ANS stages comeback
- 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Alaska North Slope crude stalled but held its altitude Oct. 7 as crude markets were essentially unchanged in a stasis between demand fears and supply glut concerns. ANS literally was unchanged, moving 0.00 cents on the day to close at $67.46 per barrel -- identical to the day before. West Texas Inte....
Uncertain energy future
- 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The 2025 edition of BP's annual Energy Outlook, published in September, evaluates the possible impacts of increasing global energy demand on the various technologies for energy supplies, including the use of fossil fuels and the use of renewable energy technologies.
The report says that energy deman....
Success at Dubhe-1 well
- 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Pantheon Resources plc recently announced the successful completion of fracture stimulation operations at the Dubhe-1 well on Alaska's North Slope.
This announcement follows the recently drilled Dubhe-1 horizontal lateral which was successfully drilled and logged to a total measured depth of 15,800....
Oil patch insider: Want AOGCC SPZD prof svcs, HEX new LinkedIn pg, expl data out, LNG caucus - 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
RFP 260000007 State of Alaska notice posted on Oct. 6: The State of Alaska, Division of Administrative Services of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, on behalf of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, or AOGCC, seeks proposals from experienced and quali....
Hilcorp's CC2A storage tent placement unit plan of ops amendment approved - 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
On. Oct. 3, Kirsten Hoppe, an environmental specialist for Hilcorp Alaska, received a letter from Alexander Zinck, North Slope permitting manager for Alaska's Division of Oil and Gas, approving Hilcorp North Slope's Prudhoe Bay Unit, CC2A, Storage Tent Placement Unit Plan of Operations Amendment.
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Narwhal, EE Partners file to expand Narwhal Unit by 6 tracts - 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
On Oct. 2, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas published a public notice of an application from Narwhal LLC and EE Partners Corporation (the designated NWLU operator), to expand the Narwhal Unit to expand the Narwhal Unit by six additional expansion tracts (ADLs 39436.... |
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Dunleavys mourn passing of Itta-Lee - 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
On Oct. 6, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy extended their sympathies to the family and friends of former Alaska Representative Brenda Itta-Lee.
In 1975, Itta-Lee became the first Alaska Native woman to serve in the Alaska House of Representatives.
After leaving office she....
Hilcorp drilling 3 new Ivan River wells - 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
On. Oct. 7, Stetson Sannes, an environmental specialist for Hilcorp Alaska, received a letter from Hannah Silta, natural resource specialist IV for Alaska's Division of Oil and Gas, approving Hilcorp's proposed Ivan River Unit plan of operations amendment application dated Sept. 19.
The scope of the....
DNR okays Beluga River ops plan amendment - 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
On Oct. 7, Hilcorp Alaska received approval from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas for its Beluga River Unit plan of operations amendment to install new infrastructure on K Pad for the purpose of supporting three new grassroots wells.
K Pad is located within the Bel....
RCA issues community energy regs
- 10/12/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has issued for public comment proposed regulations for the operation of community energy programs in Alaska. Comments on the regulations are required by Oct. 30.
In a community energy project individual electricity consumers can subscribe to the use of an energy f....
20 years ago: Shell actively working Hammerhead, aims to drill first Beaufort well in '07 - 10/12/2025 (Full story)
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the Oct. 23, 2005, issue of Petroleum News.
Shell is actively working the Hammerhead prospect it acquired in the U.S. Minerals Management Services' Beaufort Sea sale earlier this year (2005), geologist Tom Homza, Shell's Anchorage office manager, said Oct..... |