State requesting bids 12/30/2007
Competing exploration license proposals wanted; Copper River leases issued
The Alaska Division of Oil and Gas said Dec. 17 it has received two exploration license proposals which it intends to evaluate and is requesting competing proposals. Because the state is soliciting fo...

Andex out of Nenana basin 12/16/2007
Doyon seeks new partner for Alaska gas exploration, looking to drilling in '09
The possibility of a large gas find in the Nenana basin in Alaska's interior, just 35 miles southwest of Fairbanks, has intrigued people for a number of years. But Andex Resources, the operator of an...

Enstar: Parks Highway gas spur line viable 12/09/2007
A gas spur line following the Parks Highway and connecting the Matanuska-Susitna valleys gas grid with the Nenana basin, Fairbanks and a future North Slope gas line would be viable, even without an in...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Doyon Foundation awards 320 scholarships 11/04/2007
The Doyon Foundation has awarded almost $377,000 in scholarships to 320 Alaska Native students attending universities across the country. This year marked a doubling in the dollar amount of noncompeti...

First at Endicott 10/14/2007
There have been some "tremendous firsts" at Endicott, John Denis, east resources manager for BP Exploration (Alaska)'s Alaska consolidated team, said in an Oct. 9 interview. In addition to being "the...

Poised for the future 10/14/2007
Endicott: low salinity pilot startup set for '08; Liberty drilling projected
Endicott, the first offshore Arctic island production facility, celebrated its 20th anniversary in early October. First production was Oct. 3, 1987, said John Denis, east resources manager for BP Exp...