Site Map Petroleum News Archives Stories 2001
July through December.
Tesoro Alaska wins oil spill award - July 28, 2001
Phillips names Berry to Eurasia-Middle East post - July 28, 2001
Richard Campbell to retire from BP; Steve Marshall to take over reorganized company - July 30, 2001
Chretien favors Mackenzie Valley route for Arctic gas - July 30, 2001
Contrary to Wall Street Journal report, AOGCC still does surprise North Slope inspections - July 30, 2001
Northstar modules sail, destination North Slope - July 30, 2001
State issues Interior shallow natural gas leases on a third of a million acres - July 30, 2001
Unocal sets Cook Inlet well record at King Salmon platform - July 30, 2001
RCA extends suspension of Unocal-Enstar gas sales contract - July 30, 2001
Final notice out for areawide sales - July 30, 2001
BLM stops leak in well near Barrow - July 30, 2001
Cominco mine manager leaves - July 30, 2001
BP announces five-fold expansion of solar production in Spain - July 30, 2001
Evergreen acquires additional Raton Basin interests - July 30, 2001
BP selling specialty chemical businesses - July 30, 2001
Statoil, BP sign long-term Norwegian gas contract - July 30, 2001
BP Egypt buys out TotalFinaElf in offshore Nile Delta concession - July 30, 2001
Sakhalin governor welcomes Alaska oilfield firms in July visit to state - July 30, 2001
BP purchase gives company major stake in German fuels market - July 30, 2001
ExxonMobil Chemical�s Singapore plant in operation - July 30, 2001
Indonesia grants Aceh autonomy, ExxonMobil resumes operations - July 30, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: ENSR helps the oil industry protect the environment - July 30, 2001
State surplus higher than predicted - July 30, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Offshore Divers works subsea for oil and gas industry in Alaska - July 30, 2001
Monster chopper: Evergreen Helicopters bases heavy lifting helicopter in Anchorage - July 30, 2001
Second Alpine satellite discovery announced - July 30, 2001
State, feds approve expansion of Northstar unit The Alaska Department of Natural Resources - July 30, 2001
Mike Richter leaves Phillips Alaska - July 30, 2001
Ballot measure orders Legislature to create all Alaska gas project - July 30, 2001
Enbridge CEO gives edge to Alaska gas in race to market - July 30, 2001
BP acknowledges lag in safety inspections at Prudhoe Bay - July 30, 2001
Crowley Marine to enter Bethel fuel market - July 30, 2001
Portfolio strategy update - July 30, 2001
Energy Information Administration sees strengthening oil prices - July 30, 2001
BP Statistical Review of World Energy finds gas fastest growing fuel - July 30, 2001
Zepernick leaves Forest Oil - July 30, 2001
Phillips increases quarterly dividend 6 percent - July 30, 2001
OPEC to cut crude output - July 30, 2001
Williams and Barrett move forward on merger - July 30, 2001
OPEC announces no change in oil output, braces for Iraq to resume oil shipments - July 30, 2001
BP plans maintenance at West Dock - July 30, 2001
BP ready to water flood at Aurora - July 30, 2001
BP modifies Milne Point expansion plans - July 30, 2001
AOGC sets Northstar pool rules hearing - July 30, 2001
BP continues to look for synergies at greater Prudhoe Bay - July 30, 2001
Phillips hopes to name Alberta Energy operator at offshore McCovey prospect - July 30, 2001
Positioning module flare boom on Northstar Island a challenge - July 30, 2001
Canada lowers barriers for Mackenzie Valley pipeline approval - July 30, 2001
Gas Pipeline Office gets temporary quarters; sends MOU to ANS producers - July 30, 2001
Anderson certain it will find Beaufort gas this winter - July 30, 2001
Legislative council gets no definite answers from gasline proponents - July 30, 2001
Foothills, state, sign MOU for review of right of way application - July 30, 2001
Mackenzie Delta drilling gives lift to barge traffic - July 30, 2001
Young amendment would ban over-the-top gas pipeline route - July 30, 2001
