For Alaska friends: a reader sent this link to a speech I gave 2 years ago to the International Association of Energy Economists.  It now seems to have pretty well forecasted what we are now experiencing.  What do you think?

ADN by Elizabeth Bluemink.  The state government’s reimbursements to a major Canadian pipeline company seeking to develop a North Slope gas line skyrocketed late last year

Edmonton Journal by Shaun Polczer .  During the quarter, Imperial and partners received regulatory approval to build the $16-billion Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline and the company said it began initial drilling on its Horn River shale gas land, where it holds 140,000 hectares.

Paul Ziff’s (NGP Photo) organization announced the launch of the 8th edition of its Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Improving Field Performance (IFP) study, which will evaluate 2010 operations for more than 3 dozen producing Deepwater assets.