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1998-2007

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Corps denies Fish and Wildlife request for change in Northstar pipeline route
Senate passes bill allowing Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to collect a charge for operating wells
Creation of Alaska Energy Conservation Commission moves ahead; merger of AOGCC and APUC on hold pending study to be done in interim
Cook Inlet areawide sale draws $2.4 million from 10 bidding groups
Senate Resources passes out bill to change funding for AOGCC
Export license extended
Knowles appoints cabinet-level team to review BP-ARCO merger
BP Amoco sees synergy in Alaska from ARCO acquisition
Prudhoe Bay satellite field discovery
Forcenergy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Some federal agencies prefer longer undersea pipeline for Northstar
Corps extends comment period for Northstar
Six Alaska suppliers land six-year contract with BP
Unocal effort to sell Cook Inlet oil and gas assets ends
State takes in $2.6 million at second North Slope areawide lease sale
BP wants less regressive taxes
Unocal ends fertilizer asset sale negotiations until product prices improve, continues talks to sell Cook Inlet oil and gas assets
BP suspends production at Badami
BP February term price up 15 percent
New GTL company comes to Alaska
BP Exploration cuts 600 Alaska positions
Northstar fabrication suspended for a year due to low oil prices
Preliminary approval for Nuiqsut gas pipeline
Preliminary approval for Nuiqsut gas pipeline
CIRI shuts down land department
West Sak begins production
CERA sees 2015 window for Arctic gas
Foothills prepares plan for scaled-down Alaska pipeline
Royalty gas bids to be opened Feb. 1
RCA approves Unocal-Enstar natural gas sales agreement
MMS issues information call for two proposed Cook Inlet lease sales
Pelican applies for Beluga, Tyonek seismic programs
North Slope production up 2.4 percent in December
Mackenzie Delta gas development moves to regulatory phase
BP laying off 20 percent of Anchorage-based staff
Citizens group delivers petitions with 42,105 signatures endorsing an all-Alaska gasline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez
North Slope producers, pipeline companies initiate meetings on gasline
Gas delivery to Enstar driving Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline schedule
Grassim Oskolkoff tests at 11.2 million cubic feet a day
Alberta Energy, PanCanadian confirm merger talks underway
Alberta Energy, PanCanadian agree to create new energy juggernaut
ChevronTexaco's Alaska budget up 48 percent from last year
Enbridge dives into Arctic contest with
State receives four offers for North Slope royalty-in-kind gas
North Slope production down 1 percent in January
Anadarko, AEC provide information on offer for state's royalty gas
Knowles wants tax-exempt bonds for gasline; could be used to shave $1 billion off cost
Canadian government ready to discuss lifting British Columbia offshore ban
Knowles sends Legislature bill for railroad bond financing of gas pipeline
AOGCC considering enforcement action against BP for test failures
Mental Health Land Office receives four bids on two tracts
Exxon, BP say press report misleading; nothing new regarding gas pipeline
EIA official says U.S. not counting on Alaska gas to meet rising demand
BLM issues environmental assessment for Anadarko NPR-A exploration
Unocal, Marathon going forward with Kenai Kachemak pipeline project
Phillips Petroleum capital budget up 2 percent; Alaska share down
State headed back toward deficits
Engineers criticize costs, unknowns of “over-the-top” line
Canada's energy ministers expect early pipeline decisions; two pipelines likely
Marathon begins natural gas production from Wolf Lake
Unocal has small oil spill at Dillon platform
Consultant rates north-south rail link as economically
Canadian Counsel tells Commonwealth North 1987 agreement gives Canada right to approve activity in ANWR
Conoco and Phillips agree to merger of equals, Mackenzie gasline priority for Conoco Chairman Archie Dunham prior to merger
BP Alaska frontier exploration to be managed out of Houston
BLM asks for industry nominations in northwestern NPR-A
U.S., Canadian pipeline firms sign MOU to build Alaska Highway gasline
AEC, Anadarko interested in state's North Slope royalty gas
State approves Marathon-operated Ninilchik unit
Alaska gas could be in pipeline by 2008, says BP official
British Columbia government signs oil, gas pact with natives
Northstar oil moves to Taps
RCA conditionally approves Unocal-Enstar gas sales agreement
Forest says Redoubt No. 3 well logged 436 feet of net pay
North Slope, Beaufort Sea areawide lease sales bring in $12.9 million
Phillips Alaska proposing four exploration wells on Kuukpik Corp. lands
BP will operate Sak River exploration well for partner AVCG
Canadian government won't let Deh Cho block pipeline
Mackenzie Delta producers close to pipeline pact
Gramm ANWR amendment to Aviation Security bill dropped
Nicolai Creek field production begins
Trans-Alaska pipeline shut down after bullet pierces line
Escopeta’s Cook Inlet gas announcement raises questions
Murkowski prepared to roll Bingaman
Mental Health Trust leases 40,000 acres in Cook Inlet
Duke blazes trail into Canada by grabbing Westcoast Energy
Foothills study argues two Arctic lines cheaper and faster
MMS to use multiple sale process for Alaska's Beaufort Sea
King Salmon platform back in operation; side-scan sonar being run
Unocal suspends King Salmon platform operations to test oil line
Alyeska resumes loading operations in Valdez
BP says study will confirm view that Alaska pipeline is uneconomic
Aurora Power names Alaska vice president, forms Aurora Well Services
Valdez marine terminal evacuated
Pipeline security heightened
Knowles sends gasline proposals to D.C.
