ConocoPhillips claims North American record for horizontal drilling
The company said it drilled a four-mile “horizontal lateral,” an extension branching off a vertical well.
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Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial herring, smelt fisheries pay big bucks to fishermen
Two commercial fisheries open each spring at Upper Cook Inlet that attract little notice and few participants, but each pays big bucks to fishermen.
Does your colleagues’ praise leave you feeling like a fraud? You may suffer from ‘imposter syndrome’
Workplace advice: Imposter syndrome afflicts many high achievers, particularly those who’ve interacted with a mentor or parent who alternates biting criticism with weak praise.
Take Alaska’s recession and add the growth of e-commerce. It’s been tough on retail jobs.
Even though some new stores are opening, "as long as Alaska’s economy is contracting, retail jobs will follow suit," the state labor department said.
Army Corps to publish final Donlin mine environmental review April 27
The project is for a conventional open-pit mine 1.5 miles across and up to 1,200 feet deep about 10 miles north of the village of Crooked Creek in the Upper Kuskokwim River drainage.
Flying with an emotional support animal? Alaska Airlines wants more paperwork
Tickets purchased May 1 or later will require those traveling with emotional support animals to provide three forms at least 48 hours before departure.
North Slope oil has hit $70: What that means to Alaska’s economy, the oil industry and the state treasury
The climb in crude oil prices will be good for Alaska — if it's sustained.
State assesses $275 million on oil companies after audit of 2011 taxes
One-third of the assessment is for interest payments, prompting the head of an oil industry trade group to argue the audits must happen sooner.
Trump administration launches process to lease ANWR for drilling
The notice opens 60 days of public comment before the environmental review, including five public meetings in Alaska.
Here’s the list of Alaska companies going to China with Gov. Bill Walker in search of deals
Walker's administration announced Wednesday that it's bringing a 26-member delegation on a May trade mission to China, in industries ranging from seafood to tourism.
Alaska Railroad finds savings closer to home
The Alaska Railroad used to send passenger cars to the Midwest for repairs and paint jobs. Now that work is being performed by a local company where business is booming.
Ambitious Mat-Su timber deal gets go-ahead despite public protest
The Borough Assembly approved the multinational venture in hopes it will bring much-needed revenue to the government-owned port.
Papua New Guinea oil company moves to develop big Alaska prospect
Geologists estimate the Nanushuk oil discovery on the North Slope is one of the largest in Alaska. Oil Search plans to find out just how big it is.
ConocoPhillips announces new oil discoveries after big exploration season in Alaska
The company drilled six wells on the western North Slope, a promising region hosting new discoveries in recent years.
Can we deduct an employee’s theft of cash from her paycheck?
Workplace advice: Even if a court finds your employee guilty, you don’t have the right to withhold earned wages, even those earned in the hours during which she stole.
Value of Alaska halibut catch shares declines; Bering Sea crab season wraps up
Alaska halibut is facing strong headwinds that have dampened the value of the catch shares needed to go fishing.
New oil spill fleet arriving in Prince William Sound as Crowley prepares to exit
Two newly arrived ocean-blue tugs in Port Valdez are the first members of a 10-tug fleet that is expected to guard against oil spills in the Sound starting this summer.
Alaska salmon permit values stall amid lackluster catch forecast
Spring is usually the busiest time of year for brokers in the buy/sell/trade business for Alaska salmon permits. But that’s not the case this year.
ASRC subsidiary eyeing offshore Arctic Ocean oil exploration can keep former Shell leases
The federal agency's approval now gives AEX time to conduct environmental work in pursuit of exploration drilling.
Alaska gas line agency chief recaps visit from Chinese delegation as funding remains unresolved
Among other activities, the group toured the proposed pipeline route from the North Slope to Nikiski.