Resource uncertainties

Houseknecht reviews knowns, unknowns of new Nanushuk/Torok oil play

Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

Recent major new oil discoveries in the Nanushuk and Torok formations on the North Slope have included the Pikka discovery being pursued by Oil Search and its partners; ConocoPhillips’ Willow discovery; and the oil discovery by Caelus Energy Alaska at Smith Bay. But what is the nature of these disco....

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