Original partners in Foothills Pipelines’ Alaska Highway gasline project want to recoup investment, permit costs; liability could be up to $4 billion
Resource sub-cabinet, producers discuss off-ice deadlines for North Slope
Producers clarify statements, going back to try to lower costs
Petro-Canada fears Native blockades could spread
RCA approves interim connection permits for Milne Point, Northstar
Amec says it is one of front-runners for Alaska Highway gasline engineering
NWT aboriginals put land claims ahead of pipeline ownership
Knowles calls for federal legislation to make highway gas pipeline economic
Native blockades spread to British Columbia's Ladyfern play
Anchorage scoping meeting set for Katalla exploration
ANS gas line spokesman clarifies producers’ position on routes
Phillips now a Point Thomson working interest owner
Phillips files application for Cosmopolitan unit
Netricity in negotiations with North Slope majors, says Andex exec
British Columbia Natives threaten to cap gas boom
Anadarko stakes two NPR-A wells; Brooks Range foothills drilling possible in 2002/2003 season
Phillips stakes 12 new NPR-A wells; looking to permit up to 45 winter exploration wells
AOGCC proposes enforcement action for valve testing problems
Nikiski GTL plant on target for April start
Nabors Industries acquiring Enserco Energy Service
Phillips Cosmopolitan project gets final consistency determination from DGC
Texas independent looks to drill new Cook Inlet leases, ARCO Alaska’s Dave Doherty and Mark Landt on the project
State approves Sakonowyak River unit near Northstar
Canadian government under pressure to resolve Native issues
Exxon asks for accelerated permitting schedule for Point Thomson
State issues conditional approval on Point Thomson expansion
NWT energy minister, Imperial Oil criticize
Enbridge CEO gives edge to Alaska gas in race to market
Second Alpine satellite discovery announced
Unocal drills Cook Inlet record well from King Salmon platform
Marathon applies for unit at Ninilchik
Chretien's slip ends Canada's pipeline neutrality; favors Mackenzie route
Gas producers suggest gasline enabling legislation
Canada to study ice conditions in Beaufort Sea
Campbell to retire from BP; Marshall to take over reorganized company
Knowles announces additional foothills lease sales
Foothills, state, sign MOU for review of right of way application
Fire reported at Rig 7ES
Northwest Territories premier lashes out at dissident aboriginals
U.S. officials avoid pipeline politics; say choice is up to market
Phillips hopes to name Alberta Energy operator at McCovey prospect
BP hasn't ruled out over the top option for gas pipeline
Withdrawal of native groups casts doubt on NWT pipeline
North Slope gas producers consider Alberta pipeline hub
Cominco to look for gas north of Red Dog
Unocal, Marathon spar over well location
Anderson Exploration plans to drill Beaufort and Yukon
Redoubt reserves set at more than 50 million barrels
No bottlenecks in Alberta
BP to permanently restrict drilling at Northstar
Oil patch hopes to benefit from change of British Columbia government
Alaska Venture Capital Group files for unit at Gwydyr Bay
Canadian aboriginal leader refuses to sign pipeline pact
Poll finds super voters think Alaska benefits most if gas goes to Valdez
Phillips applies to expand Kuparuk River unit
Alberta wants access to liquids in Arctic gas pipeline
NWT Aboriginal groups would own one-third of Mackenzie gas pipeline
Phillips and Anadarko announce five discovery wells in NPR-A
Phillips, BP announce new Kuparuk satellite
Robson appointed deputy director of oil and gas
Duncan updates Canadian officials about pipeline history
Evergreen buys Pioneer Unit from Unocal, Ocean Energy
Fairweather to manage SDC unit
State sells record amount of acreage in first Foothills areawide lease sale
Update on new Slugger exploration unit
State approves Slugger unit
Two new bills in Senate on gas development
Trans-Alaska pipeline owners file for right of way renewal
CIDS might be leaving Alaska
Unocal plans seismic program north of Ninilchik
Canadians say Alaska legislation may violate international agreements
Cassandra Energy buys Katalla oil field
More of Mackenzie Delta could be opened for exploration
Alaska North Slope gas producers award last four engineering contracts
Yukon Dene legal threat to Alaska Highway pipeline fades
North Slope gas owners set up shop in Calgary
Williams to expand fuel storage capacity at Anchorage
Foothills perseveres on highway gas line route
Gas group awards four contracts
Hopes for new Mackenzie Delta gas turn soft
NWT premier accuses Alaska senators of
Canadians believe Bush looking to Canada's Arctic for gas
Derrick tips at NPR-A, no injuries
Gas group expects to award contracts soon
Enbridge says building two Arctic pipelines at one time
Four NPR-A wells permitted
Winstar hopes to drill North Slope well
Leaders play 'let's make an energy deal'
Phillips could begin production at Starichkof in late 2003
Arctic leaders seek peace in pipeline rivalry, but make no major concessions
Phillips plans to deliver Australian LNG to West Coast in 2005
Most Alaskans support development of ANWR, poll says
BP's ANS term price up by 23 cents for March
Aurora Gas tests Nicolai Creek well at 4 million cubic feet a day
Phillips orders fifth millennium class tanker for Alaska trade
Phillips files draft environmental evaluation for two new pads at Colville
Aurora field begins production
Canada offers United States alternatives to ANWR
Redoubt Shoal tests at 1,010 barrels per day
BP joins Anadarko, Alberta Energy in foothills gas exploration
Burden named president of Tesoro Alaska
Shallow gas leasing program reprioritized, not suspended
North Slope gas to Southcentral at current Enstar prices?
