RCA, FERC agree to split tariff hearings between Anchorage, DC 11/07/2010
State and federal regulators have agreed to a schedule for a series of joint hearings next year that will dissect the rates charged for shipping oil on the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. The two months of...

State settles runaway oil tanker affair 07/11/2010
Tesoro, shipping firm to pay $429,870 to resolve claims from 2006 incident in which surging ice ripped vessel from Cook Inlet dock
Early on a frigid February morning in 2006, Alaskans awoke to startling media reports of a 600-foot oil tanker aground on a Cook Inlet beach near Nikiski. Although no one was injured, the ship was sav...

Adjudicatory hearings set on C-plans 06/13/2010
DEC commissioner grants hearing request by Lakosh on specific issues in tanker oil discharge prevention and contingency plans
Oil discharge prevention and contingency plans for Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet have been challenged and Larry Hartig, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, has granted...

Alliance hears pluses, minuses on Alaska 02/14/2010
State has good geology but small market; limited support services, infrastructure; high costs and mixed messages from government
The question asked at this year's Alaska Support Industry Alliance annual meet Alaska conference - are "Happy Days ... Here Again" for the Alaska oil and gas industry or are they "Gone with the Wind"...

FERC: Lifespan no longer an issue 09/20/2009
Federal regulator rejects request from shippers, state to reconsider ruling that Alaska oil pipeline's usefulness ends in 2034
The federal agency that oversees interstate shipments of crude through the trans-Alaska oil pipeline has rebuffed efforts by some shippers and the State of Alaska to keep alive the question of the rem...

Did FERC underestimate life span? 06/07/2009
Shippers, state seek rehearing of federal regulator's conclusion that the trans-Alaska oil pipeline's usefulness will end in 2034
Shippers on the trans-Alaska oil pipeline and the State of Alaska have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider recent rulings in which it concluded that the useful life of the 800...

Refinery shuts unit on declines; Senate considers gouging bill 03/22/2009
The Flint Hills refinery shut down one of its three processing units because of declining demand for jet fuel, a company spokesman told a state Senate committee on March 13. Crude Unit No. 3 produces...

State, carriers settle tariff dispute 03/15/2009
Alaska reserves right to pursue recovery of strategic reconfiguration costs if FERC ruling is overturned, from 2007 and 2008 rates
The State of Alaska told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission March 11 that it was close to settling its differences with owners of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline regarding claims that the carriers...

Report: regulating gas prices not wise 02/08/2009
Report on Alaska gasoline prices finds global jet fuel market a factor; says regulation could force refineries out of business
A state legislative investigation has failed to answer definitively why Alaskans pay such high gas prices at the pump, but the report released Feb. 2 suggests the key lies in Alaska's in-state refiner...