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Iran, US storms lift ANS
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
Alaska North Slope crude leapt $1.60 Jan. 27 to close at $67.06 per barrel on heightened tensions swirling around Iran as the Mideast nation contends with domestic unrest and attention from Washington, D.C. West Texas intermediate soared $1.76 to close at $62.39 and Brent rocketed $1.98 to closed at....
Upbeat on AK oil & gas
- 02/01/2026 (Full story)
On Jan. 23 officials from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources talked to the House Resources Committee about the status of oil and gas development and production in Alaska.
(See chart in the online issue PDF)
John Crowther, DNR commissioner designee, commented on the significant activity th....
Cook Inlet LNG advances
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
After months of "hard work, collaboration and due diligence," Cook Inlet LNG LLC announced Jan. 22 that it offers a path to increased energy security for Southcentral Alaska.
The company is advancing an offshore liquefied natural gas import project utilizing a Floating Storage and Regasification Un....
Oil patch insider: Doyon Rig 26 down; ConocoPhillips NPR-A drilling continues w Rig 142
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
On Jan. 23 at 4:40 p.m. during a rig move along a gravel road about 6.5 miles northwest of the village of Nuiqsut (GPS coordinates: 70.303724, -151.145293) on Alaska's western North Slope, Doyon Drilling Rig 26. a self-propelled drilling module, left the road and toppled onto the tundra near "K pad,....
Sidebar: APA joins AOGA
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
Following successful results at the Sockeye-2 exploration well on the North Slope released in March and April 2025, APA Corp. announced on Jan 21 its formal membership in the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, or AOGA.
"I am pleased to welcome APA to AOGA. Their industry experience adds an important pe....
Glenfarne announces more North Slope gas pipeline agreements
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
On Jan. 22 Glenfarne Alaska LNG LLC announced new agreements that the company has made with companies that Glenfarne wants to engage for the construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska.
Glenfarne plans a two-phase project. The first phase would involve construc....
Pikka phase 1 is 98% complete per Santos' fourth quarter report - 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
In its Jan. 21 fourth quarter report, Santos Ltd. said the North Slope Pikka phase 1 development is 98% complete and nearing mechanical completion, with commissioning progressing.
Twenty-four wells were drilled and completed at the end of the fourth quarter.
The 23rd well achieved the highest prod....
December ANS volumes up 1% to 477,164 bpd
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
Alaska North Slope production averaged 477,164 barrels per day in December, up 1.17%, 5,512 bpd, from a November average of 471,651 bpd, but down 1.1% from a December 2024 average of 482,485 bpd.
Crude volumes averaged 425,070 bpd, 89.08% of the total for December, up 4,115 bpd, 0.98%, from a Novem.... |
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Sidebar: Cook Inlet gas up year-over-year
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
Natural gas production from Cook Inlet averaged 209,218 thousand cubic feet per day in December, down 1,512 mcf, 0.72%, from a November average of 210,730 mcf per day, but up 12.22% from a December 2024 average of 186,431 mcf per day.
Volumes are calculated from Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Comm....
Alaska-Mackenzie Rig Report
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
Alaska-Mackenzie Rig Report - You must be a logged in subscriber to read this report....
Hilcorp plans new well at West Fork field
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
Hilcorp Alaska has permitted a development gas well, WFK-04, at the West Fork gas field and applied to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for changes in the conservation order governing the field.
If successful, this well would bring an old gas field back online.
Natural gas was discov....
AIX Energy ends production at Kenai Loop - 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas said on their December Cook Inlet oil and gas activity map that AIX Energy LLC had received permission from the division to suspend production at the Kenai Loop gas field. The company will begin regulatory work to convert the field....
State challenges federal OCS lawsuit
- 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
STEVEN: PLEASE PUT EMAIL CONTACT FOR ALAN AT BOTTOM IN NONSCANABLE FORMAT
In a Jan. 16 court filing the State of Alaska challenged a lawsuit in the federal District Court in Alaska that claims that President Trump's Jan. 20, 2025, executive order opening large areas of the federal outer continental....
Hilcorp advancing Happy Valley pad, wells - 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
Hilcorp Alaska has received approval for a new pad on state lands in the Deep Creek unit on the Kenai Peninsula and for portions of a new road which cross state lands. A Jan. 26 decision by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas is for the Happy Valley Middle Pad and roa....
88 Energy gets access to Schrader Bluff 3D - 02/01/2026 (Login to read Full story)
88 Energy Ltd. said Jan 26 that it has secured access to the Schrader Bluff 3D seismic dataset released by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas.
The company said the survey provides high-quality subsurface coverage "across the North-West Hub of its South Prudhoe acreag.... |