Canada gives priority to approval process for Arctic gas - July 30, 2001
British Columbia moves to fast track offshore drilling - July 30, 2001
Native dissension puts cloud over Northwest Territories pipeline - July 30, 2001
Northwest Territories premier lashes out at dissident aboriginals - July 30, 2001
BP not ready to rule out �over-the-top� pipeline - July 30, 2001
Bush pushes for Arctic gas to Lower 48 - July 30, 2001
Canadian gas producers ready to explore deep plays, frontiers - July 30, 2001
Canadian Natural keeps Ladyfern momentum alive - July 30, 2001
Gas owners seed federal legislation to speed gas line to Lower 48 - July 30, 2001
North Slope residents want Alaska Highway gasline route - July 30, 2001
Cambridge Energy continues to see window of opportunity for Alaska North Slope gas - July 30, 2001
First of its kind - July 30, 2001
Servs vessels commended by U.S. Coast Guard after near collision with fishing boat - July 30, 2001
Cominco to develop shallow gas leases north of Red Dog mine - July 30, 2001
State taps into online market to promote North Slope lease sales - July 30, 2001
BP has review team looking at Prudhoe Bay maintenance - July 30, 2001
Marathon�s Barnes sees technology-driven opportunities in Cook Inlet basin - July 30, 2001
Unocal looking for more gas in Cook Inlet - July 30, 2001
Companies spar over well south of Ninilchik - July 30, 2001
EPA seizes documents as part of oil leak investigation - July 30, 2001
Compensatory royalty agreement signed for West Forelands - July 30, 2001
Marathon applies for 25,167-acre unit at Ninilchik - July 30, 2001
Towing exercise carried out in Cook Inlet - July 30, 2001
California oil refineries exempt from rolling blackouts - July 30, 2001
Not to worry about $1 billion divestiture, Phillips says - July 30, 2001
Tesoro to acquire two BP refineries and associated operations - July 30, 2001
Alyeska names CFO - July 30, 2001
BLM selects Argonne National Laboratory for TAPS right of way EIS - July 30, 2001
June pipeline reliability at 99.92 percent - July 30, 2001
BP, Houston Contracting set safety milestone for pipeline construction - July 30, 2001
Professor shows off speedy electric car to prove gasoline may soon be obsolete - July 30, 2001
Newspaper�s study finds federal oversight of nation�s pipelines is lax - July 30, 2001
Roger Herrera says water argument against ANWR drilling �all wet� - July 30, 2001
Herrera senses victory for ANWR - July 30, 2001
Potential State and Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales - July 30, 2001
Oil and gas lease sale of 200,000 acres set by Mental Health Trust for Sept. 26 - July 30, 2001
Eight oil and gas lease sales proposed for Alaska in MMS 5-year plan - July 30, 2001
State adds foothills lease sales - July 30, 2001
Knowles signs best interest findings, temporary water use legislation - July 30, 2001
ANWR: Pro-drilling bill passes in House Resources Committee - July 30, 2001
Murkowski pushes to open ANWR at committee hearing - July 30, 2001
Interior spending bill includes money for Alaska projects - July 30, 2001
Minerals Management Service to offer new leases in Gulf of Mexico - July 30, 2001
House votes on stopping Great Lakes drilling - July 30, 2001
Schlumberger expanding driveway for over-sized rigs - July 30, 2001
Prudhoe Bay worker dies - July 30, 2001
Alaska Roteq purchases Flowserve�s Wasilla facility - July 30, 2001
N C Machinery celebrates 75 years as Caterpillar dealer - July 30, 2001
Fire reported at Rig 7ES - July 30, 2001
Doyon president dies - July 30, 2001
Probe finds oil sheen on North Slope was natural seep - July 30, 2001
Fatal duck virus found - July 30, 2001
BP estimates spill at 200 gallons - July 30, 2001
External corrosion causes flow line rupture at Prudhoe - July 30, 2001
Stephens asks to be reinstated as Prince William Sound RCAC president - July 30, 2001
EIA notes increase in carbon dioxide emissions due to economic growth - July 30, 2001
