Fate of Petro-Can Alaska acreage unknown; Suncor divesting some natural gas 09/20/2009
Suncor Energy is planning to divest a chunk of its natural gas assets by the end of 2010, news that might not bode well for Alaska. "We will go through a significant downsizing of those assets," John...

Risk to reward 08/09/2009
Exploration takes breather, but project development has North Slope buzzing
If you've been to Alaska's North Slope in the last few months you know that beds and trucks are in short supply and Deadhorse, the center of oilfield activity, looks like a boom town. "There are more...

New finds in NPR-A 05/10/2009
Conoco reports Mooses Tooth oil; 5 other companies finish winter drilling
ConocoPhillips on May 4 announced test results from two wells drilled in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska in recent winters: Pioneer No. 1 and the Rendezvous No. 2. "Test production rates for the...

Foreign legion in retreat 03/08/2009
Canadian-based companies experience more downs than ups in overseas plays; can't negotiate financing to develop strong prospects
Whether they have been looking for a way to hedge their bets, or using the Maple Leaf as a flag of convenience, Canadian-based companies operating outside of North America have found their foreign adv...

Anadarko gives up Jacob's Ladder unit 02/08/2009
Following an unsuccessful well, the independent oil company and its partners relinquish leases and terminate North Slope unit
Anadarko Petroleum is done with the Jacob's Ladder unit. The Texas-based company told the state in October 2008 that it didn't plan to continue looking for oil and gas in Jacob's Ladder. Anadarko and...

The Explorers 2008: For Anadarko, exploration is a gas 11/23/2008
In Alaska since early 1990s, Anadarko expands oil production as it continues the search for gas
Of all the companies currently exploring for oil and gas in Alaska, none has garnered more interest among the general population than Anadarko Petroleum. The reason? Anadarko was the first and is stil...

Busy winter ahead 09/21/2008
Companies pursue multiyear oil, gas exploration programs across North Slope
This could be one of the busiest winters on the North Slope in recent memory, as some companies follow promising finds and others work to bring fields online. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. appears to be e...

Two-10tcf 'potential' in foothills 06/29/2008
Anadarko: Resource figure a broad estimate, but doesn't include data from exploration this past winter
Anadarko Petroleum believes its land holdings in the foothills of the Brooks Range have the "potential" to hold between 2 trillion and 10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The resource estimate come...

Anadarko plans return for foothills gas 05/11/2008
Anadarko is planning its strategy for returning to gas prospects on the western North Slope near the edge of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The company drilled two wells, Gubik No. 3 and Chand...

Future uncertain 05/11/2008
Anadarko finds 'no commercial hydrocarbons' at Jacob's Ladder well
After reviewing logs and finding "no commercial hydrocarbons," Anadarko Petroleum plugged its Jacob's Ladder well this winter, according to a first quarter operations report released on May 6. The oil...

BG to start LNG shipments to Singapore 04/27/2008
A major player in the world of Alaska gas exploration plans to ship large amounts of liquefied natural gas to Singapore for as long as 20 years. Through a memorandum of understanding signed with the E...

Exploration gets waist deep in April 04/20/2008
ConocoPhillips to PandA three, Chevron spuds third at White Hills, Tofkat finds oil, Anadarko done, Savant halfway at Kupcake
With the first few weeks of spring under way, the winter exploration season on the North Slope is gearing up for some companies and winding down for others. ConocoPhillips is effectively finished dri...

Thumbs up for LNG 03/23/2008
Big players say TransCanada bid problematic; Valdez line gets popular vote
Big players have commercial issues with TransCanada's Alaska Gasline Inducement Act application while the state's residents favor a pipeline to Valdez - and a focus on gas for in-state use. That was...

Short circuiting a big gas pipeline 03/09/2008
ANGDA chief Heinze responds to challenge from House Speaker John Harris to move in-state natural gas to Alaskans sooner
John Harris, speaker of the Alaska House, wants a way to get in-state natural gas to Alaskans sooner than the decade-plus a big gas pipeline from the North Slope could take to get sanctioned, built an...

In-state gas line from North Slope on table 02/24/2008
North Slope to Valdez infrastructure would cost under $10B, plus $500M for Glenn spur from Glennallen to Beluga, says Heyworth
A letter sent from Alaska House Speaker John Harris to Gov. Sarah Palin earlier in February indicates that legislators are turning their attention to the merits of an in-state gas pipeline, while i...

Anadarko spuds Jacob's Ladder 02/24/2008
According to Petroleum News sources Anadarko Petroleum recently re-entered its Jacob's Ladder well on Alaska's North Slope. The Houston-based mega-independent started drilling the exploration well las...

BG: LNG to West Coast uneconomic 02/10/2008
Company worked on application, didn't submit under AGIA, although continues to praise it as means of ensuring explorer access; phase 1 would have been liquefied natural gas to Far East market
BG Group, an international exploration and production company with significant liquefied natural gas interests, has interests in Alaska North Slope state oil and gas acreage and is investing, with ope...

Gas line meetings in both House, Senate 02/03/2008
The House Republican Majority and the Senate Resources Committee started hosting presentations on the gas pipeline Jan. 30 when both groups heard from the administration. Senate Resources Chair Charl...

BG Group 'remains extremely interested' 12/09/2007
Company didn't apply under AGIA; tells governor 'we are keen to have a role in facilitating natural gas development in Alaska'
BG Group did not submit an application under Gov. Sarah Palin's Alaska Gasline Inducement Act to build a gas pipeline to move North Slope natural gas to market, but the company wants to stay in the ga...

Tupi find has Brazil considering OPEC 11/25/2007
Brazil is to consider joining OPEC after it has gauged the impact on its oil exports from its newly discovered giant offshore Tupi oil field, the country's ambassador to Saudi Arabia said Nov. 16. Is...

THE EXPLORERS 2007: Gas giant BG strong partner 11/18/2007
London-based BG Group, one of the world's largest natural gas companies, entered Alaska in January 2006, with a Brooks Range Foothills joint venture agreement with Anadarko Petroleum and Petro-Canada....

FEX puts NPR-A drilling on pause 10/21/2007
Independent remains committed, but concerned about land access, high costs, fiscal regime, postpones drilling for two years
FEX L.P.'s decision to put its Alaska drilling program on pause for two years came as a surprise to everyone except those paying attention to the federal government's cancellation of National Petroleu...

30 STRONG: Exploration rigs more mobile 10/14/2007
For many years large, powerful and heavy drilling rigs had been the norm for exploration drilling on Alaska's North Slope. With deep drilling targets in the traditional reservoir rocks associated with...

Pearce sets record straight 09/09/2007
Federal coordinator for Alaska gas line clarifies, corrects statements quoted in press
Sept. 5 news reports carried statements from Drue Pearce, the federal coordinator for Alaska gas pipeline projects, that were incorrect, Pearce's communication director Jennifer Thompson told Petroleu...

Target North Slope gas? 08/19/2007
2007-2008 exploration plans in early stages, expect busy season, gas wells
If Anadarko Petroleum drills the undeveloped Gubik gas field this winter it will be the first explorer in northern Alaska to target natural gas instead of oil, betting a gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay...