Spill analysis focuses on flowlines 12/12/2010
Long-awaited North Slope Spills Analysis points to three-phase flowlines as a culprit for spills, suggests augmented regulations
Responding to a major oil spill caused by corrosion in March 2006, former Gov. Sarah Palin told the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation in early 2007 to take a comprehensive look at the ri...

Unifying the power grid 12/12/2010
Alaska Railbelt utilities form electricity generation and transmission co-op
Five of the six Alaska Railbelt electric utilities have formed a power generation and transmission cooperative, to create a regional voice for identifying upgrades to the power infrastructure and to m...

Mining News: Alaska lawyers fend off enviros, feds 11/21/2010
Attorney general informs miners of law department's strategy to protect responsible development of state's natural resources
Under the leadership of Gov. Sean Parnell, the Alaska Department of Law has not hesitated in taking up cases important to the responsible development of the state's natural resources. Parnell, who ass...

Attorney General Sullivan to head DNR 11/21/2010
Gov. Parnell picks Sullivan as commissioner of Natural Resources, replacing Irwin; no new AG named; Hartig stays at DEC
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell announced the first of his cabinet picks Nov. 18 at the Resource Development Council for Alaska's annual conference. Parnell took over in mid-2009 after Gov. Sarah Palin resig...

Parnell reshaping gas line leadership 11/14/2010
The resignations Gov. Sean Parnell requested of cabinet members will bring new leadership to the team developing a multibillion dollar North Slope natural gas pipeline, the Anchorage Daily News report...

Parnell begins organizing administration 11/07/2010
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, just elected governor in his own right, has begun the organization process for his administration. Parnell had been lieutenant governor, becoming governor in 2009 after Gov....

Risk assessment focused on flow lines 10/31/2010
Draft of the long-awaited risk report suggests flow line spills are the largest, most common and most harmful on the North Slope
Rather than overhaul the entire oversight system of petroleum infrastructure, the State of Alaska should institute "incremental improvements" to prevent future spills, according to a draft of a long a...

Alaska's next gov? 10/24/2010
Parnell, Berkowitz debate ideas on oil taxes, gas line, suing Uncle Sam
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and his challenger, Ethan Berkowitz, can readily agree the state has one overriding need - to put more oil in the trans-Alaska pipeline. But the two have divergent ideas on ho...

Benson reappointed to ANGDA board 10/10/2010
Gov. Sean Parnell has reappointed Don Benson of Palmer to the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority. Benson, the vice chairman of the ANGDA board, was appointed by Gov. Palin in early 2008. ANGDA...

State issues RFP for Umiat EIS 10/10/2010
DOTandPF plans to spend at least $1 million on three-year environmental document crucial for construction major roadway project
On the heels of a budgetary boost this spring, the State of Alaska is now looking for a company to put together an environment impact statement for a proposed road to Umiat. The Alaska Department of T...

Oil Patch Insider: Alaska history jumps off page in Hurst's graphic novel; Miller's book examines value of Alaska oil 09/19/2010
Sarah Hurst, former editor of North of 60 Mining News and, more recently, author of Petroleum News' Arctic Neighbors, has just released a 148-page graphic novel about the modern history of Alaska; spe...