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Independent hopes to drill at Dewline Deep this winter, this time as operator Eric Lidji Since this time last year, the Dewline Deep prospect on Alaska's North Slope went from being promising acreage ready for ...
Alaska News Nightly: October 7, 2008
Also, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill plaintiffs finally receive federal tax relief .A A And Alaska seems to be weathering the nationwide financial crisis - so far .
10-year-old cyclists push for record
Family stops in Jackson on journey from Alaska to southern tip of Argentina. October 8, 2008 John Vogel gazed out a window from the lobby of The Parkway Inn and considered the changing of the seasons.
Gasline rupture at Prudhoe Bay
A natural gas line rupture at Prudhoe Bay has knocked 2 production pads off line.A BP Alaska spokesman Steve Rinehart says the 7" diameter gas line that provides oil production lift failed violently last week.
Study focuses on aging oil, gas infrastructure
A long-awaited study of the risks posed by Alaska's aging oil and gas infrastructure is beginning this fall.
Oil prices drive industry employment
When North Slope oil production peaked 20 years ago, around 8,500 people worked in the Alaska oil industry.
BP gas line blows at Prudhoe Bay
Submitted by Billy Hackett on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 08:08. State and BP PLC officials are looking into mishaps this week at Prudhoe Bay, including the rupture of a natural gas pipeline.
Gas line ruptures at Prudoe Bay
BP and state officials are investigating a series of mishaps at the Prudhoe Bay oil field this week, including the dramatic rupture of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline.
High-pressure BP gas line blows at Prudhoe Bay field
NO INJURIES: Incident was one among several mishaps this week. Published: October 3rd, 2008 03:00 AM Last Modified: October 3rd, 2008 02:39 AM BP and state officials are investigating a series of mishaps at the ...
Estimates show Palin assets top $1 million
Sarah Palin and her husband have pieced together a uniquely Alaskan income that reached comfortably into six figures even before she became governor, capitalizing on valuable fishing rights, a series of land ...
More than $35 million made off National Petroleum Reserve Alaska leases
Of the more than $35 million the National Petroleum Reserve leases went for, Alaska will receive more than $15 million.
Discovery fuels economic transformation
Experts point to Prudhoe Bay oil field as enduring backbone of Alaska's public, private funding sources and future economy Nancy Pounds For Petroleum News Alaska's economy would be much different without the ...
Local motorcyclist recalls arduous trip to Arctic
When Lew Disbrow set out this summer for the Arctic Ocean, it wasn't just to try out his new motorcycle.
Lorz-Wammack to lead Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
' Barb Lorz-Wammack has cut short her retirement, opting to rejoin the professional ranks as executive director of the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
An Arctic Wilderness of Political Spin
It was late March 2005 when a reporter from the UK Guardian traveled to the far reaches of Alaska, to learn more about a part of that state that most of us know only by an acronym: ANWR.
Die-hard greenies may be right on oil
In the debate about drilling in sensitive areas, Stuart Jolly said that "common sense and logic must prevail over die-hard environmentalists on this issue." Jolly begins by recognizing the fact that we are all ...
On trip to Canada, Palin advocated for pipeline
On her only visit to Canada, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska traveled to Whitehorse, the capital of neighboring Yukon territory, where she advocated for a proposed oil pipeline and discussed mutual border ...
Seafood industry takes big hits from fuel costs
Now what do we do with the notion of sustainable economic development? With crude oil prices at about $100 per barrel and no analyst looking for a return to much below $70 to $80 per barrel, the once ...
So what's true and not true about Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin? There are lots of reports out there about the 44-year-old Alaska governor.
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