The Explorers 2008: Shell still positive on Alaska 11/23/2008
Massive lease purchase in the Chukchi supplements Beaufort holdings; drilling remains on hold
Commitment to an exploration strategy doesn't come much stronger than the $2.1 billion payment that Shell sent to the U.S. Minerals Management Service for oil and gas leases that the company bought in...

Alaskan Crude applies for North Slope unit, independent will first re-enter one of its old wells 04/16/2006
Alaskan Crude Corp. has applied to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to form and operate the Arctic Fortitude exploration unit on Alaska's North Slope. Along with the unit application, Alaska...

Oil Patch Insider 08/14/2005
Shell looks to shoot seismic in Beaufort; B.C. gains from U.S. heat
Shell Oil has been meeting with North Slope "leaders and residents" recently about a 3-D seismic shoot that the company hopes to do next summer on its Beaufort Sea leases. According to a Petroleum New...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Cruz Construction Inc.: Windfall acquisition increases capabilities 07/18/2004
Cruz bumps up business by acquiring Western GECO LLC assets
An emerging business trend is transparency - operating above board, with no hidden agendas, closed books or executive secrets. With Cruz Construction Inc. that's a way of life - what you see is what y...

Deep Creek, Anchor Point seismic proposed 01/06/2002
Western Geco has begun permitting for two shot-hole seismic exploration programs this winter, one at Deep Creek and the other at Anchor Point. The Deep Creek 2-D and 3-D program includes a survey lin...

Anadarko to drill two NPR-A wells south of Moose's Tooth this winter; Brooks Range foothills drilling possible in 2002-2003 08/28/2001
Company says 2001-2002 drilling may be south of Kuparuk if permitting or weather delays make crossing Colville River a problem
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. officials in Alaska told PNA in late August that the oil company has filed permits for two exploration wells in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for drilling in the 2001-...

Winstar blazes trail for independent producers on North Slope 03/28/2001
Company hopes to drill first well in November; Jim Weeks credits Knowles charter agreement with BP and ARCO for opening the North Slope to competition
Former ARCO Alaska Inc. executive Jim Weeks is the point man behind Winstar Petroleum LLC's efforts to be the first independent petroleum company producing oil on Alaska's North Slope. Weeks, Winstar...

Schlumberger 06/28/2000
Schlumberger Ltd. said May 31 it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Baker Hughes Inc. to form a joint venture of the two companies' seismic units, to be called Western GECO. The creation of...