THE EXPLORERS 2007: Laird: Alliance members 'make the investments work' 11/18/2007
When it comes to Alaska's oil and gas industry, there's one thing on which we all seem to agree - Democrats and Republicans, the governor and the Legislature, industry friends and foes, business peopl...

Oil Patch Insider 11/11/2007
Bill Webb designs new, 'fun' Pac Com Expo, set Feb. 5-6
For people who are "conferenced-out" there is a get-together in early 2008 that looks like fun. Serious fun. (And better, no political speeches.) The event is Pac Com Expo on Feb. 5 and 6 in Anchorage...

Alliance elects new directors 09/30/2007
At its Sept. 20 annual meeting in Anchorage, The Alaska Support Industry Alliance elected six directors to its board and named new officers, the association said in Sept. 26 press releases. Two of the...

Rockies on a roll: natural gas production grows 09/09/2007
The United States Rockies region, one of the few North American regions where natural gas production is on a growth curve, could see output climb by 3 billion cubic feet per day over the next eight ye...

Oil taxes revisited 09/09/2007
Hybrid net-gross tax would raise more than PPT actual, less than PPT proposed
Gov. Sarah Palin wants the Alaska Legislature to change the state's oil tax system from a tax on oil company profits - a net tax - to a hybrid tax, part net and part gross. The goal is to increase rev...

Good news for Bristol Bay leasing 06/24/2007
Pro-drilling forces see Congressman's call for more studies as move toward responsible oil and gas development in sensitive area
Though a Democratic congressman has succeeded in getting language calling for more study of oil and gas development in Bristol Bay into an energy bill in Congress, leasing proponents are breathing sig...

Financing for mega projects also mega 05/13/2007
Alaska gas line will probably be done with bond financing, but because market is volatile multi-track finance plans likely
An Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline is projected to be a mega project - and financing that will require a mega financing. Frederic Rich, who runs the project finance group at Sullivan and Crom...

Finding a feedstock answer 04/01/2007
Nova Chemicals, Aux Sable to build Alberta plant to remove gas liquids from Alliance Pipeline as ethane feedstock for petrochemical industry
The Alberta government has notched the first positive response to its incentive plan aimed at building ethane supplies for the petrochemical industry. And Arctic gas from both Alaska and the Northwest...

Enbridge says gas a must 03/25/2007
Tells legislators North America supply-demand balance 'extremely fragile'
Canadian pipeline company Enbridge told the Alaska House Resources committee March 14 that the North American supply-demand balance for natural gas is "extremely fragile" and that Alaska North Slope...

Chevron's revitalization 03/25/2007
Alaska plans include exploration programs and Cook Inlet oilfield rejuvenation
When Chevron took over Unocal in 2005, there was much nail biting on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula about what might happen to Unocal's Cook Inlet oil and gas fields. Announcements by Chevron since then hav...

The 10-year itch 03/18/2007
Cook Inlet R-to-P ratio may make users nervous, but it spurs investment
There is a lot of concern in Cook Inlet about running out of natural gas - gas for electric utilities, gas for home heating and gas for industrial use. Dealing with that concern is an issue for Cono...

Legislature gets AGIA 03/11/2007
First hearing in House OandG March 13; Alaska legislators support concept
The Alaska Legislature is now in possession of Gov. Sarah Palin's Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, with the first hearings scheduled on the bill in the House Special Committee on Oil and Gas March 13. ...

Enstar moves forward on Homer gas line 02/25/2007
Looking at Cosmopolitan gas; drafts pipeline application for submission in March; if response favorable will start permitting
Curtis Thayer, director of corporate and external affairs for Enstar Natural Gas Co., told Petroleum News Feb. 21 that his company has drafted a South Kenai Pipeline Extension Application for a gas pi...