Friday Fairbanks Family Focus

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Ballot Measure 1 is not a family affair: Vote noCharlie Paskvan, Alaska Journal of Commerce, September 2nd, 2020 I respect my brother Joe. Please don’t listen to him. My family has deep roots in Fairbanks, going to back to the mining days of the early 1900s. I worked on the pipeline starting in 1975, and know what boom … read more

Industry Experts Weigh In on Ballot Measure 1 – Not Good for Alaskans

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A shout out to Commonwealth North for the Forum they hosted yesterday on Alaska’s Competitiveness in Global Oil and Gas Markets.   Irena Agalliu, Vice President of IHS Markit,  presented  their recent analysis of Alaska’s competitiveness in oil and gas markets both domestically and internationally. She also addressed Alaska’s future competition for investment.  Key Takeaways: • Alaska’s oil fields and most deep-water projects are uneconomic at oil prices of $25and $35 per … read more

“Get out of shale free card”; Robot dog for miners; AK’s “unique brand of politics”.

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OIL From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: GET OUT OF SHALE FREE CARD: Oil field services company Schlumberger on Tuesday announced it is selling its shale fracking business in the U.S. to a smaller rival company, Liberty Oilfield Services. The move signals the uncertain recovery for U.S. shale. Oil service companies were among the hardest hit in the price … read more