Speakers highlight oil's importance 12/13/2009
Goldsmith, Langland, Samuels urge more attention for oil industry if Alaska is to have vibrant economy, avoid state budget crisis as production declines in next few years
An economist, a banker and a politician sounded a familiar alarm Dec. 8 at a special luncheon of the Resource Development Council for Alaska: The state's vital oil production is running out, the indus...

BP: More challenges than a few years ago 11/29/2009
Minge tells RDC BP's 50-year Alaska strategy a dream, not a promise; cost structure threatens light oil; costs up 4 times oil price
BP has talked in recent years about the company's 50-year future in Alaska. But that strategy is "a dream: It's not a promise," BP Exploration (Alaska) President John Minge told the Resource Developm...

Conoco won't explore this year in Alaska 11/29/2009
Company focusing on preparing for Chukchi drilling in 2012; development drilling at Kuparuk, Alpine down; focus on maintenance
ConocoPhillips Alaska is changing its exploration focus and looking to the Chukchi Sea, Helene Harding, the company's vice president of North Slope operations and development, said Nov. 18. Harding t...

Projecting the jobs 11/29/2009
AEDC CEO Bill Popp works with Petroleum News and Mining News on new project forecast
Like one of Scrooge's Christmas apparitions, a ghost of Alaska's future could portend doom, or could just prove to be a warning of the consequences of not taking appropriate action. And from the persp...

Parnell: ESA for species 11/29/2009
Governor tells RDC ESA not land-use planning tool; budgets for ESA attorney
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell gave a clear indication of focus resource issues for his administration when he opened the Resource Development Council's 30th annual conference in Anchorage Nov. 18. The gov...

The Explorers 2009: Welcome to 'The Explorers' 2009 11/15/2009
Welcome to The Explorers, an annual magazine from Petroleum News that is released each November at the Resource Development Council for Alaska's conference in Anchorage. The Explorers was first publis...

The Explorers 2009: Developing resources off Alaska's northern coast reduces reliance on foreign energy 11/15/2009
The Resource Development Council (RDC) has been at the forefront of efforts to convince the Obama administration to provide for a seamless transition to new oil and gas leasing programs in the future...

Oil Patch Insider: TransCanada on Arctic gas; RDC conference Nov. 18-19; Buffett cash to build Alaska gas line? 11/15/2009
TransCanada, with a financial stake in the Mackenzie Gas Project and the prospect of operating the main gas pipeline to southern markets, but no ownership position, is ideally situated to tell it stra...

Mining Explorers 2009: Hard Creek Nickel Corp. 11/01/2009
HNC: TSX President and CEO: Mark Jarvis Executive Vice President: Neil Froc Manager of Geology: Tony Hitchins Hard Creek Nickel Corp., organized 26 years ago in British Columbia, is developing its...

NMFS survey shows low beluga count 10/18/2009
Fisheries Service says Cook Inlet population still not showing signs of recovery despite subsistence hunting quotas since 1999
The latest NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service annual survey of Cook Inlet beluga whales, carried out in early June, has estimated a whale population of 321. This figure is lower than the count of...

Judge dismisses Keystone pipeline lawsuit 10/04/2009
Says environmental group did not have authority to challenge TransCanada permit; base line to be complete by late November
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an environmental group that claimed a permit that allows the construction of an oil pipeline between the United States and Canada violated federal law. U.S....

Parnell backs Alaska OCS development 09/13/2009
Governor tells RDC state must fight for Alaska's outer continental shelf; says he continues to reach out to North Slope leaders
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell focused on development of Alaska's outer continental shelf in a Sept. 3 address to the Resource Development Council, calling it "one opportunity that we must fight for." The...

QandA on Beaufort proposed sale 05/17/2009
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, will hold an informal question and answer session on the proposed Beaufort Sea areawide oil and gas lease sale preliminary finding...

Initiatives: past, present and future 12/21/2008
Ballot initiatives in Alaska Constitution; bill next year will propose financial disclosure, public hearing requirement changes
Of the 46 initiatives that have appeared on the ballot in Alaska, a number have been energy or development related, resulting in a panel on the subject at the Resource Development Council's annual con...

Mining News: Challenges and opportunities 11/30/2008
Pebble CEO is optimistic that extensive environmental studies and planning are the keys to unlock the project's potential
John Shively's longstanding commitment to bringing new opportunities to rural Alaska and his love of a challenge are two qualities that make him the ideal CEO of the Pebble Limited Partnership. "If th...

Pearce warns of infrastructure delays 11/30/2008
Federal coordinator says competition not biggest threat to gas line; says costly delays could kill it if needed work not done first
Of the things that could get in the way of an Alaska gas pipeline happening this time around some can be managed or will be taken care of by the markets, Drue Pearce told the Resource Development Coun...

RDC to hold annual meeting Nov. 19-20 11/09/2008
The Resource Development Council will hold its 29th annual meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 19, and Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Dena'ina Convention Center in Anchorage. The two-day forum will cover topics ran...

Until Palin returns to national stage.... 11/09/2008
Publisher gives 'Sarah takes on Big Oil' readers Petroleum News subscription, so they can keep tabs on Alaska governor's performance
The publisher that released "Sarah takes on Big Oil" is offering purchasers of the hardcover book a free online subscription to its weekly newspaper, Petroleum News, so that readers can monitor Gov. S...

CI belugas on the endangered list 10/26/2008
NOAA: Beluga whale population in the Cook Inlet has continued to decline, despite the regulation of subsistence hunting
It's been 18 months since the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stirred an intense debate in Southcentral Alaska by announcing its proposal to list the Cook Inlet beluga whales as an end...

Polar bear critical habitat considered 10/12/2008
Center for Biological Diversity would like to see most if not all of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas listed as critical habitat
The federal government has agreed to make a final determination within two years on critical habitat for the polar bear under a partial settlement with three conservation groups. The settlement, which...

Petroleum News organization publishes book about Sarah Palin 10/05/2008
PNA Publishing, an affiliate of Anchorage-based Petroleum News, said Oct. 2 it is publishing a new book, "Sarah takes on Big Oil," that chronicles the compelling story of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's sto...

Rate, cost issues raised in comments from public on AGIA 03/16/2008
The administration is getting a lot of detailed questions and not a lot of positive feedback if the first few public comments to surface on the TransCanada AGIA application are any indication. With m...

Message from Petroleum News publisher re. Fear Factor guide; Yonker new marketing director 03/02/2008
We delayed the print and CD publication of Dispelling the Alaska Fear Factor, a guide to Alaska's oil and gas basins and business environment, in early 2007 because a new production tax (goodbye ELF;...

RDC, conservation community, promote partnerships 01/20/2008
The Alaska Conservation Alliance and the Resource Development Council are jointly establishing an award honoring organizations, individuals or businesses that create solutions and innovations advancin...

Interior delays polar bear listing 01/13/2008
Conservation groups sue government; ask for Chukchi Sea lease sale to be 'placed on hold'
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has given itself another month to decide whether or not to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act, the federal agency announced Jan. 7. In a national...