Statewide mining update: Canadian dollars being sucked back into Canadian projects due to new tax incentives, says Alaska geologist Curt Freeman - July 30, 2001
Chevron announces seventh deepwater Angola find - July 30, 2001
Phillips stakes 13 new NPR-A wells; looking to permit up to 45 winter exploration wells
- August 28, 2001
Andex close to Nenana deal, gas could go to Anchorage - August 28, 2001
�My way is the highway� decree frustrates North Slope gas line group - August 28, 2001
Northwest Territories spurns Alaska energy study
- August 28, 2001
Phillips sells, leases back, Polar Endeavour
- August 28, 2001
Phillips applies for new drill site at Palm discovery - August 28, 2001
Mackenzie Delta conference set
- August 28, 2001
Native blockades spread to British Columbia�s Ladyfern play
- August 28, 2001
BP plans fuel cell project at Nikiski gas-to-liquids facility - August 28, 2001
Conoco boss fights for development of Mackenzie Delta gas - August 28, 2001
Portfolio strategy update
- August 28, 2001
Major�s earnings continue strong - August 28, 2001
Alaska�s big refiners show major gains in second quarter - August 28, 2001
OPEC invites more independent producers to Sept. meeting - August 28, 2001
EIA forecasts modest growth in world oil demand in 2001 - August 28, 2001
Kuukpik unit terminated - August 28, 2001
Road expansion approved - August 28, 2001
Anadarko promotes executives - August 28, 2001
BP says additional potential exists at Northstar, at northwest end - August 28, 2001
Spreading the risk: Andex, Forest buy into Slugger unit on eastern North Slope - August 28, 2001
Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission releases meeting schedule - August 28, 2001
July Cook Inlet production up 15 percent from June - August 28, 2001
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issues Meltwater oil pool orders; says no to including Cairn interval - August 28, 2001
Anadarko to drill two NPR-A wells south of Moose�s Tooth this winter; Brooks Range foothills drilling possible in 2002-2003 - August 28, 2001
State approves Sakonowyak unit near Northstar; exploration plans include two wells - August 28, 2001
BP applies for miscible injection - August 28, 2001
State conditionally approves Point Thomson unit expansion-contraction - August 28, 2001
Phillips submits applications for Colville River satellite development - August 28, 2001
�The Best Little Oil House in Texas:� Fortune magazine features Anadarko - August 28, 2001
Tax disputes cause Phillips to cancel offshore gas pipeline project - August 28, 2001
Railroad Commission formally rejects oil spill rule - August 28, 2001
Unocal seeks 25 day grace for working inventory at Valdez terminal - August 28, 2001
Comment period starts for TAPS renewal - August 28, 2001
Massive reconstruction project under way at pipeline terminal - August 28, 2001
Plan of operations submitted for Katalla southeast of Cordova - August 28, 2001
Point Thomson unit aligned, Phillips now an owner - August 28, 2001
Working interest owners submit Point Thomson development plan - August 28, 2001
Evergreen Resources negotiating with Cominco, Lappi on shallow gas plays - August 28, 2001
Red Dog shallow gas drilling application withdrawn - August 28, 2001
Knowles calls for federal legislation to make highway gas pipeline economic - August 28, 2001
Billion-dollar North Slope data center nears gas purchase deal - August 28, 2001
Foothills breaks silence to dismiss Arctic Resources� plan - August 28, 2001
Notice goes out on highway route - August 28, 2001
BP executive updates Fairbanks chamber on natural gas pipeline - August 28, 2001
Outside firm lands state gas study contracts - August 28, 2001
Stevens concerned about draft - August 28, 2001
Chretien rules out an energy �war� in lumber feud with U.S. - August 28, 2001
Arctic Resources peeved at �over-the-top� ban by U.S. House - August 28, 2001
Citizen group files initiative for all-Alaska gas line - August 28, 2001
