The saga of what was once considered a cutting-edge Arctic development provides a cautionary tale about big Alaska oil projects.
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Alaska’s pro-oil Republican governor is quietly pushing green energy projects
Gov. Dunleavy said improvements in technology and decreasing costs of renewable power “open up some new and tremendous possibilities for Alaska.”
Hilcorp to quietly take over BP’s stakes in Prudhoe Bay and other oil field assets
Hilcorp Energy Company will take over BP Alaska’s oil and gas leases within Point Thomson, Milne Point and the massive Prudhoe Bay oil field. The transfer is expected to happen around midnight, and marks the close of a major part of the $5.6 billion deal first announced by the oil companies last August.
BP has a new online platform to track out-of-state workers’ health. And it wants to share it with other companies.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced companies to do business differently and, in some cases, monitor their employees’ health closer than ever.
Hilcorp, BP want many of their answers to state regulators’ questions kept confidential
As oil and gas company BP presses ahead with the sale of its Alaska business to privately-held Hilcorp, questions loom around how low oil prices are impacting the deal. On Monday, the companies released answers to a state agency that’s scrutinizing a key piece of the transaction, but with a catch: The companies and their…
State says Bering Sea fishermen can quarantine on boats. A similar plan for oil workers was denied.
The protective measures vary from company to company, and the state has not explained its criteria for approving or denying plans across different industries, or even between separate fishing companies.
BP says sale to Hilcorp is still on, but under revised terms
In a statement late Sunday, BP confirmed its commitment to close the multi-billion dollar sale.
Alyeska imposes 10% cut to North Slope production as COVID-19 hammers oil demand
The company that runs the trans-Alaska pipeline announced a 10% cut to North Slope oil production Friday, amid a global oversupply of crude caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Valdez challenges RCA’s decision to keep Hilcorp finances confidential
The City of Valdez is appealing a decision from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, the state agency tasked with reviewing a critical piece of BP’s proposed $5.6 billion sale to Hilcorp.
Alaska is exempting some businesses from health mandates. But it’s keeping their plans secret for now.
More than 700 companies in Alaska want exemptions to a public health mandate that quarantined employees coming from out of state. But the state has so far refused to release companies’ plans publicly, even as municipal leaders press for access.