OIL AIDEA-Oil Search MOU eyes Pikka ProjectElwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce, August 12, 2020 Officials at Alaska’s state development bank are in early talks to fund basic infrastructure development at the largest North Slope oil project in decades.  The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority board of directors approved a preliminary memorandum of understanding with Oil Search Alaska LLC … read more

A big thumbs down to Kevin Banks for floating the idea that a ballot measure increasing taxes from 150%-300%  “isn’t about  money”, rather, political influence. We get it.   With the price of oil projected to be “lower for longer”, the fair share folks have had to stop their claim that the initiative will bring in a billion dollars annually, and … read more

This opinion piece, written by Jim Plaquet, a 46-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302, appeared in Sunday’s Fairbanks Daily News Miner.  It turns out that Joe Paskvan and I actually agree on some things: Alaska needs fiscal stability; Alaska depends on the oil industry as its major source of revenue; Alaska has suffered a recession … read more