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...

Alaska protests bear habitat designation 06/20/2010
The federal plan for designating more than 187,000 square miles as polar bear critical habitat is too large and will lead to huge, unnecessary costs for Alaska's petroleum industry, opponents of the p...

House does turnaround on decoupling 04/25/2010
Initially defeated 19 to 21, SB 305 then passed 23 to 17; Stedman pushed passage over concern that combined tax would cost state
Decoupling oil and gas taxes in advance of an AGIA open season scheduled to begin May 1 was a top priority for Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, co-chair of Senate Finance, in the just-concluded session of...

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...