Mining News: Usibelli thrives on coal exports in 2009 01/17/2010
Miner anticipates continued strength in overseas sales in 2010; groups file suit to curb alleged 'Clean Water Act' violations
Increased interest in Alaska coal from buyers in Asia and Chile boosted exports from the Usibelli Coal Mine to record levels in 2009. According to Steve Denton, vice president for business developmen...

Oil Patch Bits: Alaska Railroad 2010 annual print release event 12/06/2009
The Alaska Railroad Corp. said Nov. 24 that it will release its 2010 annual print during two public sale-and-singing events in mid-December, each featuring print artist Stefan Wilson who will be on ha...

Mining News: Greens threaten Seward coal dust suit 11/22/2009
Environmental groups' law firm plans to sue Usibelli affiliate and Alaska railroad for alleged clean water violations in Seward
Three environmental groups – Sierra Club Alaska Chapter, Alaska Center for the Environment and Alaska Community Action on Toxics – have threatened to file a lawsuit against Alaska Railroad Corp. and U...

Mining Explorers 2009: Increasing reserves to meet demand 11/01/2009
Usibelli closes in on nearly 1 billion tons of coal to position company for future growth
Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. completed a property wide reassessment of all available geologic data of its leases in the Nenana Coal Field in Interior Alaska, increasing its surface mineable coal reserves t...

Oil Patch Bits: STB completes final FEIS for the Alaska Railroad 10/11/2009
The Alaska Railroad said Sept. 25 that the Federal Surface Transportation Board has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Railroad Corp. application to construct and operat...

Arctic Directory: Alaska Railroad releases 2008 annual report 09/20/2009
The Alaska Railroad Corp. said April 8 that it has released its 2008 annual report with audited financial statements showing earnings of $12.6 million on total revenues of $180.4 million. "2008 was u...

Arctic Directory: Alaska Railroad Corp. Board of Directors 09/20/2009
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has appointed Steve Menard and reappointed John Binkley to the Alaska Railroad Corp. board of directors. The seven-member board is responsible for managing and operating the...

AK-WA Connection 2009: Railroad debuts new recreation access 08/23/2009
Partnership with Forest Service offers transportation to the Chugach National Forest for hikers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts
Alaska Railroad has teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service to introduce a new "Whistle Stop Service" to the Chugach National Forest this year. The partnership between state-owned Alaska Railroad Corp...

AK-WA Connection 2009: Firms find ways to weather the storm 08/23/2009
Drawing on experience, diversity and innovation, companies make the Alaska-Washington connection to offset effects of recession
Businesses engaged in the Alaska-Washington trade, along with the rest of the nation, have spent recent months coping with challenges presented by the worst economic downturn in modern history. They...

AK-WA Connection 2009: Trade grows with state's economy 08/23/2009
Welcome to the "The Alaska-Washington Connection - Weathering the Economic Storm." As Alaska celebrates its 50th year of statehood, Washington businesses still provide the state with crucial support,...

ARRC willing, hesitant to operate FHR 05/17/2009
Top executive says Alaska Railroad would be in 'serious trouble' without an oil refinery in the Interior part of the state
The top executive of the Alaska Railroad Corp. said the company doesn't want to operate an economically troubled oil refinery in the Interior, but might do so if asked by the state. "Do we want to own...

Oil Patch Bits: Alaska Railroad releases 2008 annual report 04/19/2009
The Alaska Railroad Corp. said April 8 that it has released its 2008 annual report with audited financial statements showing earnings of $12.6 million on total revenues of $180.4 million. "2008 was u...

Oil Patch Bits: Alaska Railroad Corp. Board of Directors 04/05/2009
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has appointed Steve Menard and reappointed John Binkley to the Alaska Railroad Corp. board of directors. The seven-member board is responsible for managing and operating the s...

ANGDA bonds, gas line pipe on slate 01/18/2009
Alaska legislators file bills on variety of energy-related topics, including investments, establishment of coastal policy council
Prefiled bills for the 26th Alaska Legislature, which gavels in Jan. 20, cover a wide range of energy-related issues from the state's coastal zone management program to purchasing pipe for a natural g...

Palin administration reviewing options to keep Flint Hills North Pole refinery open 12/14/2008
Flint Hills Resources has decided not to sink more money into its North Pole refinery, but instead of continuing to look for a buyer, the company has pledged to keep the refinery open for another six...

AK-WA Connection 2008: Visitors pan for good times in Alaska 11/30/2008
Vendors, from hotels to the railroad, market the mother lode of unique attractions in the Last Frontier's growing tourism industry
In the 1890s, thousands of people sailed north from Seattle to find their fortunes during the Alaska gold rush. More than a century later, multitudes still flock to the Last Frontier, crowding onto cr...

Mining News: Miners spend record $4 billion in 2007 11/30/2008
Alaska mines and projects attract more investment in exploration, development and production on wave of strong metals prices
Alaska's mineral industry set a new spending record of about $4 billion in 2007, up 13.3 percent from the value of the industry's expenditures in 2006, according to an 89-page report released Nov. 5 b...

Petroleum Directory: Alaska Railroad profits up in 2007 on increased ridership 07/20/2008
The Alaska Railroad Corp. made a profit of $16.3 million for 2007, up 57 percent from the prior year, according to its annual report released in April. Total revenues were $169.3 million for the year...

Oil Patch Bits 04/13/2008
Frank Chandler joins AIC
Alaska Interstate Construction LLC said April 4 that Frank Chandler has joined the company as chief estimator. Chandler brings 35 years of professional experience in highway, airport, waterline, sewer...

MINING NEWS: Mining makes mark on Alaska economy 01/27/2008
Communities from Kotzebue to Ketchikan benefit from industry spending; miners urge state lawmakers to stop anti-mining initiatives
The Alaska mining industry issued a report Jan. 21 that outlines in graphic detail the considerable and growing impact that mining activities are having on the state. Mining companies spent an estimat...

Legislature passes Alaska Railroad bonding for Agrium 05/20/2007
On May 12 the Alaska House of Representatives concurred with Senate changes to a bill authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corp. to issue up to $2.9 billion in bonds for the Agrium Blue Sky project to repl...

House OKs railroad bonding for Agrium 04/29/2007
The Alaska House passed a bill April 25 authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corp. to issue up to $2.9 billion in bonds to participate in the Agrium Kenai gasification project. House Bill 229, sponsored b...

Agrium teams with Alaska Railroad 03/04/2007
Usibelli, Homer Electric also working Blue Sky project to gasify coal as feedstock for fertilizer plant, produce power for sale
Agrium is in phase 2, front-end engineering design, of its Kenai Blue Sky project, which would use gasified coal as feedstock to replace natural gas for the company's Nikiski fertilizer facility. In a...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF 12/10/2006
Alaska Railroad debuts the AFN Express
During this year's Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage the Alaska Railroad Corporation celebrated the maiden voyage of the AFN Express, providing free intra-city transit service betwe...

MINING NEWS: Seward weighs coal, other power sources 07/30/2006
City officials in Seward are entertaining the idea of using coal to fuel an electricity generation plant in the Southcentral Alaska coastal town. But Seward's city council is also investigating the m...