The U.S. Arctic Research Commission is an eight-member board that advises on Arctic policy and research priorities.
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The lease sale is set, but how much oil actually is under ANWR’s coastal plain?
While geologists say the rock formations, oil seeps and old seismic results seem promising, big questions remain about where the oil is trapped, and exactly how much of it there is.
The Trump administration is moving to sell leases in ANWR, but will anyone show up for a sale?
The Trump administration is close to auctioning off drilling rights for the land in northeast Alaska — potentially just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January. But to what degree will the industry participate?
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.
Hilcorp revived this declining North Slope oil field. Can it do the same for Prudhoe Bay?
While many North Slope fields are on the decline, production at Hilcorp’s Milne Point has actually increased by huge amounts. Now the company is acquiring the massive Prudhoe Bay field, raising hopes of a similar revival there.
In latest high-profile resignation, head of state’s oil and gas division quits
Director at the center of Alaska’s fight with producers over North Slope gas marketing resigns
What climate change means for public lands managers
Public lands managers in Alaska say climate change brings new challenges to the decadeslong dilemma over balancing resource extraction with conservation of undeveloped land within the state’s 425 million acres.
Myers announces retirement, third Walker cabinet change in three weeks
The governor said Myers told him he wanted to retire in October, but Walker gave him time to reconsider.
Walker, Chenault spar over natural gas session agenda
With just two weeks to go before the special session, state lawmakers have yet to see the natural gas legislation they’ll be discussing – Gov. Bill Walker hasn’t released it.
After tense lead-up, Legislature confirms Walker’s cabinet
After a five-hour session, the Legislature has confirmed all of Gov. Bill Walker’s cabinet appointments.