State suspends shallow gas leasing program
Yukon premier steps up lobbying for Alaska Highway gas pipeline
Objections filed to Enstar, Unocal gas contract up before RCA
Phillips credits Alaska as one reason for strong fourth quarter
New study finds oil and gas spending in state tops $2.1 billion annually
Gwich'in pledge to fight ANWR drilling
Canada abandons plans for Arctic lease sale; companies not interested because only lands now available are in higher-cost offshore areas
Canadian Arctic exploratory well delayed by warm weather
Babbitt defers Alaska's OCS Beaufort Sea lease sale 176
BP has mud and cutting spill at Northstar
State announces new five-year oil and gas leasing schedule
Draft EIS out for BP's Liberty project
Phillips considers canceling McCovey exploration
Ken Freeman named governor's business liaison, will focus on gasline
BP pays state $34 million in oil royalties
Central Arctic caribou herd numbers highest ever
No tundra travel clearance yet
Mark Myers named to head Division of Oil and Gas
Revenue sees several years of production a 1 million barrel-a-day level
Forest Oil completes merger with Forcenergy
Aurora Gas to drill at Nicolai
Alaska North Slope gas producers agree on joint work program
Governor tells RDC, 'My way IS the highway'
Phillips’ Alpine Field Begins Production
Acreage record set at North Slope areawide lease sale
Tulsa group buys Gas-Pro Alaska, is permitting North Fork gas well
Bill Stevens plans to drill at Katalla for Chugach Alaska
Forcenergy to operate Copper River exploration license
Polar Tankers to build fourth millennium class ship
Unocal names Alaska vice president
ANS term price hits 10-year high
Phillips begins permitting for Meltwater development
BP orders three double-hull oil tankers for Alaska trade
McCovey prospect unit agreement approved
NANA, Cominco, ARI win Energy Department project grant
Anadarko expands Canadian holdings, brings AEC in on ASRC acreage
AOGCC moving downtown
Anschutz bids $1.42 million for Copper River exploration license
Governor sees shovels hitting the dirt on gasline construction in two years
State gets bids on 27 tracts in areawide Cook Inlet lease sale
Date set for Beaufort Sea, North Slope areawide sales
BP looks at three gas pipeline routes to Lower 48
Sponsor Group commits to Stage 2 LNG effort
Phillips Alaska, Chevron, Alberta Energy form exploration alliance
Ken Boyd leaving Division of Oil and Gas
Anadarko plans more west side Cook Inlet wells
Bid call out for Copper River basin exploration license
RCA schedules hearing on pipeline regulatory cost charges
BP Amoco executive named to head Alyeska
DNR Commissioner Shively to step down in September
June North Slope production down 5 percent from May
The Osprey has landed
BP Amoco test gas-to-liquids plant to be built at Nikiski
Malone named BP Amoco regional president
Phillips Alaska reports Spark 1A well suspended
Christenson leaves Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Two exploration license proposals received for Susitna basin
Revenue projects $175-$250 million startup costs for gas development authority
Yukon natives demand role in pipeline discussions
AOGA members tell Anchorage chamber future looks bright
BP Amoco ANS term price down 15 percent
July 1 kickoff date for single operator at Prudhoe Bay
Phillips completes ARCO Alaska acquisition
State receives first net profit share payment
Senate passes House Bill 290
Alpine on schedule; all modules moved to pad
BP Amoco and ARCO get FTC go-ahead to combine
BP term ANS price rise slows
Forcenergy elects Zepernick president, CEO
Anadarko Petroleum, Union Pacific Resources to merge
Mergers committee votes to notify FTC it favors Phillips' purchase
Anschutz Exploration said to have filed for Copper River exploration license
State receives 262 shallow gas applications from 36 applicants
Forcenergy begins permitting for Tomcat at West Foreland
ARCO exploring sale involving Midcontinent pipeline
FTC to file for injunction against BP Amoco-ARCO combination
Unocal sells agricultural products business
New commissioner named at AOGCC
Semco Energy replaces Barnes as head of Enstar
ExxonMobil close to announcement
Alyeska to cut 150 staff positions, 150 contractors
State won't submit RIK contracts to Legislature this session
Shareholders give resounding approval to EnCana
Forest completes deepest deviated well in Cook Inlet
British Columbia confident offshore riches could soon be unlocked
Phillips has produced water spill at Kuparuk drill site 2A
Hopes raised, hopes dashed for British Columbia offshore
BLM finalizes unitization, other regulations for NPR-A leases
Gas pipeline talks scheduled for Anchorage tomorrow
Governor signs best available technology bill
House oil and gas moves gasline tax exemption bill
King Salmon platform to be operational again by May 10 after April 20 fire
Devon, Petro-Canada boost Canada's Arctic hopes with Delta gas find
Marathon announces two more successful gas tests at Ninilchik unit
Lower Kenai gas not commercial; pipeline will go only to Ninilchik
Northstar Energy looking at building gasline from Ninilchik to Anchor Point
Mackenzie gas pipeline group to open regional offices in Northwest Territories, says ExxonMobil-controlled Imperial Oil
Foothills lease sale most acreage ever for state sale; Petro-Canada dominates
No industry interest in Norton Basin
Supreme Court rules against state in Redoubt exploration plan appeal
Mapmakers Alaska has released maps showing the results of the state's North Slope Foothills and Cook Inlet areawide lease sales held May 1 in Anchorage. (See the May 5 edition of Petroleum News Alaska
Williams says study shows petrochemical plant could be viable
U.S.G.S. says NPR-A may hold significantly more oil than previously estimated
Anadarko estimates Foothills contain as much as 2.5 billion barrels of oil, 40 TCF gas
Evergreen files to begin exploration project at Pioneer
Foothills temporarily halts Alaska Highway gasline right of way application review
GPO has 90 days to close up shop
Aurora Gas secures $25 million line of equity
Phillips and Anadarko take most tracts; TotalFinaElf spends the most money
Mapmakers Alaska has released a map showing BLM’s June 3 oil and gas sale
Armstrong Resources begins permitting for Beaufort Sea wells
Forest can go back to drilling at Redoubt
Willams puts Alaska assets up for sale
Trading Bay Energy to sell Cook Inlet holdings
Mackenzie Delta producers open door to all explorers in region
Economic rent needs to be redistributed
Heyworth drops out of race, throws support to Murkowski
Alaska Highway gas pipeline not dead, Yukon minister says
Evergreen applies to drill coal core wells near Delta Junction
Unocal, Agrium file suits over Nikiski fertilizer plant gas sale agreement
Phillips to begin permitting gas pipeline if energy bill passes
Bush warms to gasline incentives
Armstrong Resources files for three Kuparuk-Thetis Island area wells
Duke Energy, not Williams, withdraws from gasline MOU
Phillips stakes first wells in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
State to consider use of gravel in exploration in southern area of North Slope
Marathon files for Kasilof unit on Kenai Peninsula
SDC at McCovey; will be cold-stacked by Aug. 15
RCA okays Cook Inlet Pipe Line ownership change
