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

OIL OPEC sees oil demand soaring in 2021 but still below 2019Oil & Gas 360, July 14, 2020 Global oil demand will soar by a record 7 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2021 as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus crisis but will remain below 2019 levels, OPEC said in its monthly report.  It was the first report … read more