Kakfwi confident Delta producers will submit a plan this fall - August 28, 2001
Phillips files application to unitize lower Cook Inlet leases - August 28, 2001
Texas independent looks to drill new Cook Inlet leases - August 28, 2001
AOGCC grants Unocal�s request for spacing exception for Ninilchik area Albright well - August 28, 2001
Only natural hydrocarbons found in Cook Inlet sediments - August 28, 2001
Yukon�s Duncan says United States stands firm on ANWR drilling - August 28, 2001
MMS honors Prentki with superior service award - August 28, 2001
NPR-A oil and gas revenues: Who gets the money? - August 28, 2001
ASCG named to hot firm list - August 28, 2001
Mat system being marketed in Alaska - August 28, 2001
Name change highlights PSI expansion - August 28, 2001
ASCG hires four new employees - August 28, 2001
Akita Drilling unveils $18 million �state-of-the-art� Arctic rig - August 28, 2001
Alaska mining news and trends from geologist Curt Freeman - August 28, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Colville, then and now - August 28, 2001
State, BP, launch hybrid power project in Lime Village
- September 23, 2001
Producers go back to drawing board to lower gasline costs
- September 23, 2001
Former Alaska Highway gasline partners could be owed $4 billion - September 23, 2001
Legislature tells governor it does not agree with his pipeline decisions - September 23, 2001
Environmentalists concerned ANWR lost, admonish drilling advocates - September 23, 2001
A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER - September 23, 2001
Potential State and Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Alaska - September 23, 2001
Call for new information for 2002 Cook Inlet, Foothills areawide sales
- September 23, 2001
MMS to use multiple sale process for Alaska's Beaufort Sea
- September 23, 2001
Carlile trucks transport stranded North Slope workers
- September , 2001
FTC okays Chevron Texaco merger
- September 23, 2001
Unocal tells analysts production could rise 63 percent by 2007 - September 23, 2001
OPEC secretary-general: Oil market �balanced� despite speculation after attacks
- September 23, 2001
U.S. gas supply "underwhelmed," EIA finds in early September - September 23, 2001
Phillips closes on Tosco acquisition
- September 23, 2001
Chevron moving corporate headquarters to San Ramon
- September 23, 2001
Syntroleum and Marathon begin work on ultra-clean fuels project
- September 23, 2001
Lieutenant governor certifies ballot initiative for state gasline authority
- September 23, 2001
Aboriginal opposition threatens to derail Mackenzie Valley pipeline
- September 23, 2001
Native protests threaten to swamp frontier energy projects - September 23, 2001
Sen. John Torgerson: Producer threats won�t sway Legislature
- September 23, 2001
Shell awards GTL contract
- September 23, 2001
Alaska Department of Revenue selects Petrie Parkman & Co. of Denver as gas pipeline advisor
- September 23, 2001
Governor calls for federal legislation to make highway gasline economic - September 23, 2001
Phillips, Nigerian government to study LNG facility
- September 23, 2001
Devon Energy expands U.S. control of Canada�s Arctic - September 23, 2001
ANS August production up 2.7 percent from July
- September 23, 2001
BP files for waterline at Milne Point
- September 23, 2001
Resource sub-cabinet, producers discuss off-ice deadlines for slope - September 23, 2001
Marathon joins Kenai Kachemak Pipeline Project consortium - September 23, 2001
AOGCC schedules tentative hearing on Endicott pool rules modification
- September 23, 2001
Coast Guard recertifies Prince William Sound RCAC
- September 23, 2001
King Salmon platform back in operation - September 23, 2001
AOGCC issues pool rules, injection order for Aurora, a west Prudhoe Bay satellite - September 23, 2001
Shallow gas leaseholders added to list
- September 23, 2001
Business continues as usual at Montgomery Watson Harza following merger
