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DAVID REAUME
The ongoing valuation dispute between the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), on the one hand, and state and local governments, on the other, is a classic case of trying to make real-world sense out of vague legislative directives.
Facing environmental lawsuits, Shell debates Arctic drilling
Shell, the giant oil company that hopes to open a new petroleum frontier for Alaska, says it will decide within months whether to risk sending a large fleet of vessels to drill for oil and gas in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas next summer.
Chevron to lay off an estimated 25 workers in Cook Inlet region
Chevron announced Wednesday it plans to cut an estimated 25 jobs in the Cook Inlet region because of decreased activity at the oil fields and tough economic times.
State still optimistic natural gas pipeline will be built
State officials say in a report released today that they continue to be optimistic about the chances for a large-diameter natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Lower 48 markets.
Backers of competing gas line projects prepare pitches
Energy industry giants are winding up their pitches for a North Slope gas pipeline next year, but the state and its critics remain at war over whether any of the hundreds of millions being spent now will result in a successful project.
State investigates Slope accident that crushed worker
The state Department of Labor is investigating a North Slope work accident that left a man in critical care with a crushed chest.
Number of active gas, oil rigs in US up by 21
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week rose by 21 this week to 1,069.
Kenai gas field shows age but keeps producing
The Kenai gas field started out as an oddball no one quite knew what to do with, but became an essential component of daily life and industry in Southcentral Alaska.
Shell's Chukchi drill plan ruled 'complete' by MMS
The federal Minerals Management Service this week deemed Shell Oil's application to drill exploration wells in the Chukchi Sea next year to be complete.
Risk assessment of Alaska oil infrastructure called flawed
A panel of national scientific experts is raising serious concerns about the state-led, $5 million project to evaluate risks posed by Alaska's aging oil and gas infrastructure.
Shell gets conditional OK for Beaufort Sea drilling plan
The Obama administration has given conditional approval to Shell Oil's plan to explore two of its leases in the Beaufort Sea next summer and fall.
ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. has opened a branch office in Anchorage.
Oil production on Slope tallies a sharp 18 percent increase
North Slope production averaged 676,664 barrels of oil per day last month, up 18 percent from August, the state Revenue Department reported.
Millions of dollars at stake in pipeline fight
The state, major oil companies and a trio of local governments are locked in an epic battle over how much the trans-Alaska oil pipeline is worth for property tax purposes.
Oil giant Conoco Phillips to slash spending
Conoco Phillips announced this week it will slash capital spending 12 percent in 2010 and sell $10 billion in assets over the next two years.
Thursday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices
Thursday's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices
Lawmakers order audit of state natural gas corporation
A legislative committee has ordered an audit of the state-funded Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, charged with getting North Slope natural gas to market and to Alaska communities.
Oil rebounds as US dollar weakens
Oil prices bounced back above $71 on Tuesday as the dollar fell to its lowest level against the euro in more than a year.
BP pays $1.7 million for rules violations at North Slope fields
BP Exploration Inc. has paid $1.7 million to the state for inadequate oil spill protection measures at Prudhoe Bay and other North Slope oil fields, state officials announced Tuesday.
Opponents ask Salazar to halt offshore drilling
Opponents of offshore drilling -- including some dressed as salmon and a polar bear -- delivered more than 250,000 postcards and letters to the Interior Department on Monday on a proposal to open vast waters off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to oil and gas drilling.
NPR-A leaseholder lays the groundwork for development
The Umiat oil field on the eastern side of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska has remained a tantalizing puzzle since the Navy discovered it in 1946 and later abandoned it because piping oil to Fairbanks would be too expensive.
Active oil, gas rigs in US steadily increasing
Salazar: No hurry for offshore drilling in federal waters
Parnell urges Salazar to open Arctic seas to drilling
Gas pipeline project faces 'fierce' competition
Future of Nikiski LNG plant in limbo over gas supplies
Governor to lobby for continental shelf oil development off Alaska
Chevron subsidiary drops North Slope leases
Exxon spill council approves herring research
Exxon achieves drilling target for Point Thomson gas well
North Slope output holds level
Chugach gas supply contract approved
Parnell urges US program for extended offshore oil leasing
BP cost cuts threaten Alaska's oil field contractors
BP to wrap up Nikiski gas-to-liquids demonstration project
Attorneys prepare to make Exxon Valdez interest payments
BP will postpone restarting Badami oil field
Southcentral utilities planning for possible gas shortages
State gasoline tax resumes today after year off
Last of fuel removed from supply boat that sank in Inlet
BP attempting to wrestle oil spills case away from court
Federal appeals court OKs 2007 Beaufort lease sale
Wednesday's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices
Eni aims for first oil flow at North Slope field in 2010
Fire-damaged refinery to reopen in October
Public to hear plans for Drift River terminal
Alaska gains two new rigs as number nationwide goes up by 18
Today's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices
New technology aimed at increasing oil production
Gulf of Mexico drilling decision won't affect Alaska
Pump station gets pig launcher
Conoco Phillips 2nd quarter profit drops 76 percent
BP reports year - to - year decline in 2nd quarter profit
North Slope oil production declines
Doyon, partners launch exploratory gas well
State claims BP is trying to delay Prudhoe spill case
Petroleum explorers cash in tax credits