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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Native corporations Alaska’s new wildcatters
Alaska Native regional corporations are wildcatting for oil and gas in the state’s frontier basins, eyeing little-explored prospects after dusting off
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Anchorage Chamber announces 2016 priorities
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce this week released its legislative priorities for the upcoming session. Bruce Bustamante is the president
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How competitive is Alaska LNG?
This month, the state committed to another year of work on the Alaska LNG project. That’s the effort to bring
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Major changes to oil tax credits in Alaska budget
Alaska Governor Bill Walker’s budget proposal, rolled out last week, includes taxes on everything from fishing, mining and tourism to
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Blog: What sidelined Shell’s offshore Alaska plans
Fresh assertions that the Obama administration smothered Shell’s Arctic dreams followed the news that Statoil gave up on its leases, the second company
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Audi plans car-testing ice track in Arctic Alaska
Audi is eyeing an unusual, extreme place for its latest test track: Alaska’s North Slope. Starting in 2016, the German luxury carmaker
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Politics prompted hasty review of Shell’s Arctic play
Regulators hoping to avoid criticism and potential congressional backlash rushed an environmental review of offshore Arctic oil development to ensure that
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Alaska needs flexible offshore oil leasing says senator
Decisions by Royal Dutch Shell and by Statoil to pull out of the U.S. Arctic offshore show that the federal government
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New Alaska rules may help renewable energy projects
New rules could make it possible to develop more renewable energy in Alaska, by making it easier for independent projects to
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Alaska: Oil companies lose pipeline case
A federal agency has ruled that the oil-company owners of the trans-Alaska pipeline had so badly managed an upgrade project, they
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ConocoPhillips Oks $900 million Alaska project
ConocoPhillips has approved funding for its Greater Mooses Tooth development on Alaska’s North Slope, a $900 million project expected to
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