Public comment under way for Unocal's Swanson River satellite project
Shell to convert 21 Anchorage Texaco stations to Shell brand
Phillips looking at one to four exploration wells this winter
Andex to get seven year license to explore 482,942 acres in Nenana basin
Phillips stakes five more wells in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
BP halts production from 150 North Slope wells
Kenai Kachemak Pipeline secures long-term commitments, finalizes design
Mackenzie Delta producers asks pipeline firms for ideas
Cracks starting to develop in Mackenzie Valley pipeline: Kakfwi
Knowles, Chretien trade arguments on Alaska gasline incentives
Dhaliwal to tell U.S. legislators they need Canada's pipeline backing
North Slope production up for August
Evergreen begins permitting two groups of wells in Mat-Su Borough
Exxon-controlled Imperial Oil accelerates Mackenzie Delta gas development
Dhaliwal agrees with Imperial that Arctic gas could flow by 2007
Evergreen receives eight drilling permits
ConocoPhillips says Mackenzie gasline first; Alaska Highway second
Foothills Pipe Lines
State studies road to NPR-A
ConocoPhillips applies to store rig over summer again at Puviaq
House ANWR offer would open 1002 area to drilling and add 10 million acres of wilderness
ConocoPhillips files to drill Cronus west of Kuparuk
Demo ice road section proposed
ConocoPhillips files for exploration drilling in and west of Kuparuk
ConocoPhillips discussing NPR-A permitting with agencies
State moves to ensure tax credit for its ANS royalty gas; energy bill conference committee on hold until after elections
Aurora Gas acquires Moquawkie, all of Anadarko's Cook Inlet holdings
DGC restarts time clock for Armstrong’s North Slope exploration wells
Alyeska corporate moving to BP building
New player: Pioneer Natural Resources acquires 70 percent interest in Armstrong's Kuparuk-Thetis leases, takes over operatorship
State takes in $2.7 million at North Slope, Beaufort Sea lease sales
NIED LLC commits $3 million to complete LADS rig
Evergreen Resources starts drilling first shallow gas well in Pioneer unit
Two Cook Inlet platforms, Baker and Dillon, to be shut in
Prudhoe Bay voting at North Slope Borough (SA-10) building
Yukon voters deliver stinging defeat to Duncan government
Pelican Hill acquires 21,543-acre farmout from Unocal
No loan guarantee for Mackenzie pipeline: Dhaliwal
Energy bill won’t include ANWR or gasline provisions this session
Thetis Island exploration receives final consistency determination
Murkowski team names Renkes as attorney general, Clark as chief of staff and Frasca as budget director
TotalFinaElf opening Alaska office, appoints Alaska manager
BP drops out of Arctic Power; ANWR leases for sale
BP says lease offering does not include ANWR, Brooks Range Foothills, NPR-A
BP says Liberty not included in its lease offering
DGC issues consistency determinations for several winter wells
Central Arctic caribou herd thrives
Court says no to injunction at Redoubt
ConocoPhillips approves reduced budget for 2003; $640 million for Alaska
Badami production flowing again
BP resumes Northstar fabrication
April production down 2.4 percent from March
Unocal brings in partner for Pioneer coalbed gas project
Joint committee formed to study BP Amoco acquisition of ARCO
Final decision on first Beaufort Sea areawide sale due in July
Knowles elected IOGCC Chairman
State moves ahead with best interest finding for exploration licensing
AOGCC approves billing to industry for fiscal year budget
ARCO, Anadarko announce 50 million barrel field at Fiord
BP Amoco names Alaska leadership team
Pilot gas-to-liquids plant operational at ARCO’s Cherry Point refinery
BP August term price up 15 percent from July
Sea lift modules reach North Slope
Division of oil and gas pulls permits for some Pioneer unit wells
Explosion at Unocal Alaska Nitrogen Products Kenai plant injures three
ARCO, Anadarko increase producible estimates from Alpine by 18 percent
ARCO shareholders approve combination with BP Amoco
BP Amoco shareholders approve acquisition of ARCO
MMS requests information for Beaufort Sea oil and gas sale 176
Gas sponsor group sizes down North Slope LNG project
Town hall meetings will be held prior to final agreement between state, BP Amoco, on terms of ARCO acquisition
State approves Northstar pipelines rights-of-way
BP Amoco ANS term prices up 14 percent
Port Authority passes; Yukon Pacific says project can now be smaller
BP Exploration, ARCO Alaska set size of Alaska operation
ARCO submits plans for North Slope winter exploration work
Knowles urges FTC to enjoin BP-ARCO merger
BP Amoco negotiating tolling agreement with FTC
Negotiations between state, BP Amoco to resume
Trans-Alaska pipeline divestiture required in Exxon Mobil merger
Update on BP’s acquisition of ARCO: Shively warns companies with preferential purchase rights
State production up 1 percent for December
Chevron becomes operator of Alaska's Kuvlum and Hammerhead units
Fishing, downstream interests form Alaska independent oil and gas company
ARCO realigns; Wade, Thompson, Meyers, promoted
West Sak begins production
ANS term price down another 11 percent for February
Court rules in favor of DNR in lease sale 78 (Cook Inlet) suit
BP & Chevron sign eastern North Slope agreement
Phillips to develop Tyonek Deep
Sale 85A-W (Cook Inlet reoffer)
BP ANS term price drops again
Northstar’s third plan of development approved
Northstar’s third plan of development approved
Northstar’s third plan of development approved
ARCO ups Alaska spending
BP term prices down for fifth month
DNR approves three Cook Inlet basin unit plans
Anadarko permitting Cook Inlet exploratory well
State intervenes with court filing in support of Alpine oil development
Tesoro to acquire Shell oil refinery in Washington
ARCO announces merger agreement with Union Texas Petroleum
Chevron to build pipeline to eastern Beaufort Sea; hopes for Point Thomson, Sourdough development by 2003 to serve as receiving point for Kuvlum, Hammerhead production
Knowles vetoes oil royalty bill
Legislature overrides Knowles' veto of Cook Inlet royalty bill
BP becomes unit operator at Sandpiper, northwest of Northstar
Alaska Supreme Court upholds Northstar oil lease, work to resume
Forcenergy produces 1,500 barrels of oil per day from new West McArthur River well
GRI applies for subsurface water transfer at Houston
Anadarko submits plans for second exploratory well on west side of Cook Inlet
Chevron, BP renew Kaktovik oil and gas leases with ASRC
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska EIS to print in July
North Slope Borough denies Beaufort Sea seismic permit
BP projects 20 percent production increase
Point McIntyre EOR project approved by ARCO, BP, Exxon
Forest Service approves plan of operations for Katalla drilling
State’s first areawide lease sale brings in $55 million
Sale 170 scheduled for Aug. 5
ARCO Alaska adds third coiled tubing drilling rig at Prudhoe Bay
MMS receives 31 bids for Beaufort Sea sale 170
Babbitt presents proposal for oil and gas leasing in NPR-A
Sponsor group signs on for North Slope gas development
New Alaska player
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. signs major exploration agreement with Arctic Slope Regional Corp.
