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Oil Companies Push For Tax Break, Offer Few Assurances
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's oil companies are back in the Capitol and pushing for lower taxes; but they're not guaranteeing lawmakers they'll produce more petroleum in the pipeline. They told the House Finance Committee, Wednesday, they'll take small steps, like directing...Tags: Elections, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance, BP Plc, Justice System
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ConocoPhillips Says Japan Crisis Does Not Change Plans to Shutter Kenai LNG
Channel 2 NewsConocoPhillips says the ongoing crisis in Japan does not change the company's plans to mothball the Kenai liquefied natural gas plant. Company spokesperson Natalie Lowman said Wednesday they still plan to end exports to Tokyo Electric and Tokyo Gas this...Tags: Japan, Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Tokyo (Japan)
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Governor Says Oil Taxes Must Change This Year
Channel 2 NewsIt could take weeks for lawmakers to advance Governor Parnell's plan to cut oil taxes. The Senate has a lot of questions and with just over a month left in session, they could be cutting it close. Parnell tried Thursday during a press briefing to...Tags: Elections, Cruises, Economy, Business and Finance, BP Plc, Justice System
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Culvert Removal Helps Little Susitna Salmon
Channel 2 NewsSmall projects add up. That’s the Nature Conservancy’s approach to helping fish. This week, with the blessings of a private land owner and a group of volunteers, it removed a culvert in a tiny tributary of the Little Susitna River near...Tags: Energy Resources, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Water Pollution, Science and Technology
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Oil Companies: 'Alaska is Uncompetitive'
Channel 2 NewsAlaska’s major oil producers testified Wednesday afternoon that Alaska is uncompetitive and that oil tax changes are needed to improve the investment climate. Representatives of BP, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp., Pioneer Natural Resources, and...Tags: Elections, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Pioneer Natural Resources Company, Economy, Business and Finance, BP Plc
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Anchorage Braces for Impacts of Nikiski LNG Plant Closure
Concerns about what the closure of the Nikiski liquefied natural gas plant could mean for Anchorage include the loss of a backup gas supply during cold snaps -- but there's also a chance that other producers might decide not to explore in Cook Inlet....Tags: Japan, Agrium Incorporated, Energy Resources, Anchorage, Natural Gas
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Aging Refineries
WGNO NewsIf you watched ABC World News tonight, you saw the report about the dangers posed by aging refineries (see the link to the report on the left-hand side of this page). An ABC News investigation found that New Orleans is in an at-risk area for a...Tags: WGNO, ABC (tv network), Petroleum Industry, Murphy Oil Corporation, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Mayor Sullivan Closely Watching LNG Closure
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan says he's concerned about gas supplies after the announcement that the liquefied natural gas plant in Nikiski will be closing. ConocoPhillips and Marathon, which operate the facility, are shutting it down this spring...Tags: Energy Resources, Regional Authority, Sports, Natural Resources, Politics
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A look at lawmakers' finances
Pennsylvania Ave.Today, reporters in Washington are forced to do math. Federal lawmakers' 2010 financial disclosures were released Wednesday and now the masses can know, very roughly, how much their local official is worth. Their assets, (like their stocks, 401ks,... -
U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on Federal Oil Tax Breaks
Oil company executives traveled to Washington, D.C. Thursday morning for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on whether a set of federal tax breaks for their firms should be repealed, as industry profits and gas prices both remain high.
The committee...Tags: Bob Menendez, Water Pollution, BP Plc, Environmental Pollution, Companies and Corporations
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Big Oil tax breaks are un-American
President Barack Obama has proposed doing away with the $20 billion of tax breaks for the oil industry. Jim Mulva, CEO of ConocoPhillips, announced a quarterly profit of $3 billion last week, then said it would be “un-American” to end the...Tags: Barack Obama, Companies and Corporations, Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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