BP Alaska lays out plans for Northstar field 09/12/2010
Island oil field in Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe Bay to get new base camp; no new drilling mentioned in latest development plan
The Northstar oil field, based on a manmade island in the Beaufort Sea about five miles northwest of Prudhoe Bay, has had a brief production life that's already in sharp decline. Operator BP started p...

BP plans new operations center for Northstar 01/03/2010
Project involves fabricating, hauling enormous module by barge to production island in Alaska's Beaufort Sea; cost not specified
BP is applying for state and federal clearance to place a huge new module on its Northstar production island in Alaska's Beaufort Sea. The module would house a new operations center with living quarte...

BP in Alaska: Offshore challenges - Endicott, Northstar, Liberty 07/12/2009
Following Prudhoe and Kuparuk, Endicott was the third major oil field developed on the North Slope by BP, the field's major interest owner. The Sag Delta discovery, 10 miles northeast of Prudhoe Bay a...

BP in Alaska: Evolving oil field technology 07/12/2009
Technology, innovation on the North Slope has helped reduce environmental impacts, reducing industry's footprint
Through decades of oil production at Prudhoe Bay and other North Slope oil fields, producers have significantly advanced technology in drilling, Arctic engineering, waste disposal and environmental ma...

Rigs to meet Arctic challenges; Parker, Nabors show innovations 02/01/2009
Amid the technical wonders of steerable drilling bits, ultra extended reach drilling and measurement-while-drilling techniques, it's easy to overlook the humble drilling rig that makes the whole drill...

30 STRONG: Meeting Northstar's challenges 10/14/2007
Technology helps island development succeed in sensitive environment with leak detection, smart wells
In developing the 200 million-barrel Northstar field some six miles offshore in the icy Beaufort Sea, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. placed a tall order with its engineering teams: Find a way to overcom...

Technology meets Northstar challenges 07/22/2007
Island development succeeds in sensitive offshore environment thanks to leak detection system, smart wells and futuristic 'walker'
In developing the 200 million-barrel Northstar field some six miles offshore in the icy Beaufort Sea, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. placed a tall order with its engineering teams: find a way to overcom...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Images for industry 10/17/2004
Judy Patrick's experience as a photographer helps her adapt to the changing oil and gas scene
Photographer Judy Patrick's evocative images continue to depict the beautiful but challenging world of Alaska oil exploration and production. Through her photographs of responsible, environmentally se...

ANS production levels recover in December 01/11/2004
After late November, early December downtime at Northstar and Alpine fields, North Slope output returns to normal
Following unscheduled downtime at both the Alpine and Northstar fields on Alaska's North Slope, production had returned to normal rates at both fields by Dec. 9, resulting in a daily average productio...

Both Northstar and Alpine back on line 12/14/2003
Two North Slope oil fields which had production difficulties at the end of November and the beginning of December are back at normal production rates. The BP Exploration (Alaska)-operated Northstar f...

Alpine output drops to half, Northstar remains offline 12/07/2003
The number of North Slope fields with production problems has gone from one to two. Northstar lost a transformer in late November (see production update this issue); on Dec. 1 Alpine developed a probl...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Crowley Alaska marks 50 years of service to the state 12/15/2002
Company has been in Alaska since 1953, in Arctic for almost that long, and has provided service to oil companies in Cook Inlet, on North Slope and at Valdez
Two-thousand-and-three will mark Crowley's 50th anniversary of service to the people and businesses of Alaska. During that time Crowley has consistently provided unique solutions to Alaska's logistics...

Positioning module flare boom on Northstar Island a challenge 07/30/2001
When BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.'s Northstar field production facilities arrive at Northstar Island in mid-August, contractors will install the compressor module. The positioning of this massive modu...

Northstar modules sail, destination North Slope 07/30/2001
On July 25, a Crowley Marine barge carrying two 10 story modules left Anchorage bound for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.'s Northstar oil project in the Beaufort Sea. Towed by Crowley tug Navigator, bar...

BP applies with state, feds to expand Northstar unit 04/28/2001
Federal lease off northwest corner would be added; participating areas established before production start-up, which is scheduled for late this fall
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., operator of the Northstar unit, and the state and federal issuers of the field's leases have reached tentative agreement on who gets what from the field when it begins pr...

Photographer captures essence of oil industry 01/28/2001
Judy Patrick Photography expands into full service advertising and public relations agency
Judy Patrick is not just another shutterbug, snapping photos for anyone who will pay her. As a successful photographer, she's also wife and mother, a 20-year resident of Alaska and deputy mayor of Was...

BP moves Northstar toward fourth quarter 2001 startup 11/28/2000
Ice road work, drilling, to begin in December; some final island work scheduled for March
Production will begin next November from BP's offshore Northstar island in the Beaufort Sea. Engineering is complete, BP's Northstar manager Peter Flones told the Alaska Support Industry Alliance Nov....

Shared Services Drilling gets new name, larger staff, more responsibilities 11/28/2000
A shortage of rigs is not a problem on the North Slope; a shortage of qualified people is, says Fritz Gunkel, BP's
The name "Shared Services Drilling" disappeared when BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. became sole operator of the Prudhoe Bay field this past summer, but the actual Shared Services entity - now a BP divis...

BP begins shipping natural gas to Northstar 10/28/2000
Development drilling will start later this year; reservoir penetrations still limited to November through May
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. began to move natural gas to Northstar Island in October after approval by the Joint Pipeline Office of the company's surveillance and monitoring plan. The JPO program est...

Increased oil company spending bodes well for Alaska businesses 10/28/2000
Phillips Alaska Inc. is anticipating higher oil production from the North Slope - as much as 15 percent higher over the next five years. "This winter we will execute one of our most aggressive explora...

Northstar-bound barge heads for island - again 08/28/2000
The Northstar island-bound barge delayed by a Greenpeace occupation Aug. 7 left Barrow about 7 p.m. Aug. 8 and was scheduled to reach Prudhoe the evening of Aug. 9. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. spoke...

Work proceeds at Northstar island and on modules 06/28/2000
BP Exploration (Alaska) has island ready for breakup, continuing construction at Northstar Terminal
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. has its Northstar construction project ready for breakup, with the island completely encased in sheet piling. Islands in the Arctic must withstand both ice forces in the w...