Panel hears prevention, response plans 09/26/2010
Alaska Senate Resources hears from AOGA, ConocoPhillips and Shell on Arctic offshore oil spill preparedness and response plans
The Macondo Gulf of Mexico well blowout in April raised concerns worldwide and Alaskans - like residents of other coastal areas - are asking what regulations are in place and if the state is prepared...

AOGA hires new regulatory affairs rep 09/05/2010
The Alaska Oil and Gas Association said Aug. 30 that it has hired Kate Williams as its regulatory affairs representative. Williams, an attorney, was born and raised in Juneau, and spent most of her c...

Feds get 52,000 comments on ANWR future 06/27/2010
Question of wilderness designation for coastal plain sparks spirited oil and gas debate, with wide range of interests weighing in
If anybody wonders whether the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge still matters to the American people, just ask the landlord. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received an estimated 52,000-plus respons...

Coastal zone change bills heard and held 04/04/2010
Proposal to return to more coastal district control over development supported by communities, opposed by administration, industry
Alaska's coastal communities want a change in the Alaska Coastal Management Program to give them more local control over development. The administration and the oil and gas and mining industries want...

ACES: more bad than good 03/21/2010
House panel hears mostly nays, a few yeas, on results of ACES production tax
When House Resources heard comments from industry March 10 on its proposed changes to Alaska's current production tax it heard a litany of woes about what is wrong with ACES, Alaska's Clear and Equita...

ACES war continues 02/28/2010
Industry says tax hurting investment; admin consultant says it's in range
Testimony to the Senate Finance Committee Feb. 22 and 23 provided insight into the battle over Alaska's oil and gas production tax. The committee had been hearing from the administration on how the st...

Coastal districts want ACMP control 02/22/2009
Administration, industry oppose plan to establish coastal policy board with authority to approve district management plans
The Alaska Coastal Management Program is back in the Alaska Legislature - and at least one legislator, Rep. John Harris, R-Valdez, who went through the major rewrite of the program in 2003, is not hap...

State trying to lift the industry veil 02/15/2009
Alaska is looking for a way to get the oil industry to share confidential information in order to craft a risk assessment
The state is trying to coax major players in the oil industry to hand over confidential material needed to complete a risk assessment of oil and gas infrastructure in Alaska. The problem is figuring o...

40 Years at Prudhoe Bay: Discovery fuels economic transformation 11/16/2008
Experts point to Prudhoe Bay oil field as enduring backbone of Alaska's public, private funding sources and future economy
Alaska's economy would be much different without the discovery and development of Prudhoe Bay. Economists, industry officials and prominent Alaskans say the economic effects of the state's major oil d...

Shell, Conoco to innovate in Chukchi 11/16/2008
Shell's three-year seismic program may be largest exploration program company has shot; ConocoPhillips investigating jack-ups
Extensive seismic and planning for offshore drilling and development were two topics addressed by Shell and ConocoPhillips Oct. 29 at the United States and Canada Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum....

Impact of bruin listing still in limbo 09/28/2008
Legal, regulatory tangle obscures potential effect of "threatened" designation for polar bears on Alaska's resource industries
Four months after U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne listed the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, the issue has become a legal and regulatory tangle, leaving the impact...

AOGA opposes ballot measure 08/24/2008
In a rare move the Alaska Oil and Gas Association's board of directors passed a resolution opposing Ballot Measure 4, aimed at changing regulations on water discharged from Alaska's large-scale metall...

State could earn $10B plus from oil this year 07/06/2008
New AOGA report looks at the role oil plays in employment, wages and charitable giving; updates, expands figures from 2000
The State of Alaska most likely earned more than $10 billion this fiscal year from oil and gas operations, according to a new look at the role of the industry in the state economy. The revenue figure...