Recently, we were in a discussion in which a participant argued that there is no basis for concern about the Alaska economy (nor, by implication, about Alaska families). Their view was that, while it had its ups and downs, using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure, the size of the overall Alaska economy has “nearly tripled” since 2000,…
Most oil and gas lawyers who have spent time practicing in the lower 48 don’t find Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) particularly novel.
It follows…
Over the past few months, we have written several columns about the significant drop in production tax revenues projected for the coming decade, despite...
Following the Legislature's passage in 2013 of substantial revisions to Alaska’s oil production tax code (commonly referred to by its session bill number, “SB21”),...