THE EXPLORERS 2007: Repsol partners with Eni, Shell in Beaufort Sea 11/18/2007
In September 2007, Repsol YPF joined a Shell/Eni partnership in a block of 64 leases in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's North Slope. It was the Spanish oil and gas major's first acquisition in the state...

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...

ANGDA promotes in-state gas options 11/11/2007
Far from special legislative session debates over the troubled PPT, the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority is quietly focused on making North Slope natural gas available to Alaska residents, uti...

Resolving Southcentral power puzzle 10/14/2007
Alaska Energy Authority conference seeks options for managing the power grid, while MEA petitions for unified operation
Few of us when we switch on an electric light worry too much about where the electrons that pass through the light bulb originate. But, in Southcentral Alaska, with escalating natural gas prices, ques...

Repsol partners with Eni, Shell off Alaska in Beaufort Sea 09/30/2007
Repsol YPF has joined Shell and Eni in a block of 64 leases in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's North Slope. It's the Spanish oil and gas major's first acquisition in the state. Shell and Eni exchanged w...

LNG plant key to stable Cook Inlet market 09/16/2007
Supporters say renewing Nikiski facility's federal export license for two years would be good for economy, industry and state
With what many believe is a natural gas shortage unfolding in Cook Inlet, renewing a license for a plant in Nikiski to ship liquefied natural gas to Asia seems at first glance a frivolous, if not fool...

ANGDA on schedule with application 08/26/2007
Plans to put AGIA in-state application addendum in public before anyone else has to submit to maximize chance of being picked up
The deadline for submittal of applications under the State of Alaska's Alaska Gasline Inducement Act has been extended to Nov. 30. But the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, which will be subm...

ANGDA commissions Cook Inlet energy study 07/08/2007
What could annual household energy costs in the Cook Inlet area be in 2025 based on where and how the area gets its energy? The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority has contracted with Ecology an...