Production was up about 3 million barrels, and the state is predicting that it’s going to be up next year too.
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State appeals controversial ballot initiative decision to Supreme Court
State lawyers want the Supreme Court to reverse the lower court’s decision to allow the Stand for Salmon ballot initiative to move forward.
On Alaska day, lawmakers and staff met on oil and gas taxes
The meeting was public — sort of. It wasn’t easily accessible. There was no way to call in. The legislative information office, or LIO, was closed for the state holiday. So the meeting wasn’t streamed like others are during the legislative session.
State corporation sets December deadline to find customers for Alaska’s gas
Lawmakers peppered Cruz and other members of the corporation’s executive board with questions about project finances, employee turnover and how much money the state expects to make on its share of the project.
Seeking investment, Alaska goes open source with oil & gas data
Alaska’s Oil and Gas division is releasing valuable oil exploration data from leases on the North Slope and Cook Inlet.
As the state’s gasline corporation hopes for investment interest, lawmakers look for answers
Gov. Bill Walker and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation say there is global interest in Alaska’s gas, some lawmakers are skeptical.
For now, Hurricane Harvey not expected to impact Alaska’s oil and gas
If Gulf Coast refineries stay offline for an extended period of time, gas prices in Alaska could be impacted.
State works to interpret its newest oil tax credit overhaul
The state’s tax division aims to have its interpretation of the newest oil and gas tax credit bill out by January.
Oil company sues over Alaska’s beleaguered cash-for-credits program
Formerly bankrupt Miller Energy Resources and its subsidiaries want cash-credit payments its owed, frozen until lawsuit is resolved.
BlueCrest is latest company to stop work, citing state’s defunct cash-for-credits scheme
BlueCrest is the latest to fall victim to the now-defunct cashable credit program. It announced on August 1 that it couldn’t afford to keep drilling on the Kenai Peninsula and that it would be laying off about 150 people.