Monthly Archives: April 2010
Global Gas Thirst Set to Surge, Says Senior Shell Executive
“We see global gas demand growing by at least 2% a year over some decades, so by 2030 we look at gas demand hitting 4.5 trillion cubic metres of gas per year,” Reuters quoted Malcom Brinded telling an oil conference. “That’s 50% up from today’s level.” Brinded was equally bullish on prospects for liquefied natural [...]
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For new TransCanada boss, Alaska fails to top list of priorities
By Jeffrey Jones, Reuters CALGARY – The Alaska gas pipeline project will be vital for TransCanada Corp. in a decade, but the company’s incoming chief executive said he is more focused now on moving forward with $22-billion of projects that garner far fewer headlines. Russ Girling, a company veteran who takes over as CEO in [...]
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SB 305 Course Correction is a Victory for Alaska’s Future
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Juneau, AK – Following Senator Stedman’s lead, the state House made a last minute course correction tonight when it passed SB 305, the so called “decoupling” bill that will separate production taxes on oil and gas, potentially saving the state upwards of $20 billion in lost oil tax revenue. Despite opposition [...]
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Governor Parnell Pursues AGIA At All Costs
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager uneau, AK – The state House has voted to reject Senator Stedman’s proposed “decoupling” of production taxes on oil and gas today in the waning hours of the 2010 legislative session. This move will result in the state losing potentially $20 billion under likely pricing scenarios as a result of the [...]
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Bill Walker Statement On TransCanada Announcement
Taylor Bickford, Campaign Manager Juneau, AK – According to an article in yesterday’s Calgary Herald, building an Alaska gas pipeline under the AGIA framework will not be a top priority for the company in coming years. Russ Girling, a TransCanada veteran who takes over as CEO in July, said he is “still more focused on [...]
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Walker shares his vision for AK gasline
By Melissa DeVaughn Alaska Star Bill Walker is convinced that what the state needs is a full-scale gasline that runs from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. A bullet line is a stopgap and a line to Canada would be giving away our resources, he says. If Walker’s elected governor, building that gasline is the one thing [...]
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Yard Signs & Heart Run Team!
The Anchorage Heart Run is just around the corner & we are looking for volunteers to join the Walker for Governor Team. The race is on Saturday, April 24th at the UAA campus. If you would like to run or walk on our team, please register here & make sure you join the team Walker [...]
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Poll Results Are In!
Press Contact: Taylor Bickford, Bill Walker for Governor Campaign Manager Anchorage, AK – Likely Republican Voters Overwhelmingly Support Bill Walker’s Vision for Alaska! In 2002, 138,000 Alaskan voters cast ballots in favor of the All Alaska gasline, passing the All Alaska Initiative by a margin of 62% to 38%. Today, support for the All Alaska [...]
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Gov hopeful Walker cites new survey, knocks Parnell
Rena Delbridge, Alaska Dispatch Results of a survey just released by gubernatorial hopeful Bill Walker show a gas pipeline is an absolute must-have for voters this year, and there’s not a lot of faith that a line proposed by TransCanada under the state’s AGIA process will be built. The press release with the survey results [...]
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Copper River Record article on Bill
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In surprise move, Stevens calls for trans-Alaska pipeline to Valdez
by Dermot Cole, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner FAIRBANKS — Former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens says the AGIA pipeline plan has flopped and the state should put up billions to pay half the cost of an in-state natural gas pipeline project to Kenai. It also should switch its support to the building of a trans-Alaska pipeline to [...]
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Parnell’s “AGIA Bailot”