Where Does All That Oil Go?
The Last Frontier is far more than a raw resource extraction point for North Slope crude oil, according to a manager of one of the three Alaska in-state oil refineries.
Oil & Gas
The Best Soil Remediation Tools Available
Of about 7,600 contaminated sites in Alaska, some 70 percent have been cleaned up with 2,300 remaining that require additional remediation.
Reasons to Get Excited About Alaska’s Economic Future
The economic recovery that we have all been waiting for in Alaska is finally on the immediate horizon. With oil prices hovering around $70 per barrel and significant new discoveries on the North Slope, oil production is up and is projected to continue to grow.
Alaska Native Corporations Work at Home
The 13th Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly took place in Utqiaġvik in July. During that assembly, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation CEO Rex Rock Sr. voiced his support for oil and gas development in the Arctic.
Oil Search Expands from the Tropics to the Arctic
At first glance, it’s hard to imagine why Papua New Guinea-based Oil Search decided to venture into the Arctic after almost ninety years in the tropics. Their acquired assets, which they took operatorship of in March, include a 25.5 percent interest in the Pikka Unit and adjacent exploration acreage and a 37.5 percent interest in the Horseshoe Block.
Haul Out or Clean Up
For many Alaskans it’s still necessary to use fuel tanks to heat their homes as well as to provide fuel for commercial businesses and government facilities. And while these tanks are vital to the state’s well-being, they are often out of sight and out of mind—which means that no one pays much attention to them until there’s a problem.