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...

MINING NEWS: Junior preps zinc-lead giant for comeback 12/30/2007
Tamerlane Ventures aims to tap rich deposit, technology advances to return once-profitable Northwest Territories mine to operation
A bold gambit to revive what was once Canada's largest and most profitable zinc-lead mine is still on track thanks to the tenacity and innovation of Tamerlane Ventures Inc., a Blaine, Wash.-based juni...

Biodiesel, other alternatives gain popularity 11/14/2004
High oil prices narrow price gap between conventional oil-based diesel and more expensive biodiesel made from American soybean oil
Few have anything good to say about this year's run-up in oil prices. They do, though, at World Energy Alternatives, a biodiesel company with a shiny antique Gulf Oil pump in the lobby - a hint that p...

Oklahoma drilling demand exceeds rig supply 11/14/2004
Increased petroleum prices have spurred so much oil drilling in Oklahoma that the industry lacks equipment to get the job done. The result has been delays of as much as six months before drilling can...

Canadian oil sands production expected to double by 2015 06/06/2004
Report says country would move to fourth in ranks of world's oil producers
A National Energy Board report says production from Canada's oil sands is expected to reach 2.2 million barrels of oil a day by 2015, more than double today's production. In a special report entitled...

No let up in legal battles for PetroKazakhstan 02/29/2004
PetroKazakhstan's adventures and misadventures in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan continued unabated. The latest blow occurred Feb. 17 in a legal tussle with Kazakhstan's anti-monopoly agenc...

Gasoline futures rise; crude oil fundamentals indicate tight supply 09/14/2003
Unleaded gasoline prices rose Sept. 5 on the New York Mercantile Exchange as traders bought contracts to cover earlier bets that prices would fall, but some analysts saw the upward move as short-lived...

State closes three-year gasoline price investigation 12/01/2002
Department of Law says it couldn't prove antitrust violation between companies selling gasoline in Alaska; 'tacit agreement' must be proved, department says
The Alaska Department of Law has closed a three-year investigation into the pricing of petroleum products in Alaska after finding no evidence of price fixing at the pumps, Attorney General Bruce Botel...

Oman to reduce oil output by more than expected 12/30/2001
Reduction boosts chances of large cut by OPEC Jan. 1, even though goal of non-OPEC cuts of 500,000 barrels a day not achieved
The likelihood that OPEC would curtail oil production by 6 percent and avert a global price war grew stronger Dec. 20 after Oman pledged to increase the size of a reciprocal cut in its own crude outpu...

Unocal earnings drop despite higher production 11/04/2001
Alaska operations contributed $17 million in profits
Unocal Corp. earnings dipped 46 percent for the third quarter to $102 million as prices weakened and the company poured more money into its infrastructure. The company made $190 million a year ago. Bu...

Slope crude price back above $30 06/28/2000
OPEC production levels not increased; strikes by oilfield workers in Nigeria, Norway add to perception oil supplies can be interrupted
High petroleum prices have been a pleasant surprise for state officials who estimate how much money the state will earn next year. Oil prices reached three-month highs on world markets June 13. Alask...