Cargo ship carrying new vehicles sinks in North Pacific weeks after catching fire
‘No visible pollution,’ says Alaska-based U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico
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Man behind a North Slope oil renaissance says he’s found another hot prospect
An oil industry geologist credited with helping usher in a modern resurgence of resource extraction on the North Slope says
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U.S. appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project
By Becky Bohrer The decision comes in a long-running dispute over the project first approved by the Biden administration A
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Environmentalists criticize Trump administration push for new oil and gas drilling in Alaska
Top Trump administration officials – fresh off touring one of the country’s largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic –
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U.S. Interior to scrap Arctic oil rule following Alaska outcry
Alaska’s congressional delegation applauded the U.S. Interior Department’s decision to roll back a 2024 rule that restricted oil and gas
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Trump officials to travel to Arctic Alaska to explore state’s resource potential
Three high-level Trump administration officials are touring Alaska this week, to make good on a day one promise from the
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US invites Asian officials to Alaska, eyes $44 billion LNG project
The U.S. has invited officials from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to Alaska to discuss projects including a vast gas
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U.S. House panel quietly advances Arctic drilling and other Alaska oil developments
In an unusually quiet session, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee passed a bill to mandate new oil lease sales
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Budget reconciliation bill clears a path for Alaska drilling, mining
Republicans in the U.S. House are trying to clear hurdles for Alaska oil drilling and mining with a budget reconciliation bill
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Trump has buoyed hopes for an Alaska gasline. Is it enough to get it built?
By Eric Stone Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has buoyed hopes for the 800-mile, $44 billion Alaska LNG pipeline
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Trump administration planning Alaska summit to discuss LNG pipeline, reports say
By Eric Stone The Trump administration’s National Energy Dominance Council is planning an Alaska summit with leaders from Japan and South
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High Arctic planning area included in latest U.S. offshore oil & gas lease plan
With energy security continuing to be a key issue in the U.S., the Trump administration is moving forward with plans
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Trump administration says Alaska gas line investment could ward off tariffs
If countries want to keep the Trump administration from imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States, Treasury Secretary
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Biden admin lacked authority to cancel Alaska refuge oil and gas leases: judge
By Becky Bohrer Judge says terms of a 2017 tax law suggested leases could only be cancelled by court order
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Qilak LNG, Alaska’s smaller gas project, seeks a role in Trump’s Asia push, CEO says
By Katya Golubkova Qilak LNG, which is hoping to develop a LNG project in Alaska, wants to be part of
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