During the final public meeting in Alaska on oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a top Interior official said there could be some seismic exploration there this winter, after all.
Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk
Hearing concludes regarding French’s fate at head of state oil and gas watchdog agency
A three-day public hearing ended Friday regarding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bid to remove Hollis French from his position as chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
Interior: No 3D seismic exploration in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this winter
An Interior official has confirmed there will be no 3D seismic exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this winter.
Interior delays public comment deadline for ANWR oil leasing
The Interior Department is giving the public an additional month to weigh in on its controversial plans to allow oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Native corporations maintaining Alaska forests find a carbon credit buyer: oil company BP
At an industry conference held Friday in Anchorage, BP Alaska president Janet Weiss announced the company has developed two carbon credit offset projects with Native corporations Ahtna and Sealaska.
Democrats demand Trump administration stop offshore oil leasing work during shutdown
It was spurred by Interior’s decision last week to bring in 40 employees to work on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s national offshore oil leasing plan. That plan, as initially drafted, would open up far more of Alaska’s federal waters to oil development.