by alaskabusiness | Dec 19, 2023 | Government, News, Oil & Gas
Area-wide lease sales for the North Slope and Cook Inlet brought an estimated $8 million to the State of Alaska, an increase over last year but not the major bump that new Inlet royalty terms were supposed to stimulate.
by alaskabusiness | Nov 7, 2023 | News, Telecom & Tech
A $25 million grant will expand the North Slope fiber network, bringing high-speed internet to the community of Nuiqsut.
by Dimitra Lavrakas | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, News, Telecom & Tech
The crew sent to fix the Quintillion undersea cable encountered ice, difficult currents, and a food shortage in its effort to fix the link.
by alaskabusiness | Oct 18, 2023 | Alaska Native, Energy, News
The first of their kind on the North Slope, two 100-kW wind turbines will power the warehouse at the Doyon Drilling pad in Deadhorse.
by Dimitra Lavrakas | Aug 30, 2023 | Featured, News, Telecom & Tech
Repair vessel IT Integrity is in position to fix Quintillion’s fiber optic cable at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean that was severed by sea ice in June.
by Tasha Anderson | Aug 11, 2023 | Magazine, Oil & Gas
The majority of North Slope infrastructure is financed, constructed, and maintained by private entities to support their oil exploration and production activities. Despite North Slope explorers and operators always having an eye on efficiency, some infrastructure (such as processing facilities) isn’t well suited for sharing among multiple companies. However, other infrastructure does lend itself to common use, such as roads and pipelines.
by Dimitra Lavrakas | Jul 5, 2023 | Arctic, Featured, News, Telecom & Tech
Arctic villages scrambled for internet alternatives after a subsea fiber optic cable was cut. Luckily, a new satellite option became available just months ago.
by alaskabusiness | Jun 22, 2023 | News, Transportation
Lynden’s team in Deadhorse delivered packaged housing units to Point Lay, a 990-mile round trip over tundra trails.
by alaskabusiness | Jun 6, 2023 | News, Oil & Gas
Construction begins this year, with drilling next year, at ConocoPhillips’ Nuna project, just east of Colville River, using a drill site in the Kuparuk River Unit.
by Tara O'Hanley | May 15, 2023 | Magazine, Oil & Gas
There’s now a plan to transport stranded North Slope gas to another market, with the bonus of providing affordable heat to the Interior.