EIA predicts lean oil decades for Alaska
The Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook on Tuesday. It shows oil production from Alaska dwindling to less
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Governor fends off criticism over Alaska LNG
Alaska Governor Bill Walker on Tuesday shot back at what he called “misstatements” about his pursuit of an Alaska-led gas project,
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Alaska pipeline proposal raises eyebrows
Alaska is considering a dramatically different approach in its effort to build a natural gas pipeline. After more than two years of
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Northwest Passage cruise marks turning point in Arctic tourism
On August 16, the Crystal Serenity will steam out of Seward on a historic trip. The vessel will be the
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Alaska considers major changes to LNG project
Alaska Governor Bill Walker’s administration is considering major changes to the Alaska LNG project, the effort to build a massive natural
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Alaska communities prepare for Northwest Passage cruise ship
This summer, an extravagant cruise ship voyage will make history, and it’s starting in Alaska. A luxury vessel, the $350
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Repsol joins oil-company exodus from the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea
Spanish oil company Repsol has relinquished its federal leases in the Chukchi Sea, joining other companies that have exited the
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Alaska pushing feds to allow Western Arctic caribou hunt
Alaska’s biggest caribou herd, one that has swelled and crashed over the past four decades, now is stirring conflict between
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Trump energy plan calls for more drilling, fewer environmental protections
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump pledged Thursday to push aggressively for more oil drilling if he becomes president, including on federal
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Do Arctic villages need oil? Some Alaska tribal leaders say ‘no’
If oil companies are ever going to return to drill for oil in federal waters of the Arctic, they will
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Shell isn’t the only oil company leaving Alaska’s Arctic
Royal Dutch Shell’s decision last fall to abandon its offshore oil exploration program in Alaska — and its recent move to
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Shell gives up on all but one Chukchi Sea lease
Royal Dutch Shell has decided to give up all but one of its federal offshore leases in the Chukchi Sea,
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Blog: Eimskip in Maine – A saga for the 21st-century Arctic
Last week, I wrote about my visit to the state of Maine, an up-and-coming actor in Arctic affairs. One of
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Could good mining jobs actually hurt Bush villages? Y-K Health Corp. thinks so
BETHEL – The biggest employer on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has taken a stand against the biggest economic development project there,
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Environmentalists want say in Arctic lease-extension
Environmental groups have filed motions Wednesday to intervene in support of the Interior Department’s decision to reject Royal Dutch Shell’s request to
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