Badami oil flowing
Forest announces beginning of production at Redoubt Shoal
Forest may explore deeper horizons at Redoubt
BP ANS term crude price down 4 percent
State wants winter exploration in area proposed for subsurface leasing only
ARCO Alaska to reduce spending by 10 percent; part of global plan to cut costs, stay profitable, independent
Renewal of trans-Alaska gas system conditional lease recommended
BP term price up 11.5 percent
Babbitt gives green light to NPR-A lease sale for next year; Barrow Arch area excluded
Alaska largely spared in ARCO’s $500 million, 2-year cost savings plan
Anadarko Lone Creek gas discovery
North Slope production up as temperatures drop
State files to intervene in NPR-A lawsuit
NPR-A lease sale to be held this spring; will include all of area identified as available in October
ARCO not backing off Alpine
Marathon to expand pad at Kenai gas field for four new wells
KKPL gets temporary certificate; construction starts tomorrow
ConocoPhillips applies to over summer rig at Kokoda or Carbon in NPR-A
ConocoPhillips gets drilling permits for Puviaq, Oberon exploration wells
Tom Irwin taped as DNR commissioner
MMS expects second season plan for EnCana’s McCovey project
BP’s 2003 capital budget up slightly from last year
Murkowski gives lead in permitting to DNR, eliminates DGC
ConocoPhillips plans five new Alpine satellite pads, signs MOU for EIS
Foothills acreage bounces back to state
Canadian producers say delay enhances Alaska’s gas economics
Donkel asking AOGCC to protect overriding royalty in lease
AVCG tells state to dissolve Sak River unit; will focus on Colville prospects
Mackenzie Valley deal “days, or weeks” away
British Columbia sets 2010 start-up target for offshore
Canadian government opens northern pipeline office
Governor looking at well workover tax credits and other incentives to increase production in near-term
BLM begins environmental impact study for NPR-A development
Two named to Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Production incentives included in upcoming MMS Beaufort Sea sale
Correction: MMS incentives a proposal, not a done deal
ConocoPhillips permits sidetrack at Cosmopolitan
Evergreen Resources to test deep coals at Pioneer Unit
NWT-Yukon close to Mackenzie Valley pipeline pact
Correction: NWT-Yukon pipeline pact
It's a bust: ConocoPhillips takes dry hole costs for McCovey
Palin named AOGCC chair
Usibelli resumes negotiations with Koreans, federal funding catalyst
Enbridge increases stake in possible Arctic gas delivery system
Governor approves DNR appointments, including Myers
NPR-A, Foothills on par with Prudhoe, Kuparuk, Anadarko says
Governor, producers, say gasline contract could be negotiated this year
Kuparuk sands a bust at NW Kuparuk; Jurassic being tested
Federal gasline incentives back in the energy package
Canadian cabinet minister declares Arctic open for business
U.S. House Resources Committee to meet in Kaktovik tomorrow
ANS West Coast fiscal year 2003 price projection up
BLM to relax restrictions for northeastern NPR-A, open more acreage to leasing
Step one successful at BP's demonstration GTL plant in Nikiski
Mackenzie Valley breakthrough
Aurora Gas plans numerous exploration projects
TotalFinaElf meets with agencies about 2004 NPR-A drilling
Mackenzie Delta posts key gas discovery
Northwest Kuparuk exploration results due out in May
BP has sold its NPR-A, Foothills acreage
ANS production down 5 percent for April
$887,042 bid in Cook Inlet sale
Talisman close to Alaska entry
New exploration tax incentive proposed
State receives new exploration license proposal in Susitna basin
TransCanada locks up Foothills
Alpine expansion Phase I a go
Canada urges joint pipeline strategy
Alaska terminates BP’s Slugger unit
Lease added to Oooguruk unit application
Arctic Millennium rig complete
Murkowski names members of Alaska Natural Gas Authority
Canada out to head off gas pipeline subsidies
State approves BP’s request to mothball Badami for two years
Funding deal pushes Mackenzie project to regulatory phase
Talisman closes Alaska farm-in deal with Total
BP sells three of 12 North Slope exploration acreage bundles
ConocoPhillips to spud Winstar Petroleum’s first North Slope well tonight
MMS: No leasing interest in Norton, Hope or Chukchi
Evergreen Resources applies to drill new pilot
June ANS production up slightly from May
ASRC aims to be independent producer on North Slope
Armstrong, ConocoPhillips, Anadarko win BP acreage bundles
Bristol Bay Native Corp., state sign memorandum of understanding
Gas authority names Harold Heinze CEO
MMS slashes bid, rental amounts for sale 186
State asks for expressions of interest in Bristol Bay exploration license
State reconsidering Beaufort Sea deferrals for 2004 lease sale
Syncrude Production Begins at Alaska Demonstration Plant
Flint Hills negotiating to buy Williams' Alaska interests
Aurora Gas begins production at Lone Creek on west side of Cook Inlet
Unocal drilling second Happy Valley well; plans a third well this year
Point Thomson owners slow up, reevaluate project
State of Alaska wants industry consortium to drill ANWR test well
Enstar, NorthStar, plan natural gas to Homer
MMS issues final Beaufort Sea lease sale notice
State gas development authority wants $3 million this fall
State receives notices of interest in Bristol Bay exploration licenses
ASRC buys into Alpine pipeline
Senate Resources sets hearing Sept. 10 on gasline issues; administration says no way to get $3 million for state gas authority during legislative interim
Marathon to drop staff to 12 in Anchorage
British Columbia oil and gas land auction breaks all records
Semco selling Alaska Pipeline
Devon seeks partners for Canadian Beaufort
ANWR makes it into draft federal energy bill
First MMS Beaufort Sea lease sale in five years garners 37 bids
MMS Beaufort sale draws $10 million
Alaska Mental Health Trust lease sale brings in $178,000
State receives, will evaluate, proposal for Bristol Bay exploration license
