Palin, the Pipeline, and Exxon
11 06 2009
Rumors were circulating last night, but it looks like its going to be official. Palin tweeted about her conversations with Alaska’s congressional delegation and the need to flow Alaska’s gas to “hungry markets,” and guess who’s going to help?
The pipeline company TransCanada announced today that it has an agreement with Exxon Mobil Corporation to work together on an natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the Lower 48.
“We are pleased that TransCanada and ExxonMobil have reached agreement on initial project terms to progress this exciting initiative,” Hal Kvisle, TransCanada president and chief executive officer, said in a written statement.
Rep. Mike Hawker (R) is quoted in the ADN politics blog (linked above) as saying the whole announcement at noon today will be an “overblown media circus” and that Exxon will basically be hired as a subcontractor.
More after the announcement.
June 11th, 2009 at 1:13 PM
really, LOL……like no one is going to remember the long frickin battle to get cks? gee, they could do it for free to make it up to Alaska and all the world.
“Exxon Mobil’s involvement in the massive project would mark progress in its efforts to rehabilitate its reputation in the state, 20 years after the catastrophic Exxon Valdez oil spill fouled more than 1,200 miles (1,920 km) of Alaskan coastline.”
June 11th, 2009 at 1:13 PM
dang forgot the link…..
http://www.reuters.com/article/usDollarRpt/idUSN1150958220090611
June 11th, 2009 at 1:16 PM
By writing the rules in a way that excluded the oil companies from the process, Palin—although she gained the short-term approval-rating points that made her seem attractive to McCain last summer—all but assured that the “largest private-sector infrastructure project in North America” would never be anything more than her personal field of dreams.
http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2009/03/17/Governor-Palins-Big-Energy-Battles
June 11th, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Having some inside knowledge of the TransCanada side of things…to everyone thinking TransCanada doesn’t have the money, yeah right…they’re loaded. They needed a partnership with a US company to be able to get this off the ground for the US (Alaska) to have the confidence that they aren’t going to take everything and run, in the end demanindg unreasonable expectations. Of COURSE Exxon is the one…they unfortunately are the only one right now with the big bucks to do it in state. ConocoPhillips is laying people off (major problemos there), BP wouldn’t have touched this with a sharp stick (they want to do their own pipeline anyways hence their new company “Denali”). Don’t even get me started with Palin and her “plans”…what an idiot.
K.
June 11th, 2009 at 1:44 PM
ICEBERG ALERT ICEBERG ALERT…DEAD AHEAD!!!!
Is this part of the SS Palin? Exxon gets the deal of the century from Alaska and the convicted felons get a free ride back to AK?
Judge orders immediate release of Kott, Kohring
U.S. District Judge John Sedwick put more urgency this morning into the release from prison of two former state legislators, directing corrections officials to immediately set them free and U.S. marshals to give them plane tickets back to Alaska.
The new orders, filed in U.S. District Court, expand on orders Sedwick issued Wednesday to the U.S. Marshals Service that it arrange for the return to Alaska of former Reps. Pete Kott and Vic Kohring “as soon as reasonably possible.”
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/kohring/story/827603.html
June 11th, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Isabella Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 1:44 PM
ICEBERG ALERT ICEBERG ALERT…DEAD AHEAD!!!!
Is this part of the SS Palin? Exxon gets the deal of the century from Alaska and the convicted felons get a free ride back to AK?
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My thought on this is…when they were convicted GINO was a small fry…if they have to have a new trial, will they throw her under the bus???
I’m thinking “you betcha” Now that she’s a Big Fish!!!
Could get interesting!
June 11th, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Marnie your right, it’s just Exxon already f*cked us and Palin gonna bend over for them again. I come from a fishing family, and when we have bon fire we end up toasting the memory of a few great Alaskans, my husband has taken to toasting Scully the pilot that landed in the Hudson River….during the course of the evening someone in the family starts it and before to long everyone standing around the fire shouts F*ck Exxon….just once or twice, then we move on ..but it feels good..Palin does not care about the people of Alaska, she shows us that time and time again…
June 11th, 2009 at 2:24 PM
GINO is going to be on smurkes
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx
June 11th, 2009 at 2:30 PM
SP:Great news for Alaska….hooked up with exxon, and its not a gov project, heaven forbid the gov take over this project. A great thing for Alaska.
God I hat Smurke!
Its going be so great for job creation and job resources in Alaska….
I’m sure peeland will have it on youtube.
I’m getting a bad cold and can’t deal with anymore GINO!
June 11th, 2009 at 2:31 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl “GINO is going to be on smurkes
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx”
When? Is she back in Alaska?
June 11th, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Isabella Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 2:31 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl “GINO is going to be on smurkes
http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx”
When? Is she back in Alaska?
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Now she is in Texas, I tried to blog some, but I’m getting a bad cold, and can’t do it
June 11th, 2009 at 2:53 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl “Now she is in Texas, I tried to blog some, but I’m getting a bad cold, and can’t do it”
I did good today
I got kicked off FaceBook, denied access to Extratv and deleted with at least four screen names at ADN.
The sun finally came out. I am going to go take care of some fun.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Damn, Palin is Twittering like a rapid dog about to be shot.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Isabella Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Damn, Palin is Twittering like a rapid dog about to be shot.
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Izzy, you crack me up lol! Well I feel like a dog that should be shot…
took some C and vitamins, will try to keep up with you guys when I can!
Good have some fun… in the Sun, you did good
June 11th, 2009 at 4:40 PM
“Exxon isn’t talking, other than to say that some of the details provided by state legislators about the deal aren’t totally accurate.”
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Why don’t the folks at Exxon gets some cajones and call Palin a liar instead of just suggesting that that is what she is?
No guts
no balls
no brains at all
My Spine (is the bass line)