4-22-12

Scroll down to yesterday’s post, "Is Alaska’s Legislature Making A Big Mistake?"

The Export Council for Alaska — with support from Consumer Energy Alliance-Alaska — has endorsed improvement by the obama Administration and the Alaska Legislature of the Alaska investment climate.

Calgary Herald.  Encana Corp said Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corp will buy a royalty interest in its southern Alberta natural gas field for C$602 million ($606.2 million) as depressed dry gas prices force the company to cut spending or look for partners.  (We ask, "Could Toyota have bargained for Alaska gas, or is it less competitive?"  -dh)

Coming to Anchorage: Thursday, June 21, 2012: Featuring John Hofmeister, President, Citizens for Affordable Energy, Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center This Week in Texas: 2012 Alliance Expo & Annual Meeting brochure   Industry Luncheon Speaker:  John Hofmeister,  Former President, Shell Oil Company John Hofmeister, the former President of Shell Oil Company, delivers straight talk about the oil and gas industry. Since retiring in 2008, Hofmeister has been working for a better understanding of the oil business by the public and vice versa. He has written a book, “Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an energy insider.” He organized the Citizens for Affordable Energy that promotes sound U.S. energy security solutions for America.   Membership Breakfast Speaker: Dave Harbour, Commissioner Emeritus, Author, Regulator, Lobbyist Membership Breakfast Featured Speaker: Dave Harbour, of Anchorage, Alaska, former Chairman Alaska Regulatory Commission, commissioner Emeritus of the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners and Publisher of Northern Gas Pipelines, will discuss the vital role for Texas and Alaska in the security and economic health of the United States. The breakfast begins at 7:30 am on April 25, 2011.