- September 23, 2001
The revamped �Umiat Hilton� provides comfortable accommodations - September 23, 2001
RCA approves interim connection permits for Milne Point, Northstar pipelines - September 23, 2001
State on lookout for gasoline price gouging
- September 23, 2001
Alyeska heightens security, evacuates Valdez Marine Terminal
- September 23, 2001
Fuel spills at Anchorage airport when backhoe strikes pipeline
- September 23, 2001
Gwich�in, Ensign link up in new Mackenzie Delta drilling company
- September 30, 2001
Oil prices in the lap of the gods, says PNA�s favorite economic guru - September 30, 2001
Commonwealth North report warns against undermining gasline viability - September 30, 2001
Producers told: If gasline not economic for you, don�t build it - September 30, 2001
Murkowski prepared to roll Bingaman
- September 30, 2001
Alliance annual meeting rescheduled to Oct. 23
- September 30, 2001
Mental Health Trust leases 40,000 acres in Cook Inlet - September 30, 2001
Pipeline back up after maintenance
- September 30, 2001
9th Circuit denies Greenpeace challenge to Northstar oil - September 30, 2001
Schlumberger reports U.S. rig fleet utilization at 20-year high
- September 30, 2001
BP buys some gas assets
- September 30, 2001
OPEC searches for way to shore up oil prices
- September 30, 2001
Forest Oil names Craig Clark president, COO
- September 30, 2001
Tosco acquisition will boost Phillip�s Alaska exploration spending - September 30, 2001
Central Mackenzie Valley land bids total C$17.4 million - September 30, 2001
MMS to use single EIS for Beaufort Sea, possibly Cook Inlet sales
- September 30, 2001
Potential State and Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales
- September 30, 2001
State and Alpine Transportation reach tariff agreement at FERC - September 30, 2001
Pre-hearing conference scheduled for pipeline connection rules
- September 30, 2001
BP orders fourth tanker
- September , 2001
Increased pipeline security could have long-term impacts
- September 30, 2001
Tesoro closes on acquisition of BP refineries, marketing assets
- September 30, 2001
DEC extends gas station tank inspection deadline - September 30, 2001
Pipeline right of way renewal on schedule - September 30, 2001
Mackenzie pipeline doesn�t need total aboriginal backing
- September 30, 2001
Feds officially route neutral
- September 30, 2001
Duke blazes trail into Canada by grabbing Westcoast Energy - September 30, 2001
The Foothills connection
- September 30, 2001
Bingaman supports ANS gasline
- September 30, 2001
Foothills says highway route wins on cost, timing and risk - September 30, 2001
Enbridge president fears �self-interest� could delay gas pipeline to Lower 48 - September 30, 2001
Syntroleum signs MOU for GTL projects in Nigeria
- September 30, 2001
Williams to invest $400 million in Gulf of Mexico deepwater project - September 30, 2001
Phillips proposes reservoirs to divert coalbed methane well water - September 30, 2001
Arctic will only �supplement� Canada�s gas supplies, says comprehensive gas study - September 30, 2001
Marathon files to drill northeast of Ninilchik
- September 30, 2001
EOG Canada plans first Northwest Territories well this winter
- September 30, 2001
State accepts 18th plan of development for Point Thomson - September 30, 2001
Anadarko files exploration plans for Whiskey Gulch - September , 2001
Energy Department selects two Arctic drilling research projects - September , 2001
Schlumberger to acquire Sensa, a fiber optic firm
- September , 2001
First National changes name
- September , 2001
URS consolidates Anchorage offices
- September , 2001
IOGCC web site offers place for oilfield equipment swaps, sales
- September , 2001
Arlen Ehm: Veteran geologist or Alaska institution? - September , 2001
Alaska mining news summary: New discoveries emerge from 2001 season - September , 2001
Why state shouldn�t invest in gas pipeline
- September , 2001
Saudi Arabia: A disaster waiting to happen?
