Alaska State Senator Cathy Giessel (NGP Photo) says to the US House of Representatives Rules Committee, "STOP! Please do not strip the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) provision from HR 7. We must open a small portion of the ANWR to responsible oil and gas development." See video of Washington DC visit of House Speaker Mike Chenault, below.
Vancouver Sun by Dina O'Meara. TransCanada Corp. has set back the launch of the Keystone XL bitumen pipeline until early 2015, saying it expects to receive approval for the controversial line by early 2013.
New Report: Institute for Energy Research: In 1980, official estimates of proved oil reserves in the United States stood at roughly 30 billion barrels. Yet over the past 30 years, more than 77 billion barrels of oil have been produced here. In other words, over the last 30 years, the United States produced more than two and a half times the proved reserves we thought we had available in 1980. Thanks to new and continuing innovations in exploration and production technology, there’s every reason to believe that today’s estimates of reserves are only a fraction of what will be produced and delivered tomorrow—not only here in the United States, but across the entire North American continent.
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Governor's Office: United States Federal District Court Judge
Russell Holland has issued an order recognizing the State
of Alaska’s interest in challenging
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federal authority over state-owned navigable rivers and submerged lands. The state is now a party to a lawsuit by plaintiff,
John Sturgeon (NGP Photo-R), an Anchorage resident challenging the authority of the National Park Service to regulate activities on state-owned waters within national parks and preserves in Alaska. “My administration will continue to aggressively push back on federal overreach, and efforts to control Alaskans’ ability to travel on rivers and waterways,” Governor
Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) said. “I am pleased the court recognized Alaska’s strong interest in this issue over the objections of the federal government to our participation in the case.”
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D.C. to advocate for H.R. 7, the
American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. The House will consider the bill this week, which among other provisions, would open less than 3% of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the North Slope to responsible energy production. This small portion of ANWR was specifically set aside by President Jimmy Carter and Congress in 1980 for oil and natural gas development. During an interview with Natural Resources Committee staff, Alaska House Speaker Mike Chenault (NGP Photo-L) and Representative Reggie Joule (NGP Photo) discussed the bipartisan, majority support in Alaska for opening this area to American energy production.
ADN by Lisa Demer. Battle lines are hardening in the Legislature over oil taxes, with Gov. Sean Parnell saying Tuesday that he remains firmly committed to his legislation rolling back taxes, and state senators just as sure that they are right to reject his strategy.
New Hampshire Primary: Newt Gingrich talks dinosaurs, climate change - Newt Gingrich fielded a question about climate change at the February 6, 2012 Colorado Energy Summit. The event was hosted by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and Consumer Energy Alliance, a group supported by BP and Exxon Mobil, two of the world's most notorious spillers of oil.
Reuters: TransCanada again extends Keystone XL schedule - TransCanada Corp , the backer of the Keystone XL pipeline, said on Tuesday it plans to soon reapply for U.S. approvals for the project, adding that the line would be further delayed and raising its cost estimate to $7.8 billion. The company, which reported a 39 percent rise in net income on Tuesday and boosted its dividend by 4.8 percent, said it expects to have the 830,000 barrel Alberta-to-Texas oil pipeline up and running by early 2015 after last estimating it could be operating by late 2014.
AP: TransCanada anticipates delay in possible start up of Keystone XL pipeline to Texas - TransCanada has pushed back the possible startup date of a controversial pipeline that would carry Canadian oil to refineries in Texas. The Calgary, Alberta-based company said in an earnings release that its executives continue to work with Nebraska to determine the best route that avoids Nebraska’s environmentally sensitive Sandhills region.
AP: Keystone pipeline blocked from crossing Texas farm - Owners of a northeast Texas farm have obtained a court order to block TransCanada from crossing the farm with a proposed pipeline planned to carry Canadian oil to refineries along the Texas Gulf coast.
Bloomberg: Rising Gas Prices: Not Demand Driven - Gas prices are off to a fast start in 2012. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is up more than 8 percent since the end of 2011, rising from $3.25 per gallon to $3.52, according to new data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. While gas prices tend to rise through the first half of the year, this is the earliest the average price per gallon has breached the $3.50 mark.
Canadian pipeline company TransCanada Corp. said it has received more interest from oil shippers in splitting off the southernmost piece of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, which wouldn't need the same cross-border approval that is stalling the full pipeline, envisioned to run from Alberta to Texas.
Washington Post: Rising gas prices threaten Obama (Op-ed) - I can’t match Carter’s prediction about Romney’s political demise if Santorum wins in Michigan. February 28th is too far away and I’m too heavily invested in predicting that Romney will be our nominee for me to change now. More on the Arizona and Michigan primaries later.
The Houston Chronicle:
Citing Keystone, drilling, Obama threatens highway bill veto - President Obama on Tuesday threatened to veto House Republican legislation that would reauthorize surface-transportation programs in part because the bill contains energy-related provisions including one to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
Politico: ‘All in’ energy policy: Will coal be buried? - Coal’s victory dance after the death of cap and trade may prove to be short-lived. The industry landed a huge victory in 2010 with the demise of climate change legislation. But despite that win, and the Obama administration’s vocal support for an “all in” energy policy that includes a mix of new and traditional energy resources, a variety of forces is pushing coal back to the brink.
Newt Gingrich fielded a question about climate change at the February 6, 2012 Colorado Energy Summit. The event was hosted by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and Consumer Energy Alliance, a group supported by BP and Exxon Mobil, two of the world's most notorious spillers of oil.
TransCanada Corp , the backer of the Keystone XL pipeline, said on Tuesday it plans to soon reapply for U.S. approvals for the project, adding that the line would be further delayed and raising its cost estimate to $7.8 billion. The company, which reported a 39 percent rise in net income on Tuesday and boosted its dividend by 4.8 percent, said it expects to have the 830,000 barrel Alberta-to-Texas oil pipeline up and running by early 2015 after last estimating it could be operating by late 2014.
TransCanada has pushed back the possible startup date of a controversial pipeline that would carry Canadian oil to refineries in Texas. The Calgary, Alberta-based company said in an earnings release that its executives continue to work with Nebraska to determine the best route that avoids Nebraska’s environmentally sensitive Sandhills region.
Owners of a northeast Texas farm have obtained a court order to block TransCanada from crossing the farm with a proposed pipeline planned to carry Canadian oil to refineries along the Texas Gulf coast.
Gas prices are off to a fast start in 2012. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is up more than 8 percent since the end of 2011, rising from $3.25 per gallon to $3.52, according to new data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. While gas prices tend to rise through the first half of the year, this is the earliest the average price per gallon has breached the $3.50 mark.
Canadian pipeline company TransCanada Corp. said it has received more interest from oil shippers in splitting off the southernmost piece of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, which wouldn't need the same cross-border approval that is stalling the full pipeline, envisioned to run from Alberta to Texas.
I can’t match Carter’s prediction about Romney’s political demise if Santorum wins in Michigan. February 28th is too far away and I’m too heavily invested in predicting that Romney will be our nominee for me to change now. More on the Arizona and Michigan primaries later.
President Obama on Tuesday threatened to veto House Republican legislation that would reauthorize surface-transportation programs in part because the bill contains energy-related provisions including one to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
Coal’s victory dance after the death of cap and trade may prove to be short-lived. The industry landed a huge victory in 2010 with the demise of climate change legislation. But despite that win, and the Obama administration’s vocal support for an “all in” energy policy that includes a mix of new and traditional energy resources, a variety of forces is pushing coal back to the brink.
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