Energy policy experts of all stripes acknowledge that support for carbon pricing mechanisms is gaining steam domestically and abroad, but where does that leave Alaska?
A rise in Alaska exploration and production work has pushed jobs in the sector higher than the year before, a first since 2014.
The agency said it has addressed “housekeeping” problems found in the audit.
BP is counting marine transportation expenses that it should not be, the state argues. BP says the state isn’t following the terms of a 1991 settlement agreement.
The incident appears similar to an oil and gas release in 2017 blamed on thawing permafrost and hot production fluids. Alaska oil and gas regulators have set a Feb. 7 hearing on the “mechanical integrity” of Prudhoe Bay wells.
Meyer has been replaced on an interim basis by Joe Dubler, who is currently the executive vice president of finance and administration for the Cook Inlet Housing Authority.
The agency was criticized by conservation groups for conducting work related to the environmental review in ANWR even as its offices have been closed during the shutdown.
A federal agency closed by the shutdown continues to advance the Trump administration’s pro-drilling agenda in Alaska.
Keith Meyer, the highest paid employee for the state, received the performance-based incentive in late December.
Eni has reached a deal with Caelus Energy to buy the small independent out of the Oooguruk North Slope field.
Small oil companies and banks holding more than $800 million in refundable tax credits scored a victory when a state judge threw out a lawsuit challenging the state’s plan to sell bonds to pay off those credits.
Cook Inlet Energy was fined for not reporting increased pressure in a well that an official said could have led to a leak in Cook Inlet.
The two sides originally set a Dec. 31 deadline for a firm deal that would bring Chinese investment to the project.
The process to issue permits for seismic activity is on hold amid the partial government shutdown.
A deal by Dec. 31 appears unlikely. The state gas line agency said it will continue negotiating into 2019.
The report proposes leasing options in sections of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, setting the stage for drilling. The options include protections for caribou and other wildlife.
Five groups represented by Earthjustice on Monday asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review an offshore oil production plan approved for the Liberty project.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy criticized his predecessor’s Alaska LNG project. Now he’s reviewing it before deciding its future.
Authorities identified the deceased Thursday as Kuukpik Drilling employee Shawn Huber, a Mat-Su father of three.
Federal officials cited a lack of access to the most promising areas in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska as a reason for the modest bidding.
