ConocoPhillips Alaska announced it is building a new drilling rig that will more than double the area it can develop from a single drill site.
North Slope
Oil and energy company Caelus announces big oil find on North Slope
Caelus Energy said it’s made a major oil discovery on the North Slope, at Smith Bay. The company estimates the oil under its current state leases at 6 billion barrels and says as much as 10 billion may lie under the shallow bay.
State calls a truce in Prudhoe Bay dispute
The Department of Natural Resources has approved the latest development plan for Prudhoe Bay, ending a stand-off that raised fears the Walker administration was threatening the leases at the site — potentially disrupting production at the state’s largest oil field.
Video: Forty years of Alaska’s failed gas line plans
For over 40 years, Alaska’s leaders have been promising to build a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope. This week, Alaska’s Energy Desk asks: Will it ever happen? And, if so — why is it taking so long?
Pipeline Promises: Alaska’s quest for a natural gas line
A look at what’s worked, and what hasn’t, as the state tries to get its natural gas to market
How do you say that? Nageak
Rep. Benjamin Nageak is a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives since 2013. We heard his last name pronounced several different ways. KTOO and Alaska Public government reporter Andrew Kitchenman asked Nageak to pronounce his name during a taped phone conversation.
No concesssion from Nageak as recount boosts Westlake’s lead
Westlake’s lead doubled Monday from four to eight votes over Nageak in final results in the closely watched recount.
Walker vetoes bill that would guarantee university board seats to regions
The governor will continue to be able to appoint the 11 Board of Regents members without geographic limits on where they live.
Northern Alaska House Democratic primary recount to occur Monday
Representative Benjamin Nageak requested the recount. Nageak trails Dean Westlake by four votes in the certified count.
Why do Bush Democrats caucus with the Republicans?
In past, regional divisions prevented a single party from forming a legislative majority, so they turned to partners across the aisle.