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No oil discovery at well near Norway’s maritime border with Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 08:13
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Aker BP found no oil after drilling the Stangnestind-prospect just a few kilometers from Norway’s border to Russia in the

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

Blog – The automation of Arctic oil: Good for companies, hard for communities

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, February 19, 2018 at 10:18
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Big Oil is often regarded as an industry of yesteryear, unwilling and slow to change with the times. In some

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Permafrost thaw prompts emergency orders from Alaska regulators over pipelines concerns

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 12:19 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 13:17
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Concerned that thawing permafrost might contribute to another oil and gas leak such as the one that BP experienced in

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Alaska House Democrats introduce oil-tax bill to heated debate

Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 15:24
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JUNEAU — Alaska House Democrats unveiled their proposal Wednesday to raise oil taxes and limit cash subsidies and oil-tax credits,

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Governor fends off criticism over Alaska LNG

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 13:55 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 14:06
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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 considers major changes to LNG project

Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 12:39
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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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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
Business Business (USA) General USA 

What is the Alaska LNG project? (Part 1)

APRN
Posted: Friday, October 23, 2015 at 13:48 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Lawmakers around Alaska are packing their bags and preparing to head to Juneau for their third special session of the

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A view of the Beaufort Sea from the community of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada's Northwest Territories. Imperial Oil's decision to delay drilling in the Beaufort was among your most read stories this week. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Business Business (Canada) Canada General Special Features 

Imperial delays oil drilling in Canadian Arctic

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2015 at 13:28 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 14:00
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Imperial Oil and its offshore Arctic joint-venture partners are delaying their plans for an ambitious drilling project in the Canadian Beaufort Sea, news organizations reported

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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, seen near Copper Center on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)
Business Business (USA) General USA 

Assessment board values Alaska pipeline at billions more than oil companies do

Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 13:18
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The State Assessment Review Board says the trans-Alaska pipeline is worth $9.6 billion for property tax purposes, $7 billion more than the

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Oil transit and other pipelines in Arctic Alaska.(Al Grillo / AP)
Business Business (USA) USA 

Alaska: LNG project advancement raises question of pipeline coordinator’s role

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, September 19, 2014 at 17:42 — Last Updated: Monday, September 22, 2014 at 20:57
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With the federal environmental review process recently launched for a massive Alaska liquefied natural gas project, the federal gas pipeline

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Business Business (Canada) Canada Special Features 

Canada ponders exceptions to relief well rule for Arctic oil drilling

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, July 25, 2014 at 10:23
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Companies drilling offshore for oil in the Canadian Arctic have long been required to show that they are capable of

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Business USA 

Alaska commits $125 million in gas line deal that stays secret

Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 16:17
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(iStock) FAIRBANKS — When the Alaska Senate approved a bill setting up the framework for state participation in a liquefied

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Piplines runing from the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope in 2006. (Al Grillo / AP)
Business USA 

Assessment board begins deliberating trans-Alaska pipeline value

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 at 11:37
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Closing arguments have ended in a four-day hearing over the value of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, with the state of

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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, seen here near Delta Junction. The 800-mile oil pipeline is a critical part of the state's oil production infrastructure. June 7, 2013. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)
Business USA 

Hearing underway in battle over valuation of Alaska pipeline

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 16:31
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Proceedings began this week on the latest dispute over the value of the 800-mile pipeline that helps bring Alaska’s oil

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Piplines runing from the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope in 2006. (Al Grillo / AP)
Business USA 

Groups supporting Alaska oil tax cut spend millions, grassroots opponents spend little

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 09:26
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Groups trying to stop the repeal of a massive tax cut for the oil industry have outspent their opponents 43-to-1,

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