The Explorers 2010: Interior Alaska basins 11/14/2010
Although analysts think that the majority of Alaska's oil and gas resources lie within the major basins of northern Alaska, Cook Inlet and the Bristol Bay area, there are several other basins around t...

Oil Patch Bits: TOTE first sailed into Anchorage 35 years ago 09/26/2010
Thirty-five years ago this week, the S.S. Great Land rounded Fire Island and steamed into the port of Anchorage, beginning a new era in ocean transportation for Alaska's Railbelt region, Totem Ocean T...

Arctic Directory: Chamber recognizes women in business 09/19/2010
Linda Leary, president of Carlile Transportation, Laurie Fagnani, president and owner of MSI Communications, Cindy Curtis, TOTE community relations, Hélène Elizabeth Harding, ConocoPhillips Alaska act...

In Memory of Sen. Ted Stevens: Ted Stevens: An Alaska mentor 08/29/2010
I braved the dusty AlCan Highway in my 1961 Ford station wagon after graduating from Colorado State in 1965. Rooming for a week in Anchorage's Parsons Hotel, I waved at the Beetles one afternoon in th...

Mining News: Summertime, and the miners are busy 06/27/2010
Explorers, old and new, scour length, breadth of Alaska for gold, silver, copper, nickel, lead, zinc, platinum, and palladium
As the long-awaited summer solstice comes and goes, Alaska's mining industry is deep in the midst of its summer exploration, development and production programs. Mineral exploration programs are under...

Doyon eyeing winter seismic in Nenana 04/25/2010
Shoot would gather information about the less well-known northern end of the Interior basin, follow up on 2009 exploration well
Doyon Ltd. is looking to gather seismic data in the Nenana Basin next winter. The Alaska Native corporation for the Interior wants to follow up on a 2009 exploration well it drilled in a region 50 mil...

Arctic Directory: ASG's chairman and CEO, Bob Magee, passes away 03/21/2010
American Shipping Group said Dec. 1 that its long-term chairman and CEO, Bob Magee, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Magee joined Totem Ocean Trailer Express in May 1986 as vice pres...

Oil Patch Bits: Anchorage Chamber recognizes women in business 03/21/2010
Linda Leary, president of Carlile Transportation, Laurie Fagnani, president and owner of MSI Communications, Cindy Curtis, TOTE community relations, Hélène Elizabeth Harding, ConocoPhillips Alaska act...

Arctic Directory: John Parrott named new TOTE president 03/21/2010
Totem Ocean Trailer Express Inc. said Dec. 16 that John Parrott has been promoted to company president, replacing TOTE's former president, Bill Deaver, who had been with the company since 2002. Parrot...

Oil Patch Bits: John Parrott named new TOTE president 01/03/2010
Totem Ocean Trailer Express Inc. said Dec. 16 that John Parrott has been promoted to company president, replacing TOTE's former president, Bill Deaver, who had been with the company since 2002. Parrot...

Oil Patch Bits: ASG's chairman and CEO, Bob Magee, passes away 12/13/2009
American Shipping Group said Dec. 1 that its long-term chairman and CEO, Bob Magee, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Magee joined Totem Ocean Trailer Express in May 1986 as vice pre...

The Explorers 2009: Interior Alaska basins 11/15/2009
Although analysts think that the majority of Alaska's oil and gas resources lie within the major basins of northern Alaska, Cook Inlet and the Bristol Bay area, there are several other basins around t...

Mining News: Recession walloped exploration spending 10/25/2009
As drought in available venture capital eases, miners seeking acquisitions would do well to accelerate the pace of purchases
As the active exploration season winds down in Alaska, both good news and bad is afoot and both sets of news turn out to be the same data. Double speak you say? Read on and judge for yourself. Halifa...

Arctic Directory: Port of Tacoma terminal awarded Environmental Protection Agency grant 09/20/2009
In a move it said will create jobs, boost local economies, reduce diesel emissions and protect human health and the environment for the people of Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s...