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Trump’s Interior secretary vows to reinvigorate Alaska oil industry

Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 13:48
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President Donald Trump’s Interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, drew cheers from some industrial-minded Alaskans on Wednesday when he pledged to pave

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Russian company Gazprom prepares for Arctic drilling in new Yamal Peninsula projects

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 26, 2017 at 17:11 — Last Updated: Friday, May 26, 2017 at 17:13
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More than 9 thousand tons of equipment is shipped to Sabetta as the company gets ready for well drilling in

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Alaska Governor touts U.S.-China deal as helping LNG project, but analysts are doubtful

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 26, 2017 at 15:28
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While some analysts are skeptical that the new trade agreement between the United States and China will help Alaska’s gas export project, a state

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Blog: Drilling in Arctic Refuge to close deficit? Let’s be real.

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 16:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 16:59
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The White House’s budget will be delivered to Congress today. Called “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” the 62-page document

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Russian state oil company interested in Norwegian shelf

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 14:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 14:47
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As Norway’s oil industry moves further north, further east, the Russian state oil giant confirms its continued interest in the

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is priority in Trump’s proposed budget

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 13:47 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 16:26
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear Tuesday that opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling is

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Italian company remains committed to Russian Arctic drilling

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 19, 2017 at 16:26 — Last Updated: Friday, May 19, 2017 at 19:26
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The joint venture between Eni and Rosneft in the Barents Sea remains intact, the company leaders underline. Relations between Rosneft

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Trump administration to hold Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale in June

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 19, 2017 at 13:32
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The Trump administration on Thursday announced it will hold a federal oil and gas lease sale of Cook Inlet in

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Alaska lawmakers set to end cash subsidies for oil companies

Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 18:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 19:03
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JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate approved a House proposal Monday to repeal a cash-subsidy program for oil companies. But a

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Oil experts eye “significant resources” along Norway’s maritime border to Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 14:14
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The area, parts of which are located in ice-covered waters, could hold more than 2 billion standard cubic meters of

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Green groups sue over Trump executive order on Arctic drilling

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 15:51
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WASHINGTON — Ten environmental and Alaska Native groups sued the federal government Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed

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Trump to rescind Obama’s ‘permanent’ Arctic leasing ban

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, April 28, 2017 at 13:19 — Last Updated: Friday, April 28, 2017 at 13:22
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President Trump is expected to sign an order Friday aimed at lifting his predecessor’s ban on new oil leasing in waters off

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An oil and gas platform in Cook Inlet, Alaska. (iStock)
General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

For first time, Alaska reveals recipients of cash credits for oil and gas activity

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 18:14 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 18:20
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Alaska ended years of silence about its oil and gas tax credits this week by announcing the names of companies that

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Challenging first year for ENI’s oil production in the Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 17:12 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 17:29
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ENI admits that first year of production at Goliat was challenging. The oil pumps will be shut down for a

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Novatek to artists: Can you beautify our gas plant?

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 15:37
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Novatek invites artists to decorate the storage facilities of its Yamal LNG. Arctic landscape as long as the eye can

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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