What will happen in Alaska if Hillary wins?

[Ray]

Just curious what the members thoughts are on what will happen socially, economically etc if Clinton wins.
Not worried about the test of the world just specifically AK.

It depends on who ends up the head of the DOI. I think Jewel will stay if Clinton is chosen as the shiniest of the several piles of poo voters have to pick from. The State is fortunate that the most recent oil fields being found will be outside the Mineral Management Service (forgot what they were changed to after the Gulf blow up), but will still have to go through the EA NEPA process. The EPA or DOT pipelines could throw a few kinks in there to slow down development.

The thing we should expect is more land issues with DOI or BIA. Natives are restless and BIA may have to expand back up here if the land trust concepts go through and ANLICA lands end up being allowed by the courts to be placed into trust.

Politically, the RINO senator and her side kick will fight Clinton on everything. The old dinosaur congress critter will fight anyone over anything at anytime. By 11/9 we may have a carpet bagger LINO senator replacing the RINO. Two young punks and a geezer well past his expiration date may be representing AK in DC. We will see how well things go with little to no seniority in the senate.

 

[IChaseCoues]

Thank everyone for their input. I have several theories of what will happen in NM and the southwest but don't have any local knowledge of Alaska politics.

I'd like to think little will change but then again her husband did get some big changes made while he was in the Oval Office.

We are contemplating moving up there if I get a job. The uncertainty with the election adds one more level of concern for the future.

 

[IChaseCoues]

What is the feeling in the oil and gas industry if she wins?
Will it be suppressed for a lot longer due to increased regulations here keeping the oil coming mostly from abroad?

 

[Ray]

What is the feeling in the oil and gas industry if she wins?
Will it be suppressed for a lot longer due to increased regulations here keeping the oil coming mostly from abroad?

Our oil industry is primarily responding to state politics and global markets effecting the west coast crude price. There is a recent large field found in state waters, and some NPR-A federal fields. I am foggy on what lies to the west there but the exploration activities have dropped off this winter. I am told due to low prices and not state tax issues. One friend works up there for a support company and they are slow due to the lack of exploration work needing their support. He has overhead projects happening so is not concerned this winter.

Clinton, will have little impact on oil up here in the long term I feel. Unless there is a huge push to change approval processes at various agencies. Certain federal lands may be in locked up through the monuments act by the current POTUS or Clinton. Coastal ANWR will stay closed even though it has diesel fuel springs along the coastal beaches.

The less big oil spends on employees the harder it will be on the local economy. The big producers have been scaling back for two years now. Probably keep it up as long as oil prices stay low.

 

[HOT ROD]

I don't think any one. Has to worry about old Hillary. Since the FBI reopened there investigation. They must of found sum thing good. To reopen it.

 

[Daniel_M]

Caelus Energy has made a pretty big discovery. They're estimates are exactly what the state needs to offset the lacking oil production on the current field.

I don't see much from Washington getting in the way, however on the local level the Governor seems to have a huge hardon for a LNG pipeline. This may have some effects on the oil production given the tax credit situation.

Local politics get pretty heavy when it comes to oil.


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