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Vol. 11, No. 36 Week of September 03, 2006
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Finding Kuparuk was a big surprise

Geologist: Sinclair’s ploy to boost stock price ends with discovery of North America’s fourth-largest oil field

Rose Ragsdale

For Petroleum Directory

The discovery of Kuparuk River, North America’s fourth largest oil field, was a good example of exploration serendipity. The driving force behind Sinclair Oil Corp.’s 2.5-billion-barrel find in 1969 actually originated thousands of miles away in the boardroom of a competitor, according to Christophe....

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Arduous Arctic conditions

A likely well site

Surprise, surprise


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