Oil Patch Insider 06/19/2005
Asian tiger prowling for oil prey; Newfoundland's good cop, bad cop
China's integrated oil giant PetroChina is paying US$2.5 billion to buy half the upstream assets of its parent China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC). The deal, covering reserves of 780 million barrels...

THE EXPLORERS 2004: Cassandra seeks investors for Katalla well 11/30/2004
Local independent has permits to drill test well at Alaska's first oil field southeast of Cordova
Cassandra Energy has decided to cut back its Katalla drilling program from two or three wells to one well, company President Bill Stevens told Petroleum News Oct. 28, 2004. Stevens is in the process o...

Cassandra Energy seeks investors for Katalla well 11/07/2004
Alaska-based independent has permits to drill test well at state's first oil field 56 miles southeast of Cordova
Cassandra Energy has decided to cut back its Katalla drilling program from two or three wells to one well, company President Bill Stevens told Petroleum News Oct. 28. Stevens is in the process of amen...

THE INDEPENDENTS 2003: Cassandra ready to explore Katalla 11/29/2003
Independent will drill 2-3 wells in winter of 2003-2004 at Alaska's first oil field
Cassandra Energy is getting ready to mobilize equipment to drill two or three exploratory wells near the former town of Katalla, 56 miles southeast of Cordova and the site of Alaska's first commercial...

Forest Service sued over Katalla 08/17/2003
Native regional corporation Chugach Alaska says preventing access prevents cleanup
Environmental groups, represented by Trustees for Alaska and the National Wildlife Federation, have sued the U.S. Forest Service in federal court in Anchorage, Alaska, asking the court to disallow a p...

Katalla appeal denied by Forest Service 03/16/2003
An appeal of the Forest Service's decision to approve oil and gas drilling at Katalla has been denied, Forest Service officials told Petroleum News Alaska March 13. Cascadia Wildlife Project, Eyak Pre...

Katalla meets ACMP standards; DGC issues final determination 01/05/2003
The state Division of Governmental Coordination said Dec. 24 that it has completed coordinating the state's review of the proposed Katalla oil and gas project and found it to be consistent with the Al...

Forest Service approves plan of operations for Katalla, drilling could begin in late March, says Chuck Frey 12/22/2002
The Chugach National Forest said Dec. 12 it has approved Cassandra Energy Corp.'s plan of operations for oil and gas drilling near Katalla, 56 miles southeast of Cordova and the site of Alaska's first...

Kenai officials endorse Katalla project 11/24/2002
On Nov. 6 the Kenai City Council passed a resolution urging the U.S. Forest Service to approve Cassandra Energy Corp.'s plan of operations for an exploratory drilling program at Katalla, site of Alas...

Permitting time clock restarted on Katalla exploration project 11/03/2002
The state has restarted the permitting time clock for the Cassandra Energy Corp.'s Katalla oil and gas exploration project in the east Copper River Delta region 56 miles southeast of Cordova. Cassand...

Forest Service issues revised EA for Katalla 09/29/2002
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a revised environmental assessment for Cassandra Energy Corp.'s proposed oil and gas drilling near Katalla southeast of Cordova. The drilling will be on private land...

Cassandra Energy begins permitting process for Katalla exploration wells 06/23/2002
Cassandra Energy Corp. has begun the state permitting process for up to three oil and gas exploration wells in the east Copper River Delta region near the old Katalla town site. The area is approximat...

Plan of operations submitted for Katalla southeast of Cordova 08/28/2001
Cassandra Energy Corp., as agent of Chugach Alaska Corp., has submitted a plan of operations to the Cordova Ranger District-Chugach National Forest for oil and gas exploration at Katalla. The Forest...

Cassandra Energy buys Katalla field 04/28/2001
Cassandra Energy Corp. of Kenai has agreed to purchase the 465-acre Katalla oil field under a lease-purchase contract with owners Del and Ginger Welch of Valdez, Cassandra President Bill Stevens told...

Alpine begins production 11/28/2000
Phillips Alaska and partner Anadarko see returns from $1 billion investment as oil moves to meters at Kuparuk Nov. 16
Payoff has begun on a $1 billion investment made by owners of the Alpine field on Alaska's North Slope. Phillips Alaska Inc. announced Nov. 16 that it has begun moving oil from Alpine. Phillips Alask...