North Slope crude production up 2.6 percent, at highest level since June
Unocal applies to extend Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline to Deep Creek unit
Court rejects state request for stay in TAPS tariff case
Domenici says no gas line tax credits
Ninilchik producing at 27 million cubic feet a day
ASRC Energy Services gets ANWR test well contract
Three companies interested in Bristol Bay exploration licenses
State sales garner $5.8 million; Pioneer dominates with bids of $3.8 million
CORRECTION: Pioneer acreage north of Prudhoe, not around Northwest Kuparuk discovery
Governor to meet with independents
Forest drilling at Redoubt; Cosmopolitan well still being tested
State of Alaska reviews core drilling operations plans
Compromise energy bill excludes ANWR, wants gas line to Chicago
Energy bill ready for a vote; no ANWR or gas line tax credits, but includes NPR-A lease extensions
Williams sells Alaska holdings to three companies for $265 million
Pioneer opening permanent Anchorage office
Unocal announces Happy Valley gas discovery; development
Aurora Gas working on plan for new unit on west side of Cook Inlet
Governor calls for application under Alaska’s Stranded Gas Act
Both Northstar and Alpine back on line
AOGCC fines BP $2.5 million
Unocal buys out Alliance at proposed Nikolaevsk exploration unit
Aurora begins gas production from NCU 1-2-9
State asks for competing Bristol Bay exploration license proposals
Kerr-McGee buys into Armstrong’s Northwest Mile prospect
BLM releases draft study for Alpine satellite development
Canada lobbies Abraham on Arctic gas transportation deal
Point Thomson owners still in game after state denies extension
Sarah Palin resigns from AOGCC
Pipeline company submits gas line project application to state
John Norman appointed to AOGCC
Forest slashes Redoubt Shoal reserves to 8 million barrels
State, trans-Alaska pipeline owners to start early tariff negotiations
Alaska Gasline Port Authority signs MOU for LNG to California
Pioneer farms in on ConocoPhillips Kalubik acreage
Kerr-McGee files for North Slope unit
Bush includes hopeful ANWR revenues in federal budget
North Slope Alpine, Northstar fields hit new production highs
Court upholds state’s decision on Redoubt Shoals development
NPR-A winter wells to be near Moose’s Tooth
Alaska, Flint Hills reach agreement on royalty oil contract
State offering exploration incentive credits for 73 Cook Inlet tracts
Port authority files application under Stranded Gas Development Act
Alaska gas line price support will be dropped from energy bill
Hot Ice finds gas, no gas hydrates at test well south of Kuparuk
Phase 2 of Alpine capacity expansion under way
ConocoPhillips spuds Carbon, drilling under way at Placer
Flint Hills royalty oil contract approved by Legislature
Flint Hills royalty oil contract approved by Legislature
North Slope production down for January
BP Canada exec says Alaska gas line filing unlikely before 2007
State considering royalty-in-kind sale of Cook Inlet natural gas
TransCanada proposes Alaska buy North Slope gas and guarantee shipments
Unocal permitting first of three pads at Nikolaevsk unit near Ninilchik
North Slope Borough drops out of Alaska Gasline Port Authority
Kerr-McGee finds oil at Nikaitchuq at Northwest Milne
MidAmerican withdraws Alaska natural gas pipeline application
Forest has partners for Copper River exploration; those partners Rutter and Wilbanks and Delphi International looking to spread the risk further
Warren Buffet invited to testify on why gas line talks failed
Murkowski throws down gauntlet
Enbridge says it wants to be part of team that builds North Slope pipeline
State asks funding to acquire right of way for natural gas pipeline
State revenue forecast predicts $28.30 oil next year at 980,000 bpd
Kerr-McGee’s Nikaitchuq at NW Milne Point tests at 960 bpd
TransCanada, state sign agreement for gas line development
Mackenzie project anxious to stay ahead of Alaska
Colville River unit expansion approved
Permits filed for ANWR offshore stratigraphic test well
Pioneer picks up Evergreen in $2.1 billion deal
April Alaska North Slope production down 3 percent from March
Pogo permit appeal settled, construction ramping up
U.S. Senate passes corporate tax bill with Alaska gas line provisions
MMS receives no bids for Cook Inlet lease sale
Cook Inlet a burner: state takes in $2.9 million, $2.7 million in inlet
Interest in offshore ANWR test well spurs decision to extend contract deadline
Pioneer looking to build Alaska drilling portfolio
Judge OK’s Bureau of Land Management June 2 NPR-A lease sale
BLM NW NPR-A sale draws $53.9M in high bids for 123 leases
BLM proposes changes to Northeast NPR-A leasing, stipulations
Anadarko on track with Alaska plans
RCA rules against 2001-2003 tariffs
State releases North Slope facility sharing study
Last call for offshore ANWR well
Texas-based Pentex buying Fairbanks Natural Gas
Total reducing Anchorage office, Bergeron leaving Alaska
State extends ANWR strat well deadline to Friday
Kerr-McGee to drill up to six exploration wells offshore Milne Point unit
Escopeta gets partner to drill North Alexander prospect
Governor committed to drilling ANWR strat well
Hydrology information holds up Alpine final EIS
Arbitration panel awards Agrium $38.5 million-plus
Alaska to lease offshore ANWR tracts in October 27 areawide sale
ConocoPhillips applies for expansion of Alpine oil pool
New pad, pad expansion at West Sak: 44 new wells planned
Burlington Resources drops Foothills leases
State issues RFP for Colville River Road EIS
Kerr-McGee confirms North Slope JV talks with Pioneer
BLM completes Alpine satellite environmental impact statement
North Slope production down 12.5 percent for August
Deh Cho file to stop Mackenzie pipeline environmental review
Native corporations drop out, Thompson seeks other gasline investors
Carbon No. 1, Spark No. 4 penetrate Upper Jurassic reservoir
Point Thomson plan submitted, includes both oil and gas
