Alaska’s fishing industry on edge as Congress deadline approaches
Federal lawmakers return to Washington this week for the final days of the 113th Congress. They have to pass a budget
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Legislators to review proposed North Slope, Alaska royalty relief for new field
JUNEAU — Legislators are planning to look into a recently revealed benefit for a new oil field on Alaska’s North
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Platinum mine criminal charges a first for Alaska
BETHEL – Back in August 2011, a federal biologist on a routine flight to survey salmon numbers was taken aback
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Oil lease sale in Arctic Alaska draws big money
Oil companies spent big money Wednesday for rights to explore the Colville River Delta and other state territory, making this
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World oil price decline creates multibillion-dollar budget risk for Alaska
Oil prices have been relatively stable in the past few years, a Department of Revenue analyst said Wednesday, addressing the
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Alaska: Could permanent fund be used for investment in gas export project?
JUNEAU — Alaska may have an opportunity for a potentially risky but very profitable investment when it comes to decision
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New ferry contract part of effort to create shipbuilding industry in Alaska
JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell last month traveled to Ketchikan to announce that an Alaska shipyard in that city would
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Blog: Alaska ships its first oil to Asia in a decade
On September 26, ConocoPhillips‘ Polar Discovery departed the Valdez Marine Terminal in Alaska for Yeosu, South Korea. Valdez is where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline,
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Alaska: LNG project advancement raises question of pipeline coordinator’s role
With the federal environmental review process recently launched for a massive Alaska liquefied natural gas project, the federal gas pipeline
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BP plans Alaska layoffs
BP plans to cut its Alaska workforce by 17 percent by early next year. The oil company announced on Monday
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Bill aims to create Arctic port on Bering Sea coast
A U.S. House subcommittee considered a bill Wednesday aimed at creating a deepwater dock at Point Spencer, a narrow curlicue
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Gasline partners take steps toward permitting, marketing of project in Alaska
The partnership to build a natural gas megaproject has initiated the environmental review process. BP, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Transcanada and the
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Shell’s new Chukchi plan: Two rigs drilling wells at the same time
Two years after its ill-fated drilling season in Arctic waters off Alaska, Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday submitted a revised
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