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Gov. Sean Parnell Removes Oil Tax Reform From Special Session
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell has removed oil taxes from his call for a special session Wednesday, leaving the Legislature to consider only bills for the possible construction of a small-diameter natural gas pipeline. Parnell's supplemental proclamation removes...Tags: Government, Natural Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Sean Parnell, Politics
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Lawmakers React: Gov.Throws Curve Ball at Special Session; Natural Gas In, Oil Tax Reform Out
Channel 2 NewsOn day 8 of the Special Session in Juneau Governor Sean Parnell threw lawmakers a curve ball. The Governor, impatient with the lack of apparent progress on oil tax-reform, redefined the rules of the session. He issued an order for lawmakers to put oil...Tags: Government, Natural Resources, Sean Parnell, Politics, Regional Authority
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Special Session Dead: Then Again, Maybe Not
Channel 2 NewsThe 27th session of the Alaska Legislature is moving into uncharted territory. Thursday night, by a vote of 14-to-2, the State Senate cast an historic, unprecedented vote to adjourn in the middle of a Special Session. That vote came just 24 hours...Tags: Government, Natural Resources, Sean Parnell, Politics, Regional Authority
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"Limbo" Special Session Holds Hearings -- Bombshell Testimony on Point Thomson Given
With the the 30-thousand-dollar-a-day legislative session still in limbo, committee hearings were held. Though no laws can be passed, now that the Senate has adjourned, two Senate Committees did examine two important issues: the high cost of energy in...
Tags: Conservation, Government, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, ConocoPhillips, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Special Session Falls Apart on 13th Day
In Juneau, day number 13 proved to be "unlucky" for the Special Session. It was the day that everything came crashing to an end. There was no agreement on a much talked about small-diameter natural gas pipeline. At 5:27 P.M., The House suddenly and...Tags: Government, Natural Resources, Sean Parnell, Politics, Regional Authority
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Input Sought On Cook Inlet Oil And Gas Leases
The U.S. Interior Department is seeking input on a possible oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet. In a Saturday news release, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the request for comments is a key step in the planning process for responsible oil and...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry
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Repsol Well Blowout: Cleanup Prep Continues at North Slope Site
Channel 2 NewsAlaska environmental regulators say cleanup preparations continue at the site of an exploratory well blowout on Alaska's North Slope. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says crews Sunday began clearing ice and drilling fluid...Tags: Natural Resources, Natural Gas, Environmental Issues
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U.S. House Lifts Ban on ANWR Drilling
The Associated PressThe Republican-controlled House has endorsed a plan to vastly expand oil and gas drilling off the nation's coasts to help pay for a $260 billion transportation bill. The legislation has no chance of passing the Senate and faces a White House veto....Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Energy, U.S. Senate, Petroleum Industry
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Consultant: State Handling of Gas Tax Nonsensical
A consultant to the Alaska Legislature says the state's system of taxing oil and gas production together is nonsensical.
Pedro van Meurs says the state would see huge losses, if a company wants to produce gas in addition to oil. He calls this a serious...Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Alaska Legislature, Petroleum Industry
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Senators: Tax Work Might Not Be Done This Year
The Associated PressSenators still plan to get an oil tax bill to the House this session but they may not be able to deal with all the associated issues before adjournment in April. Sen. Bert Stedman says the priorities for the bipartisan majority caucus are dealing with...Tags: Natural Resources, Ottawa Senators, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry
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Consultant Questions Parnell's Natural Gas Tax Approach
The Associated PressA consultant to the Alaska Legislature says Gov. Sean Parnell is taking the wrong approach to natural gas taxes. Pedro van Meurs told reporters Parnell's approach excludes competitors to the North Slope's three major players. Parnell has said he doesn't...Tags: Natural Resources, Sean Parnell, Natural Gas, BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Alaska Permitting Backlog Reduced to 20 Percent
Channel 2 NewsThe Department of Natural Resources says it has reduced a backlog of permits by 20 percent in six months. Lawmakers last year provided money to eat into the backlog. On June 30, the backlog stood at 2,658 cases. It was at 2,095 on Dec. 30. The...Tags: Natural Resources, Mining, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Metal and Mineral
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