December production down from November 01/10/2010
Alaska North Slope production drops 1.6%, month to month; Endicott, Milne, Alpine, Prudhoe Bay all have reduced volumes
Alaska North Slope crude oil production dropped 1.56 percent in December, averaging 688,765 barrels per day compared to the November average of 699,675 bpd. ANS crude oil production peaked in 1988 at...

Exploration credits holding steady 12/20/2009
Proposed FY 2011 budget has $180M for tax credits, funds in-state and out-of-state gas, variety of other resource-related projects
The $10.5 billion budget proposed by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell on Dec. 14 continues to fund many resource development projects started under the Palin administration, and creates several new projects,...

Logistics also an issue at Pioneer's Oooguruk 12/06/2009
Point Thomson isn't the only North Slope field to face logistics challenges. Getting supplies to Oooguruk was one of the issues addressed by Ken Sheffield, president of Pioneer Natural Resources Alas...

Logistics key to Point Thomson project 12/06/2009
Last year's ice road only available to move materials for four weeks; barges used in summer; rolligons moved significant amounts
ExxonMobil has been fighting a running battle with the State of Alaska over development of its North Slope Point Thomson field - but it has also been waging a logistics battle to get equipment and sup...

ANS November production up from October 12/06/2009
Alaska North Slope crude oil production for November averaged 699,675 barrels per day, up 2 percent from an October average of 686,126 bpd. ANS crude oil production peaked in 1988 at some 2 million bp...

Oooguruk field continues to perform well 11/22/2009
Pioneer Natural Resources' Oooguruk field in state Beaufort Sea waters, offshore Alaska's North Slope, continues to perform well, said Timothy Dove, the company's president and chief operating officer...

Cosmo change OK 11/22/2009
DOG approves well workover and new schedule for appraisal well drilling
On Nov. 10 the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas approved Pioneer Natural Resources' proposed changes to the fourth plan of exploration for the joint state-federal Cosmopolitan unit, offshore the souther...

The Explorers 2009: ENI Petroleum 11/15/2009
Italian major Eni Petroleum took its first stab at Alaska in the late 1960s as Agip Petroleum, but didn't begin exploring in earnest until summer 2005, when it bought a portfolio of North Slope leases...

The Explorers 2009: Pioneer Natural Resources 11/15/2009
Pioneer Natural Resources earned its name in 2008 when it brought the Oooguruk unit into production, becoming the first independent producer on the North Slope. The Texas-based company arrived in Alas...

The Explorers 2009: Northern Alaska and Arctic offshore 11/15/2009
In 1968 the discovery of the giant Prudhoe Bay field, the first field to be discovered on Alaska's North Slope and among the 20 largest oil fields ever discovered worldwide, triggered a northern Alask...

The Explorers 2009: Armstrong 11/15/2009
Armstrong Resources introduced a new business style to Alaska in late 2001, going after larger prospects passed over by the majors BP and ConocoPhillips, the North Slope's only producer-operators at t...

The Explorers 2009: Cook Inlet basin 11/15/2009
Cook Inlet, a major sea inlet between the Kenai Peninsula and the mainland of Southcentral Alaska, lies over part of a deep sedimentary basin that has formed between the Kenai Mountains and the mounta...

The Explorers 2009: Armstrong affiliate 70 and 148 top bidder at North Slope lease sale 11/15/2009
It was déjà vu all over again as Alaska Division of Oil and Gas Director Kevin Banks read 93 bids for 80 tracts in the state's 2009 areawide North Slope oil and gas lease sale in Anchorage Oct. 28. A...

The Explorers 2009: Cosmopolitan back on track 11/15/2009
Pioneer plans more appraisal work at offshore Cook Inlet prospect this year
Work on the Cosmopolitan oil prospect in Southcentral Alaska's Cook Inlet basin has ramped back up, operator Pioneer Natural Resources told Petroleum News Oct. 20. In January, Pioneer put plans to dri...

ANS production back up from September 11/15/2009
Alaska North Slope production averaged 686,126 barrels per day in October, an increase of 1.4 percent from a September average of 676,664 bpd, according to data from the Alaska Department of Revenue's...

Oil Patch Insider: TransCanada on Arctic gas; RDC conference Nov. 18-19; Buffett cash to build Alaska gas line? 11/15/2009
TransCanada, with a financial stake in the Mackenzie Gas Project and the prospect of operating the main gas pipeline to southern markets, but no ownership position, is ideally situated to tell it stra...

Alaska oil jobs peak 11/01/2009
Field maintenance, new projects buoy payrolls; BP ignites competition for people
Employment in Alaska's oil patch is softening, but only very slightly as the industry continues to support near record payrolls. "I'm surprised at the strength of the numbers," state labor economist N...

70 and 148 top bidder 11/01/2009
Armstrong affiliate puts down $7.8 million for 68 North Slope sale tracts
It was déjà vu all over again as Alaska Division of Oil and Gas Director Kevin Banks read 93 bids for 80 tracts in the state's 2009 areawide North Slope oil and gas lease sale in Anchorage Oct. 28. A...

Cosmo back on track 10/25/2009
Pioneer plans more appraisal work at offshore Cook Inlet prospect this year
Work on the Cosmopolitan oil prospect in Southcentral Alaska's Cook Inlet basin has ramped back up, operator Pioneer Natural Resources told Petroleum News Oct. 20. In January, Pioneer put plans to dri...

September North Slope production up 18% 10/11/2009
BP completes planned turnarounds for year with work at Northstar, where production returned to average rates in early October
September Alaska North Slope production averaged 676,664 barrels per day, up 18 percent from an August average of 572,967 bpd. The BP Exploration (Alaska)-operated Northstar field averaged 9,474 bpd...

North Fork's a go 09/27/2009
Pipelines will connect Kenai Peninsula field to Southcentral gas network
Armstrong Cook Inlet, operator of the North Fork unit in the southern Kenai Peninsula, has signed a contract with Enstar Natural Gas Co. for the supply of gas from North Fork into Enstar's Southcentra...

Arctic Directory: UMIAQ expands its service offerings to facilitate energy project advancement 09/20/2009
Whether it is strategic regulatory planning or camp operations, UMIAQ works with clients to meet project objectives
Q. What do you most want people to know about your company? A. UMIAQ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ukpeaand#289;vik Iñupiat Corporation. UIC is the village corporation for Barrow, Alaska and was fou...

August production holds level with July 09/06/2009
Alaska North Slope crude oil production averaged 572,967 barrels per day in August, an increase of 4,179 bpd or 0.73 percent from the July average of 568,788 bpd. The largest increase, more than 332...

Foothills, Beaufort Sea leases dropped 09/06/2009
Chevron subsidiary Union Oil Company of California has dropped 11 leases in the state's North Slope Foothills sale area, the remnant of an acreage position acquired in 2001 and 2002 at the state's fir...

Conoco bags Bear Tooth 09/06/2009
Firm keeps some expiring NPR-A leases; one new unit, one expansion
Faced with a looming expiration date on dozens of federal leases, ConocoPhillips worked out a deal with the Bureau of Land Management to form a new exploration unit called Bear Tooth and expand an exi...