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Vol. 6, No. 5 Week of May 28, 2001
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


Umiat “Hilton” gets facelift

Mike Tolbert and partners buy remote lodge in anticipation of serving as staging area for exploration activity in NPRA, Brooks Range Foothills

Alan Bailey

PNA Contributing Writer

The so-called Umiat “Hilton,” a small lodge next to the Colville River on the North Slope, is undergoing a major upgrade and facelift. Its new owner, Umiat Commercial Co. Inc., is improving and extending the accommodations and service facilities in Umiat in anticipation of increased exploration acti....

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Navy built Umiat in 1944

Umiat’s strategic location

Focal point is Umiat’s airstrip

New structures are on site


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