Murkowski extends North Slope exploration season
Pioneer drops Alaska shallow gas leases acquired in Evergreen merger
Alpine sets production record as first phase of capacity expansion kicks in
Anger builds among aboriginals in Northwest Territories against Deh Cho
Meyers to head Russia operations, Bowles takes over in Alaska
Mackenzie gas project enters formal regulatory process
Deh Cho take tougher line against Mackenzie project
Gas pipeline provisions on way to president
Pioneer applies to develop new pad at Gwydyr Bay
Old Alaska gasline permits can be revised; feds could build line
ConocoPhillips may revisit tax credit after state negotiations
BP, MMS, Corps sign MOU for Liberty permit evaluation, NEPA process
Governor: producers embrace state’s equity concept
Deh Cho softens Mackenzie hard line
President signs Alaska gas pipeline tax incentives
Shell drops Kuparuk leases, still interested in Alaska
Total assigns NPR-A Caribou prospects to Talisman
State sales bring in $14.8 million, $8.2 million from Armstrong
EnCana surrenders its five NPR-A leases
EnCana unloading assets to focus on North American onshore
Pelican Hill’s first Cook Inlet well dry; set to drill four more
Gas flowing from Unocal’s Deep Creek Happy Valley pad
Peace talks under way between Deh Cho and Canadian government
Mental Health Trust Cook Inlet lease sale draws $768,042
Interior Department issues Alpine satellite record of decision
FERC issues notice of proposed rulemaking for Alaska gasline
Feds threaten to terminate Deh Cho Mackenzie gas pipeline talks, interim agreements
Shell Canada exec not proposing over-the-top line for Alaska gas
Alaska needs $60B to bridge gap to gas pipeline
Kerr-McGee plans well to test for Schrader
Governor wants roads to rev up resource economy in 2005
Devon Canada trims Beaufort well costs
Corps issues record of decision on two Alpine satellites
State of Alaska, AOGA differ on $60 billion investment estimate
TAPS owners seek higher tariffs for 2005
State opens east coastal area of North Slope to tundra travel
EnCana putting its Alaska oil and gas properties up for sale
Update on EnCana’s decision to sell Alaska properties
BLM has opened NPR-A to tundra travel
Agrium, Unocal settle; plant to close in November without new gas supplies
Aurora plans Kenai Peninsula wells, more on west side
Rutter and Wilbanks to drill this winter near Glennallen
ConocoPhillips, Anadarko sanction development at Fiord, Nanuq
Andex secures agreements for investors in Nenana basin
State denies reconsideration of Bristol Bay basin exploration license
Trustees’ attorney says no Bristol Bay lawsuit planned
Governments team up for Mackenzie review
Greens claim credit for ConocoPhillips' withdrawal from Arctic Power
Environmentalists lose NW NPR-A lawsuit; exploration can move forward
Pioneer expands activities in Alaska; signs second NPR-A deal with ConocoPhillips, Anadarko
Press report: Legal delays to proposed Mackenzie gas line near resolution, says minister
Central Mackenzie land sale launched
Canadian government will choose between Northern Pipeline Act and greenfield approach ‘very soon,’ Efford says
BLM plans to lease more tracts in northeast NPR-A
Myers ask U.S. Senate for $70M for gas hydrates
Kerr-McGee farms into Armstrong’s Two Bits prospects
AVCG looking to drill North Slope exploration well this winter
NPR-A partners ConocoPhillips, Anadarko looking to establish stand-alone facility west of Alpine field
Lawmakers offer Alaska public glimpse of state's ranking among world's oil patches
MMS re-appraises the Burger gas discovery on the Chukchi shelf
Mackenzie pipeline review stopped by panel
Mackenzie panel rebukes applicants, continues with analysis
FERC issues final rules for open season for Alaska gas pipeline
AOGCC finds no violations in activities reported by Chuck Hamel
Wood Mackenzie: Alaska is a good bet for oil and gas exploration
Forest hits gas onshore on west side of Cook Inlet
Pioneer, Armstrong to develop Oooguruk from site in Beaufort Sea
Alaska rejects new NOAA ACMP mandates
CORRECTION: Oooguruk not sanctioned
Pelican Hill pulls out of Alaska
DOE aims to end oil and gas research programs
Recovery from Happy Valley expected to be 38.6 bcf
ANWR language in Senate budget resolution; House leaves it out
Rutter and Wilbanks encounters high pressure at Glennallen gas well
Akita, Doyon form JV; will build new North Slope rig for Pioneer
Kerr-McGee success in Alaska continues with latest well, talking joint development of Nikaitchuq, Tuvaaq
ANWR oil exploration survives big hurdle in congressional budget debate
Governor says ‘enormous progress’ has been made in gas negotiations
Governor names Cathy Foester to AOGCC
DEC concludes investigation of unreported North Slope Spills
Central Mackenzie find raises hopes; more work needed
Preliminary sale results: Shell dominates MMS Beaufort Sea sale
Port authority applies under Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act
Federal open season pipeline rules draw protests, praise
Alaska Gasline Port Authority submits offer to buy gas
Senators introduce bill to prevent retroactive quality bank changes
Agrium extends deadline
House stands by ANWR in energy bill
Petro-Canada moving ahead with Alaska plans
Mac work stalled: employees diverted to regulatory issues
Two thumbs up for ANWR: Congress approves budget resolution
RCA grants Aurora access to CIGGS for Nicolai
Agrium gets gas proposals for Kenai plant
State pulls in $1.9 million at two oil and gas lease sales
FERC to discuss pending order on Alaska gas pipeline rules
Port authority has 3 months to buy gas or get financial backing
FERC reaffirms and clarifies open-season rules for Alaska natural gas pipeline
BP restarting eastern North Slope Badami field
Prince William Sound RCAC sues Alyeska
Forest applies for spill plan with DEC to drill Tutna prospect
Sempra ends partnership with Alaska Gasline Port Authority
Glennallen well looks promising
Bristol Shores applies for another exploration license
