Understanding the debate about Alaska and the oil industry
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday she was “very concerned” about the state’s prospects of getting a natural gas pipeline built from the North Slope.
“I’m worried,” she said during an interview with the News-Miner. “As an Alaskan, I’m worried.” Read the rest of this entry »
Gov. Sarah Palin is polling state senators on their preferred location for a special legislative session this fall, after Senate President Lyda Green turned down the governor’s request that she poll them. Read the rest of this entry »
Alaska’s oil and gas companies are lining up against Gov. Sarah Palin by opposing efforts to change the state’s new oil production tax.
Marilyn Crockett, the head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, said Monday that AOGA’s members unanimously support the net profits-based system currently in place.
Member companies also believe it’s premature to revisit the new tax, which state lawmakers approved last August, she said. Read the rest of this entry »
News-Miner reporters Stefan Milkowski and Eric Lidji bring you up-to-date info about the governor's oil tax and
the gas line plans as well as tossing in some tidbits that have nowhere else to go.
Head into the Pipe.