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Aug 29 2019
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Internal email casts uncertainty on future of BP Alaska employees

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Nation & World, North Slope

In the email, sent after the deal was made public, BP Alaska President Janet Weiss told employees they have three options, including applying for jobs with BP outside Alaska or leaving the company with a severance package.

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Aug 28 2019
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BP and Hilcorp just announced Alaska’s biggest oil industry deal in years. Here’s why it matters.

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, North Slope

If you don’t work for an oil company, you might be wondering: Why should I care? And why does this matter? We asked and answered some of the big questions about the Hilcorp-BP Alaska deal.

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Aug 28 2019
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BP’s Alaska exit no surprise, say experts and industry insiders

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Nation & World, North Slope, State Government

BP’s exit from Alaska was rumored long before it was officially announced on Tuesday. But that’s not the only reason the company’s $5.6 billion deal with Hilcorp is far from surprising, experts and industry insiders said.

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Aug 23 2019
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ConocoPhillips’ next big oil project in Alaska takes another step forward

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, North Slope, Subsistence

The company hopes to construct a new oil processing facility, up to five drill sites, about 40 miles of permanent roads, a gravel mine and hundreds of miles of pipelines and seasonal ice roads.

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Aug 22 2019
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Trump’s path to ‘energy dominance’ in Alaska has a key opponent: Lawyers

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, North Slope, Politics

Not long after Trump took office, former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke famously proclaimed “the only path for energy dominance is a path through the great state of Alaska.” Two and a half years into the administration, lawyers have proven to be significant impediments to that path.

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