Anchorage Daily News

Oil and gas lease plans include Alaska, Interior secretary says

The federal government has scheduled 38 oil and natural gas lease sales for public lands next year, including one in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, says Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

Fire Island wind farm still on despite loss of partner

Cook Inlet Region Inc. recently lost its key partner in the Fire Island wind project, but the company plans to spend millions to get the wind farm built and generating electricity in Anchorage by the end of 2011.

Alaska Newsreader: Kenai City Council OKs residential wind turbines

Business people

News on hires or promotions of employees to senior or midlevel professional or supervisory positions

Court upholds 1 halibut a day on Southeast charter boats

Halibut charter operators lost an attempt Monday to rid themselves of the one-fish-a-day rule, which they say is putting them out of business in Southeast Alaska.

Monday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

North Slope oil: $77.06, up $0.34

LAINE WELCH

More Alaska halibut eaten at home this year

Alaska's halibut fishery ended Nov. 15 with little fanfare. Brutal winter weather wreaked havoc on deliveries in the final week and bumped up prices as buyers scrambled for the last fresh fish of the year.

TIM BRADNER

Coming months crucial for state's oil, gas industries

Alaskans are apprehensive about getting a natural gas pipeline built from the North Slope.

Inside Alaska business

Alaska business news in brief

Friday's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices

Anchorage Daily News

Alaska gets money for green jobs

Pacific Northwest states are getting more than $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to encourage green jobs.

Jobs down in Alaska for sixth straight month

Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month as the state recorded its sixth straight month of job losses.

Thursday's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices

North Slope oil: $75.46, down $2.12

Oil companies curtail work on North Slope

Oil and gas companies on Wednesday gave a mixed forecast on their plans for work in Alaska next year.

Business people

News on hires or promotions of employees to senior or midlevel professional or supervisory positions

Wednesday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

North Slope oil: $77.58, up $0.44

Icy oil spill easier to clean, scientists say

Scientists funded by Shell and six other oil companies say that cleaning up oil spills in Arctic ice is in many respects easier than cleaning it from open water.

Scientists recommend slightly lower pollock catch

Government scientists have come up with their recommendation for next year's allowable catch of Bering Sea pollock -- the nation's largest commercial fishery.

Tuesday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

North Slope oil: $77.14, up $0.24

Sheraton, Hilton workers unite to promote boycotts

Sheraton workers have joined Hilton workers in asking people to boycott their downtown Anchorage hotels after management imposed a heavier workload on room attendants and more expensive family health coverage.

Business people

News on hires or promotions of employees to senior or midlevel professional or supervisory positions

Mine defenders call for boycott of restaurants

The fight is on between backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world's most productive wild salmon streams and 13 Seattle restaurants.