Frank Richards

Alaska's gas-pipeline bill now carries a tax on Hilcorp and others

State economist: even with tax breaks, the gas line barely works

Alaska's gas-line tax bill stalls in committee

A leaked plan to fire Alaska's gas-line developer surfaces in Juneau

“there is commercially sensitive information in there about other parties that we would find, again, would breach our confidentiality agreements with those other parties.”

What the Senate Changed in the Gas-Line Deal

“it would impose again extreme challenges for us to act in the best interest of the state because likely the opportunities that we hope to be able to have discussions with may not become available to us just because of this provision.”

Senate Finance presses Alaska LNG spur line: who builds, who pays, who regulates

State wins option to buy 25% of Alaska LNG after investors commit

“What AGDC has reserved for the state and Alaskans is the opportunity after fidget to take up to 25% of the equity stake. And in this particular example we used the range of 5% or about 230 million up to 25% or about 1.16 billion.”

Glenfarne's own cost estimate for Alaska LNG is now significantly higher than AGDC's — and the state's equity option sits in the middle of the new math

“We've reserved that for the legislature between 5 and 25% equity option”

Alaska keeps veto power over LNG project despite 25% stake

DOT&PF lifts weight limits on Dalton, Elliott highways; dozens of Interior roads still restricted

“will include the Dalton Highway, it will include portions of the Elliott, it will include the Parks Highway, and even portions of the Seward Highway”

Alaska House examines $4 billion LNG equity option, Fairbanks spur-line tax break

“The option that we're talking about here is— will be provided to the state of Alaska in whole. And what I mean by that is not only to the state legislature, but also to Alaskan corporations and hopefully Alaskans themselves”

AGDC tells House Finance that Alaska property tax is 10 times higher than competing LNG projects

Senate cuts community impact fees for gas pipeline by half

House Finance Advances Paid Parental Leave Bill

Senate panel debates $1B tax break for Alaska LNG amid cost secrecy

Alaska LNG Tax Bill Walks Tightrope Between Project Viability and Local Needs

“We are facing an energy crisis. And one of the best ways to make that— to achieve achieve a reasonable source is to have a tax structure that is achievable.”

Senate panel examines price controls, federal authority on gas pipeline

Senate panel examines regulatory questions on gas pipeline tax plan