USGS: ANWR oil likely sweet, light

Coastal plain low sulfur, high gravity oil is cleaner than Prudhoe Bay crude

Kay Cashman & Steve Sutherlin

PNA Publisher & Managing Editor

The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge may be a desolate and windblown place, but studies suggest that beneath its flat surface is sweet, low sulfur crude — in high demand by refiners and environmentally sensitive consumers. “The oil we’ve studied in ANWR is higher gravity and low....

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