BLM issues EIS notice, calls for oil and gas leasing nominations for South NPR-A
Parties in CIGGS dispute reach agreement
MMS delays Cook Inlet lease sale to 2007
Agrium gets gas to keep plant open one year
Agrium gets gas to keep plant open one year
DGGS releases geologic data on Alaska Peninsula
State postpones North Slope and Beaufort Sea lease sales
State contracting for gas contract education/awareness campaign
State contracting for gas contract education/awareness campaign
Talisman high on Alaska prospects
Senate endorses national energy bill
Senate endorses national energy bill
Pioneer to acquire up to 50 percent of Cosmopolitan
Forest plans to drill three to five onshore Cook Inlet prospects
Rutter and Wilbanks Glennallen well test disappoints
ConocoPhillips applies for Cronus unit
Eni acquires Armstrong’s leases in Alaska
Forest applies to re-enter old west-side Gulf well
Pioneer Natural Resources files to form unit at NE Storm
MMS begins work on EIS for Chukchi Sea
State delivers gas line contract terms to producers
State applies for two eastern North Slope pipeline rights of way
Settlement filed for the CIGGS dispute
House Resources panel passes energy bill with ANWR drilling
State rejects plan for Point Thomson, declares unit in default
Governor delivers Alaska gasline contract to producers
Governor’s asks for quick response; producers offer no date
House approves bill with sunset for gas line loan guarantees
Northern horizons beckon BG Canada E&P
Lease requested for part of Copper River License area
Geologists prove thermogenic gas at Herendeen Bay
Shell buys EnCana’s Beaufort Sea leases
ConocoPhillips buys five Beaufort Sea leases from EnCana
FERC affirms TAPS quality bank decision, limits retroactive refunds
Murkowski: One leg of three-legged stool in place
North Slope gas pipeline update
Alaska Peninsula areawide sale draws two bidders, $1.3 million
DNR commissioner names acting deputy commissioner, directors
Senate passes budget reconciliation bill
House strips ANWR from budget reconciliation bill
Enstar announces new gas supply contract with Marathon
Agrium, Usibelli look to use Beluga coal to power Kenai fertilizer operations
Canadian government ready to share Mackenzie risks
Point Thomson drilling deferred
Mackenzie partners ready to start public hearings
Five North Slope exploration wells likely this winter
North Slope, Beaufort sales deferred again
North Slope, Beaufort sales deferred again
North Slope tundra opening earliest since 1995
Revenue forecast: prices up, volume down
Holiday hiatus for gas line negotiations
House OKs ANWR drilling defense spending package
Kuukpik mobilizes rig for Storm Cat well
Interior approves Northeast NPR-A plan changes; fall sale planned
State sets March 1 date for North Slope, Beaufort Sea lease sales
Alaska court upholds RCA ruling on TAPS tariffs
Nikaitchuq holds 100-200 million BOE
Storm Cat prepares to drill Northern Dancer natural gas well
Agrium restarts Kenai nitrogen plant
Pioneer sanctions Oooguruk; gravel hauling to begin immediately
Pioneer sanctions Oooguruk; gravel hauling to begin immediately
British gas major signs Alaska deal with Anadarko, Petro-Canada
MMS publishes new resource assessment for Alaska OCS
Rutter and Wilbanks buys Prodigy's Cook Inlet prospect
20-20 oil tax goes to Legislature; agreement reached on gas pipeline
Shell buys two vessels for Alaska drilling
Beaufort Sea, North Slope sales net state $31.2 million
Songa contracts with Inlet Drilling for jack-up crew; Escopeta has agency pre-application, unit meetings for Cook Inlet project
Senate passes budget resolution with ANWR drilling
ANWR open to drilling this spring?
Aurora to start drilling at Endeavour
DOG issues decision on easement for Nikaitchuq development
Aurora Gas and Swift Energy form joint venture for the Cook Inlet
Kerr-McGee and DOG sign land use permit for Nikaitchuq development
March North Slope production down 9 percent due to shut-in
Cook Inlet, North Slope Foothills lease sales set for May 24
Alaskan Crude applies for Arctic Fortitude unit
Shell will offer to market state’s gas
Seismic activity planned for Beaufort, Chukchi seas this summer
North Slope oil production bounces back
Talisman reports on recent NPR-A drilling
Proposed coastal consistency determination for the ANGDA spur line issued
Endeavour proves to be a dry hole
Two state sales bring in $6.7 million
Pioneer increases interest in Cosmopolitan
DOE issues report on future Alaska gas demand
Anadarko to acquire Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources
MMS issues Shell’s Beaufort seismic permit
ANS production down 3.6% from May to June
Ted Stevens: Escopeta has its Jones Act waiver
TransCanada urges contract completion
Oil sands trust snares Arctic gas resource
Overlying satellite field, Qannik, announced at Alpine
AVCG/Brooks Range form JV with Ramshorn Exploration
Menge signs conditional gas spur line right-of-way lease
FEX to drill three NPR-A wells next winter
BP shuts down Prudhoe Bay, will replace main transit lines
Production has begun from Fiord
RCA issues order on Marathon refusal to produce LNG data
DOT issues new safety orders for BP lines
BP: Prudhoe at 155,000 bpd
BP to maintain production from western Prudhoe Bay; cost of 16 miles of pipe pegged at $20 million
Pioneer says Cronus discovery uneconomic
SPCO reports on condition of NS oil lines
BLM offers 8 million acres in NPR-A
Agrium to continue operation of Kenai facility in 2007
MMS includes Chukchi, North Aleutian basin in new 5-year plan
Agrium’s coal gasification project moves to phase two
DNR extends Point Thomson deadline
ANS production down 9 percent from July
Anadarko approves Nikaitchuq pilot program
Injunction halts BLM’s Sept. 27 NPR-A Northeast oil and gas sale
Teck Cominco applies for unit at Red Dog
BLM to hold NPR-A lease sale
BLM brief asks court for relief from injunction
Court issues injunction against NE NPR-A lease sale
BLM goes ahead with NW NPR-A lease sale<