Small Alaska explorer plans to drill inside ExxonMobil holding on North Slope
Jade Energy took a 62 percent interest in the Point Thomson Area F lease in a transaction approved last November.
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Sullivan restates concern that Pebble comment period may be too short
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who had expressed similar concerns, said she is still reviewing the large draft environmental report and will decide later.
Interior Alaska gas board ends work with Siemens on LNG rail delivery system
A third would-be private partner has gone by the wayside in the state-sponsored effort to get more natural gas to Fairbanks.
Hilcorp delays Cook Inlet seismic work
Hilcorp says it will delay its planned work until after the height of the fishing and tourist season.
BP reports increased Alaska profits in 2018
Increasing oil prices helped boost the producer’s bottom line both in Alaska and worldwide.
Officials: News report on secret well results in Arctic refuge doesn’t change potential for big discovery
The comments follow a New York Times story suggesting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge may not contain valuable caches of oil.
Judge rejects Trump’s effort to override Obama and open up offshore leasing in Arctic
In a second major decision Friday, Judge Sharon Gleason ruled the president exceeded his authority when he revoked leasing withdrawals made by his predecessor.
Sullivan proposes taxing tar-sands oil to boost spill fund after tiff with Canada
In a bill introduced Monday, Sen. Dan Sullivan would update the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. The fund must contain at least $5 billion in case of emergency, he proposes.
EPA has dragged heels on oil spill dispersant rules, say environmentalists threatening lawsuit
Groups and women from Alaska and Louisiana say dispersants such as Corexit, used during the Exxon Valdez and BP oil spills, are more toxic to people and the environment than oil alone.
New company created to unify Alaska Railbelt power transmission faces resistance
Four utilities and an Outside firm joined to create the company, but two large utilities aren’t signing on.
Economic analysis on Alaska pipeline project expected soon
An analysis on whether a major liquefied natural gas project is economically viable is expected to be complete within the next two months, a top adviser to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Thursday.
Juneau utility expects higher-than-usual power rates to continue
Dry weather and low water levels in Southeast Alaska over the last year have caused the Alaska Electric Light & Power to temporarily increase rates.
EPA report: Red Dog Mine as major chemical release source
DEC Commissioner Jason Brune said in a statement that “characterizing such releases as toxic is disingenuous at best.”
Alaska regulators order BP to plug and abandon 14 wells at Prudhoe Bay
The wells were identified as at risk of failure after multiple wells failed, causing leaks.
AGDC ready to disband if Alaska LNG a ‘no-go’
New Alaska gasline officials are prepared to break up the band if an internal review concludes the current iteration of the $43 billion Alaska LNG Project doesn’t pencil out.
Tribe, groups sue over Alaska reserve petroleum exploration
An Alaska tribe and five environmental groups say the federal government performed inadequate environmental review before approving petroleum exploration in a reserve.
Oil and gas commission expands investigation into why 2 wells failed at Prudhoe Bay
A former commissioner said Thursday’s order to BP suggests the problem of at-risk wells “could be more widespread than previously thought.”
No seismic exploration for oil in ANWR this winter, company says
SAExploration said it’s now looking to conduct the first seismic shoot in decades to hunt for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next winter.
North Slope drillers seek 'little pockets’ of oil - but also Alaska’s next ‘game changing’ field
BP is hunting for overlooked crude in aging Prudhoe Bay, while newcomer Oil Search is chasing its next big discovery near ANWR.
Gas line corporation criticizes Mat-Su Borough for ‘factual and legal errors’
The borough is contesting the state-led project’s evaluation of Port MacKenzie as an alternative to Nikiski for an LNG terminal.