Hilcorp moves forward on plan to close volcano-threatened oil tank farm
Hilcorp has filed a permit request with regulators to build an oil pipeline on the west side of Cook Inlet.
Prudhoe Bay spill in April leads to wider review, suspension of 14 wells
BP has shut in 14 wells at Prudhoe Bay using mechanical plugs, including five that had been producing oil when a leak occurred at a well in April after the permafrost subsided, creating pressure on the well.
Inspired by Trump’s infrastructure initiative, Copper Valley dusts off plans to tie into railbelt utilities
An old idea of tying the Copper Valley region to the electric system along the railbelt has re-emerged, encouraged by President Donald Trump's plan to spend $1 trillion on U.S. infrastructure.
ConocoPhillips moves toward shutting down Kenai LNG facility that once blazed trail
With LNG prices low and no deal with a buyer, ConocoPhillips has announced a transition that would move the nearly half-century old Kenai LNG plant closer to a shutdown.
Under settlement, ExxonMobil proposes more oil production at Point Thomson field
ExxonMobil is proposing a sharp increase in light-oil production at its Point Thomson field. It also wants to ship gas from the field to another field, at Prudhoe Bay, where it can be stored for a gas-export project. The steps are being taken as part of a legal settlement with the state.
Drilling from man-made island into federal Arctic leases OK’d
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved Eni's exploration plan to use extended-reach drilling to tap into federal territory of the Arctic Ocean.
EPA moves to cancel proposed restrictions at Pebble prospect
As commercial fishermen in Bristol Bay were busy landing salmon, President Trump's administration moved to cancel the Obama-era restrictions.
State agency boosts investment in North Slope oil processing facility to spark new production
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority plans to spend another $2.5 million, adding to the $70 million already invested, to get a delayed oil field project underway.
Native corporation makes move toward exploring for oil in Arctic Ocean, where Shell failed
ASRC Exploration is hoping to explore the Arctic Ocean for oil where Shell left off. It wants to keep alive leases once held by Shell in a promising offshore region where other discoveries were made.
An Alaska mom and her baby ran into Obama at the Anchorage airport. “He said, ‘Who is this pretty girl?'”
Former president Barack Obama was traveling through Anchorage last week. Jolene Jackinsky and her family were traveling too. The cellphone photos went viral.
Mudslide threatens lodge as heavy rain continues across much of Alaska
The National Weather Service cautioned of "waves of rain" across much of Alaska this weekend, and shared a video of a mudslide near Sheep Mountain Lodge on Thursday to underscore the warning.
Korean buyer eyes Alaska LNG but also signs deals with competitors
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. has signed a preliminary deal with Korea Gas Corp. But it might lead to nothing at all.