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Arctic Alaska oil field remains alive despite bankruptcy, isolation

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 21, 2017 at 13:54
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The Umiat oil field, now with a new owner after the previous one went broke, remains as promising yet as

Alaska's coastal villages want more involvement in shipping decisions that affect waters near their communities. (iStock)

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Cleanup completed on 6 Arctic legacy wells in Alaska

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 20:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 20:00
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Cleanup is done on six legacy wells that are relics of early North Slope oil exploration, the Bureau of Land Management

Alaska's coastal villages want more involvement in shipping decisions that affect waters near their communities. (iStock)

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Alaska: Cleanup for 6 Arctic legacy wells

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 14:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 16:47
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Cleanup work is scheduled to start this week on six of the legacy oil wells that were drilled and abandoned decades ago