ExxonMobil in Alaska: The long wait for Point ThomsonExxon discovers rich North Slope field in 1970s, but technical challenges, lack of gas line preclude development, spawn court fight Wesley Loy For Petroleum News
Former Alaska Gov. Wally Hickel included a colorful anecdote about the Point Thomson oil and gas field in his 2002 book, “Crisis in the Commons: The Alaska Solution.”
It was January of 1990, only a few weeks after Hickel took office for his second hitch as governor. The year before, the tanker Exxon....
[additional news subjects in this story]
Field’s early history The push for development Halting hopes for gas cycling Litigating, drilling, talking
You must be logged in to view this story. Please either log in or subscribe.
Click here to subscribe to Petroleum News for as low as $69 per year.
Subscribers log in here to read the entire newspaper (1998 to 06/24/2013)
Print this story | Email it to an associate.
Petroleum News - Phone: 1-907 522-9469 - Fax: 1-907 522-9583
[email protected] --- http://www.petroleumnews.com ---
S U B S C R I B E
Copyright Petroleum Newspapers of Alaska, LLC (Petroleum News)(PNA)©2013 All rights reserved. The content of this article and web site may not be copied, replaced, distributed, published, displayed or transferred in any form or by any means except with the prior written permission of Petroleum Newspapers of Alaska, LLC (Petroleum News)(PNA). Copyright infringement is a violation of federal law subject to criminal and civil penalties.
| 