Mining News: Alaska faces tough road on global stage 11/21/2010
CNBC report ranks state last in terms of cost of doing business and as having the worst transportation system in the United States
Alaska's mining industry is entering the final lap for what has turned out to be a more robust than expected year for exploration, development and production. Strong worldwide demand for mined product...

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...

The Explorers 2010: Alaska Peninsula and North Aleutian basin 11/14/2010
The North Aleutian basin, also known as the Bristol Bay basin, extends more than 200 miles along the north side of the Alaska Peninsula and out into the southern Bering Sea shelf. The southeastern por...

Seeking opportunities 08/22/2010
DGGS-led team continues multiyear investigation of Cook Inlet petroleum geology
Dwindling oil production, tightening product deliverability and an aging infrastructure are normally the hallmarks of a mature oil and gas province. But Alaska's Cook Inlet basin, despite its collecti...

State, feds, pay for gas line route data 08/08/2010
Information from $1.75 million aerial lidar survey to be available to public; study will identify potential geological hazards
The State of Alaska and the federal government are funding a project to gather detailed aerial laser-imaging data for proposed gas pipeline routes, with results to be made available to the public. To...

State plans LiDAR study for gas line route 05/09/2010
Laser technology can find faults under brush; study to cover zone along Alaska Highway from Delta Junction to Canada
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources plans to study part of the proposed natural gas pipeline route with a laser-powered technology known as LiDAR. LiDAR, an acronym for light detection and rang...

Is Sunrise stalking something new? 04/11/2010
Marathon exploration well is shallower than a previous well in the region, suggesting a different target at the CI prospect
Marathon Oil Co. may be chasing something new at Sunrise. Early completion data suggests the recent Cook Inlet exploration well is targeting a different prospect than the one encountered by a well dri...

Big Risk, Bigger Rewards: Alaska's Cook Inlet basin 02/14/2010
Cook Inlet, a major sea inlet between the Kenai Peninsula and the mainland of Southcentral Alaska, lies over part of a deep sedimentary basin that has formed between the Kenai Mountains and the mounta...

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"...

Swenson named in-state gas line manager 01/03/2010
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has named Bob Swenson of Fairbanks to replace Harry Noah as the state's in-state gas line project manager. Noah announced his resignation earlier this year, citing the demands...

Plenty of gas 12/27/2009
DNR assessment points to more than a decade of Cook Inlet gas reserves
In the light of widespread concern about the capacity of Alaska's Cook Inlet gas fields to continue to supply sufficient natural gas to meet the needs of local gas and power utilities, the Alaska Depa...

DGGS publishes CI research findings 12/13/2009
Alaska's Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys has published the preliminary results of it 2006-07 research into the geology of the Homer and Kachemak Bay area of Alaska's Cook Inlet. The pri...

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...

The Explorers 2009: Cook Inlet basin 11/15/2009
Cook Inlet, a major sea inlet between the Kenai Peninsula and the mainland of Southcentral Alaska, lies over part of a deep sedimentary basin that has formed between the Kenai Mountains and the mounta...