Chamber report issues energy wakeup call 11/25/2007
Business group calls for fiscal, energy strategies to meet short- and long-term needs of Alaska economy, beleaguered residents
Getting a grip on Alaska's energy outlook and developing a successful strategy to meet the needs of Alaskans now and in the future is the subject of a new 11-page report published by the Anchorage Cha...

Solving Cook Inlet's gas conundrum 11/18/2007
Region needs gas for foreseeable future; gas exploration, gas storage, North Slope gas, LNG all factor into energy supply options
The days of an overabundance of cheap natural gas from Cook Inlet basin may be over, but Southcentral Alaska needs reliable gas supplies for years to come was a recurring theme during the first day of...

Chena gets Prudhoe geothermal grant 10/21/2007
With DOE funds plans to test use of geothermal power plant to extract energy from oilfield-produced water on Alaska's North Slope
Mature oil fields such as Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk on Alaska's North Slope produce vast quantities of water along with oil. That water is pumped back into the oil reservoirs to continue to flush oil ou...

Alaska Peninsula worth another look 10/14/2007
Geologist Bryan Sralla revisits petroleum potential of region that has been neglected for many years; early reports saw potential
With oil and gas seeps in proximity to obvious major geologic structures, the Alaska Peninsula became a prime initial focus of Alaska oil exploration in the first half of the 20th century. And in the...

Geothermal energy in Senate spotlight 10/07/2007
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Iceland president push for more research funding, favorable development policies for clean energy resource
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called on Congress Sept. 26 to encourage geothermal energy development by funding more research to advance technology for producing the potentially low-cost energy...

BLM finalizes cost recovery fees 09/09/2007
The Bureau of Land Management published final regulations Sept. 5 regarding the adjustment of fees charged to recover costs for processing documents related to mineral operations on public lands. The...

A fresh look at Chakachamna hydropower 09/09/2007
Water from Chakachamna Lake west of the Cook Inlet might generate 300 megawatts for the Alaska Railbelt electricity grid
Located in a mountain valley immediately southwest of Mount Spurr on the west side of Alaska's Cook Inlet, the 14-mile long Chakachamna Lake presents a spectacular vista to pilots flying the Merrill P...

State plans Mount Spurr lease sale 09/02/2007
Call for applications for geothermal exploration rights attracts enough interest for competitive lease sale, probably in January
An escalating interest in renewable energy sources, driven no doubt by high oil prices and concerns about climate change, seems to have encouraged some significant interest in developing possible geot...

Anchorage chamber works on energy 07/22/2007
Report says state needs energy policy, both for infrastructure coordination and to promote conservation
Energy costs in Southcentral Alaska impact the region's economy - but would have a substantially greater impact if natural gas were not available, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce was told July 16. ...

Unalaska takes the next step 06/17/2007
The City of Unalaska is now looking at a pre-feasibility stage for its concept of a geothermal power plant at the side of the Makushin Volcano, City Manager Chris Hladick told Petroleum News on June 6...

Naknek looks to geothermal energy 06/17/2007
SW Alaska electric co-op plans seismic survey, deep drilling to find energy source for Bristol Bay region; Shell lending a hand
Faced with the double whammy of depressed salmon prices and escalating energy bills, the Southwest Alaska community of Naknek is looking deep underground to alleviate the Bristol Bay region's economic...

Murkowski: Geothermal makes sense 06/10/2007
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is co-sponsoring the National Geothermal Initiative Act of 2007, legislation aimed at advancing geothermal energy development with a national goal to achieve 20 percent...

Finding Alaska's resource potential 06/03/2007
DGGS programs cover a wide range of resource-related topics, including oil and gas exploration, mineral exploration and rural energy
The critical importance of natural resources to Alaska gives the state's Division of Geologic and Geophysical Surveys a particularly crucial role in researching and making available geologic and geoph...

Murkowski, Stevens promote renewable energy construction funds 05/20/2007
Hoping to increase funding for renewable energy power projects, Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens, both Republicans, have succeeded in attaching an amendment to comprehensive energy legislat...

Tapping into Alaska's volcanoes 05/13/2007
Alaska's geothermal lease offerings reflect interest in harnessing underground heat, want applications next to Augustine, Mt. Spurr
Living next to a volcano might not fit into everyone's comfort zone. But, as most Icelanders would probably testify, it's a situation that can keep down the energy bills. In the right situation, geot...

Alaska offers geothermal acreage 04/15/2007
DNR asks for applications, comments on exploration opportunities in Mount Spurr, Augustine Island areas on west side of Cook Inlet
Interested in steam heat or steam-driven energy? The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is offering geothermal exploration opportunities in the Mount Spurr and Augustine Island areas on the west s...

Alaska Energy Authority, Sandia sign MOU 04/01/2007
The Alaska Energy Authority, the state entity with a mission of reducing the cost of energy in Alaska, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sandia National Laboratories for scientific coopera...

Congress gets climate change warnings 03/25/2007
Two Alaskans from different camps joined others in urging Congress March 20 to take action to address climate change. Deborah Williams, Alaska conservation activist and former special assistant for A...

Alaska senator seeks to 'REFRESH' energy policy 01/21/2007
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski promotes bill in Congress to spur development of renewable fuels, cut carbon dioxide emissions
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced legislation in Congress Jan. 16 aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by developing additional forms of renewable e...

Competition the key 01/21/2007
Palin: new gas line bill's inducements will give Alaska 'skin in the game'
Alaska's new governor, Sarah Palin, says the state must ramp up resource development across Alaska, beef up oversight on the North Slope and end warehousing of the state's resources at Point Thomson....

Murkowski named ranking member of U.S. Senate energy subcommittee 01/14/2007
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was selected to serve as the ranking member on the subcommittee on energy for the U.S. Senate committee on energy and natural resources, Murkowski's office said Jan. 11....

Variety of industry-related bills prefiled 01/14/2007
Include RCA extension to 2008 or 2015; money for wind farm on Fire Island; moving Thomson decision to Supreme Court
A variety of oil and gas related bills were among prefiled bills released Jan. 5. Both the House and the Senate have bills which would confer original jurisdiction in the Point Thomson dispute on the...

Oil Patch Insider 12/17/2006
NW NPR-A open for travel, other areas still closed; Pearce sworn in
The Bureau of Land Management said Dec. 13 that it is allowing tundra travel in the northwest planning area of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, provided that operators ensure that they meet the...

Goal: 25% renewable energy by 2025 11/26/2006
Not just corn: study finds up to 100 million acres needed for renewable energy crops; new commercial technologies also needed
As many as 100 million acres of cropland and pastures would have to be dedicated to cultivating biomass fuels such as switchgrass to support a national goal of 25 percent renewable energy use by 2025,...

Piecing together the Palin puzzle 11/19/2006
Statements made during her campaign shed light on Alaska governor-elect's strategies and plans regarding major oil and gas issues
Sarah Palin's gubernatorial campaign slogan "New Energy for Alaska" promised a fresh look at Alaska's future and hinted that the energy industry would feature high on her administration's agenda. But...