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.
Energy
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here’s what the Trump-China trade negotiations could mean for Alaska’s gas pipeline
Analysts say China needs Alaska's natural gas, so it could be excluded from future trade fights.
Chinese entities eyeing $43 billion Alaska LNG send large delegation to study project
A team of 38 people from three major Chinese entities visited key project sites in Alaska this week, state officials said.
BP reports annual profit for Alaska business at $118 million, with massive tax-cut boost
The reported profit is a sharp increase from BP's $184 million loss in 2016.
BP reports annual profit for Alaska business at $118 million, with massive tax-cut boost
The reported profit is a sharp increase from BP's $184 million loss in 2016.
Alaska gas line agency gets big-time help soliciting investors
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. has secured two of the world’s largest banks to help raise funds for the $43 billion Alaska LNG Project.
Southcentral community leaders want in on LNG site selection studies
Nearly five years after Nikiski was chosen as the terminus for the $43 billion Alaska LNG Project, the leaders of other Southcentral communities are now questioning the process behind that decision.
Alaska legislators concerned about receipt authority for gas line project
Some legislators are concerned allowing the gas line developers to accept outside money could sign away much of their remaining control over the project.
United Steelworkers sues BP after it cut union-represented positions on North Slope
The Pennsylvania-based union, representing more than 100 North Slope workers, said BP violated an agreement when union-represented jobs were cut at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.
United Steelworkers sues BP after it cut union-represented positions on North Slope
The Pennsylvania-based union, representing more than 100 North Slope workers, said BP violated an agreement when union-represented jobs were cut at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.
Interior Department will soon launch regulatory process to pursue lease sale in ANWR, officials say
A top Interior official said the agency will publish a notice in the Federal Register this month, launching regulatory efforts to hold an ANWR lease sale.
Alaska compensation board rules against drilling company, awards $80,000 and fees to injured employee
Nabors Alaska Drilling has paid $80,000 and must cover legal and medical costs after a state tribunal agreed with a former employee who alleged he was hurt in an accident the company tried to cover up.