May. “At TAPS, we're confident the supply chain has stabilized,” We're ramping back [...]
5-12-15 – Alaska Governor Walker and Port of Seattle Commission Act On Arctic Policies
In part, the Seattle City Council's Resolution 31576 states, "WHEREAS, broad community support for the policies and investments needed to sustain and improve the Port as a working waterfront with a significant number of family-supporting jobs [...]
5-11-15 THIS ALERT AFFECTS MORE THAN ALASKA AND SEATTLE!
ALERT-ALERT-ALERT-ALERT-ALERT-ALERT-ALERT The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today approved Shell's revised multi-year Exploration Plan (EP) for the Chukchi Sea--with significant conditions. Find complete information here. Our Weekend Shell Links Our Friday Shell Report: "Danger Stranger" Comment: [...]
5-8-15 “Danger Stranger”
Will the Seattle Port Authority’s Independence Survive Mayor Murray’s Political Influence? By Dave Harbour On Tuesday and Wednesday we commented on an unbelievable act of the mayor of Seattle, Ed Murray, causing us to think, "Danger Stranger". In [...]
5-7-15 The EPA could soon have a more massive presence nationwide!
The Wall Street Journal Warns: Watch Out For That Puddle; Soon It Could Be Federally Regulated" The EPA wants to redefine ‘the waters of the United States’ to mean virtually any wet spot in the [...]
5-6-15 Seattle Mayor Increases Risk For Seattle Investors – New Pipeline Bill Expedites Process
Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced legislation today to modernize and improve the timeframe for the approval of new pipelines. Follow-up commentary. Yesterday, we posted news and comment regarding the [...]
5-5-15 – Corruption In China’s State Run Oil Patch – Seattle Picks An Energy Fight With Alaska!
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee TODAY Releases the Majority's Priorities (Videos) Chinese Corruption And An Alaskan Irony Van Meurs Hosts A June Shallow Water Leasing Workshop In Mexico City TODAY's Consumer Energy Alliance relevant [...]
5-4-15 Never Again
"Never Again" by Dave Harbour Thirty years ago President Ronald Reagan visited the Holocaust Memorial at the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany. He spoke (Note: See video, after brief ad) of unspeakable crimes against humanity and [...]
4-29-15 Shell’s Deadline Approaches
Our Friends at the Alliance note that this Friday, May 1st is the deadline for comments on Shell’s Revised Exploration Plan (EP) for the Chukchi Sea. The EP can be found on The Bureau of Ocean [...]
4-28-15
AP by Dan Joling. A federal judge (today) will consider a request by Royal Dutch Shell PLC for an injunction against illegal boarding of Arctic-bound drilling equipment by activists from Greenpeace Inc. (We reasonably expect [...]
4-23-15 US Administration Should Emulate Canadian Regulatory System
ExxonMobil's Rex Tillerson Compliments Canadian Regulatory System, Chastises U.S. Administration (i.e. ...with good reason, as we have documented herein. We would also observe that many U.S. and many Canadian decisions affect citizens of the other country, their [...]