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Bush DOI chiefs: Major spill not expected 07/25/2010
Two former Interior secretaries told Congress July 20 they did not anticipate an accident as large as the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But Gale Norton and Dirk Kempthorne say no one else did ei...

Gulf spill's hidden costs visible, but will it matter? 05/09/2010
America is seeing the usually hidden costs of fossil fuels - an oil spill's potential for huge environmental and economic damage, and deaths in coal and oil industry accidents. But don't expect much t...

Exxon: Gas looks good 01/31/2010
First Point Thomson well drilled to depth, Kruger tells Alaska contractors
A top ExxonMobil executive drew a generally upbeat picture of coming global oil and gas demand and also broke a bit of Alaska news in a Jan. 22 speech in Anchorage. "There is consensus that oil and na...

Climate change legal impacts heat up 12/06/2009
U.S. legislation, regulation and litigation will all have far-reaching impacts on the Alaska oil and gas industry in coming years
In one sense it makes no difference who is right and who is wrong in the debate over the effect of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases on the Earth's climate: The legal fallout from a broad view...

Massive OCS feedback 10/25/2009
NOAA, Natives oppose much of 2010-'15 leasing plan; drillers, lawmakers endorse
A key scientific agency is advising the Obama administration against oil and gas leasing in large portions of the nation's Outer Continental Shelf. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

Topping up the U.S. strategic reserves 01/25/2009
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded contracts to Shell Trading and Vitol to replenish the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve in underground salt caverns located along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana a...

Mining News: Women geologists have arrived in Yukon 10/26/2008
More females breaking into the male-dominated mining profession reflects ongoing shortages of skilled workers among other factors
The face of the geology profession is changing and no where is the trend more evident than in the Yukon Territory, where a mini-boom in exploration brought scores of women rock hounds trooping to mini...

Gulf production struggles in hurricane aftermath 10/12/2008
MMS reports 54 platforms destroyed, 35 extensively damaged, 60 moderately damaged; some pipeline systems also crippled
U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production has been slow to recover from back-to-back hurricanes Ike and Gustav, which swept through the region more than a month ago. Meanwhile, offshore platform and...

MMS, operators take stock after Ike 09/21/2008
Hurricane destroys at least 28 platforms in Gulf of Mexico, others severely damaged; more reports of devastation expected
Reported damage to Gulf of Mexico oil and gas facilities is mounting in the wake of Hurricane Ike, while government authorities try to figure out how long before the region's production can be restore...

Ike, Gustav take big bite out of production 09/14/2008
Hurricanes take out big part of Gulf of Mexico production as operators, refiners shut down; MMS says shut-ins began late August
Back-to-back hurricanes Gustav and now Ike, as it churns through the Gulf of Mexico, have taken the lion's share of U.S. Gulf oil and natural gas production out of circulation, causing a major supply...

Storm danger looms in Gulf 08/31/2008
Platforms, drilling rigs evacuated as Gustav bears down; 80% of Gulf production could be shut down
Companies began evacuating workers and shutting down oil and gas production platforms and drilling rigs ahead of Gustav, which was expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a full-blown hurric...

Two lines to Southcentral 06/22/2008
Enstar, ANGDA argue the merits of small pipelines projects for in state gas
On the natural gas fight card this year, the main event is clearly the big pipeline: Denali, created by BP and ConocoPhillips, squaring off against TransCanada, backed by the state and looking for leg...

Odum to replace Hofmeister at Shell 03/23/2008
John Hofmeister, who guided Shell Oil Co. through the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita only months after becoming president in 2005, will retire June 1, the company said March 17. Hofmeister,...

In for the long haul 02/24/2008
John Hofmeister presents the big picture of Shell's strategy in Alaska
Audible gasps are still circulating around the oil industry in response to the magnitude of Shell's bidding in the Feb. 6 Chukchi Sea lease sale. "Internally we use words like 'well thought-through' t...

30 STRONG: A tale of two leaks 10/14/2007
Emergency response quicker, more effective in 23 years between oil spills at Alyeska
In 30 years, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. has only had to respond to oil spill emergencies caused by acts of sabotage against the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. The first incident occurred in the Steele C...