Mining News: Usibelli 2010 coal sales set new record 12/19/2010
Shipping a record million tons to Pacific Rim buyers, the family-owned business says Alaska is still its most important market
With coal demand on the rise both in Alaska and the Pacific Rim, Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. coal sales are expected to top 2 million short tons in 2010, marking another record year for the family-owned b...

Arctic Directory: Railroad board lauds Gamble on selection 09/19/2010
The Alaska Railroad Corp. said March 17 that on behalf of the Board of Directors, ARRC Board Chairman John Binkley congratulated President and CEO Patrick Gamble on his selection as the new University...

Oil Patch Bits: Alaska Railroad selects Aadnesen new president and CEO 09/19/2010
The Alaska Railroad Corp. said Sept. 10 that its Board of Directors has voted unanimously to hire Christopher Aadnesen as the railroad's new president and CEO. Aadnesen is scheduled to start later in...

Legislators hear from new in-state natural gas line team 08/15/2010
Fauske, head of AGDC, promises practical report based on HB 369; predicts subsidy required, but wants a one-time infusion
The new in-state natural gas team is organized, meeting with prospective natural gas suppliers and users, and is working on requests for proposals for evaluations of gas-to-liquids projects, liquefied...

AK-WA Connection 2010: Alaska-Washington trade 08/08/2010
Welcome to the "The Alaska-Washington Connection – Recovering Economic Momentum." The relationship between Alaska and Washington businesses is just as important today as it was more than a century ag...

Bullet line gas pricey 07/11/2010
Without substantial added market demand for gas, Southcentral rates could double
There is a lot of natural gas on the North Slope, but bringing it to Southcentral Alaska in a bullet line won't be cheap. "I can tell you this much: Anyone that wants to just believe that you can get...

Governor signs in-state gasline bill; new team will develop plan 05/02/2010
What have been seen as uncoordinated - or at times even competing - efforts to move an in-state gas pipeline project forward were centralized April 26 when Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell signed House Bill 3...

State's in-state gas efforts reorganized 04/25/2010
House Bill 369, reorganizing the state's in-state gas pipeline efforts, passed April 18 and went to the governor April 21. The most recent fiscal note for the bill is for $15.64 million in fiscal year...

House does turnaround on decoupling 04/25/2010
Initially defeated 19 to 21, SB 305 then passed 23 to 17; Stedman pushed passage over concern that combined tax would cost state
Decoupling oil and gas taxes in advance of an AGIA open season scheduled to begin May 1 was a top priority for Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, co-chair of Senate Finance, in the just-concluded session of...

Chenault, McGuire, merge in-state bills 04/18/2010
Team to plan small line for North Slope gas to be headed by AHFC; Alaska Railroad board chairman included; standalone team, ANGDA
Competing House and Senate bills designed to focus efforts to create an in-state gas pipeline merged April 12 in the Senate Resources Committee with passage of a substitute for House Bill 369. The bil...

Oil Patch Bits: Railroad board congratulates Gamble on selection 03/28/2010
The Alaska Railroad Corp. said March 17 that on behalf of the Board of Directors, ARRC Board Chairman John Binkley congratulated President and CEO Patrick Gamble on his selection as the new University...

Legislature working in-state gas issue 03/28/2010
House, Senate bills alternately set up in-state gas team in governor's office under AFHC, move in-state line to Alaska Railroad
With supplies of natural gas tightening in Southcentral Alaska - and Fairbanks in need of a more reasonably priced fuel than diesel - concern has been growing about how long it is likely to take a maj...

Arctic Directory: STB completes final FEIS for Alaska Railroad 03/21/2010
The Alaska Railroad said Sept. 25 that the Federal Surface Transportation Board has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Railroad Corp. application to construct and operat...

Arctic Directory: Alaska Railroad 2010 annual print release event 03/21/2010
The Alaska Railroad Corp. said Nov. 24 that it will release its 2010 annual print during two public sale-and-singing events in mid-December, each featuring print artist Stefan Wilson who will be on ha...