- September , 2001
Alyeska August reliability at 99.85 percent - September 30, 2001
Mackenzie Delta producers forge ahead on Canada-only gasline - October 07, 2001
Forest Oil plans more inlet exploration, seismic shoot on Copper River acreage - October 07, 2001
New plumbing at Prudhoe to boost oil production by 176 million barrels - October 07, 2001
Phillips would endorse southern route in exchange for federal gasline legislation - October 07, 2001
Point Thomson pegged at $1.3 billion; offshore compressors not needed for over-the-top route - October 07, 2001
State can�t force a gasline project to happen - October 07, 2001
Alberta premier heads to New York with message about Canadian gas, oil
- October 07, 2001
Slumping gas prices punish Canadian land sales - October 07, 2001
Aurora Power in top 100 growth companies in Houston - October 07, 2001
BP settles ARCO back state taxes for $36 million - October 07, 2001
Crude, gas futures rise after OPEC decision - October 07, 2001
Plunging commodity prices spillover to Canada�s exploration & production budgets - October 07, 2001
Cabinet members and unions call for energy bill, ANWR development - October 07, 2001
Murkowski turns heat on Canadian minister - October 07, 2001
Escopeta�s Cook Inlet gas announcement raises questions - October 07, 2001
Tech talk: Energy
absorption analysis - October 07, 2001
Alpine production averaging 5,000 barrels per day above expected levels - October 07, 2001
Anadarko will use Phillips� ice roads to reach Altamura prospect in NPR-A - October 07, 2001
Man charged in plot to bomb Alaska oil pipeline had explosives - October 07, 2001
Work continues on abandoned oil line from Anna platform - October 07, 2001
If Alaska petrochemical facility can be built, Williams believes it is company that can do it - October 07, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: United Rentals reaches high and gets down and dirty on the North Slope - October 07, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: ASCG�s innovation and technology help keep the cost of oil production in line - October 07, 2001
State, feds give interim approval to Northstar participating area
- October 14, 2001
Forest Oil expands Osprey platform, plans to lay pipeline in spring
- October 14, 2001
Strategically positioned North Fork exploration project back on track - October 14, 2001
Phillips files to drill up to seven exploratory wells for south Kuparuk exploration project
- October 14, 2001
Nabors looks at 50,000 foot rig, 19E to go back to work for Phillips
- October 14, 2001
Gramm ANWR amendment to Aviation Security bill dropped - October 14, 2001
Cosmopolitan drilling set to begin, first spill drill held
- October 14, 2001
State considers checkpoints, restrictions on Dalton Highway
- October 14, 2001
Burlington Resources continues building northern corridor - October 14, 2001
Jim Palmer eyes retirement
- October 14, 2001
ChevronTexaco fifth largest international energy company
- October 14, 2001
Nabors Industries moves to acquire Alberta driller
- October 14, 2001
Tepid energy demand forecast by feds - October 14, 2001
National energy: Dashle to control timing of energy discussion in Senate
- October 14, 2001
NPR-A: Who gets the money? - October 14, 2001
NPR-A community grants - October 14, 2001
Murphy appeals Point Thomson decision, charges forced integration - October 14, 2001
Trans-Alaska pipeline, shut down by bullet hole Oct. 4, back in service Oct. 7 - October 14, 2001
Marine Spill Response Corp. signed as Polar Tankers� primary response contractor - October 14, 2001
JPO extends EIS scoping period for trans-Alaska pipeline right of way renewal - October 14, 2001
Phillips applies for Corps of Engineer permit for Palm discovery - October 14, 2001
Two days of pipeline work drops ANS September production 6 percent - October 14, 2001
Nicolai Creek field production begins from west side of Cook Inlet - October 14, 2001
Integrate or investigate, petitioners tell panel - October 14, 2001
Breakaway Deh Cho community supports Mackenzie pipeline - October 14, 2001
Canada urges Washington to reject ban on �over-the-top� line - October 14, 2001
El Paso, Duke make bold moves into Nova Scotia offshore - October 14, 2001
North Slope producers� LNG study group closing up shop - October 21, 2001
Alberta, British Columbia turn attention to coalbed methane - October 21, 2001
Mackenzie Delta producers, aboriginals ink pipeline agreement - October 21, 2001
Independent wants to drill Umiat oil field in southeastern NPR-A - October 21, 2001
Pipeline security underscored by response to Livengood spill - October 21, 2001
Governor: Full prosecution of threats - October 21, 2001
Native leaders die in plane crash after pipeline signing - October 21, 2001
State Oil and Gas Lease Sales - October 21, 2001
Borough grant to help spill watchdog - October 21, 2001
RCA approves 3 percent pipeline ownership transfer from BP to Phillips - October 21, 2001
Bush urges Senate to act on energy security - October 21, 2001
Iraq urges OPEC production cut - October 21, 2001
Agency pares oil demand forecast due to impact of terror strikes - October 21, 2001
Yukon Pacific drastically cutting staff - October 21, 2001
Arctic watchdog says pipeline fight is a �race to the bottom� - October 21, 2001
New aboriginal pipeline proposal surfaces in NWT - October 21, 2001
More South Kuparuk exploration wells proposed - October 21, 2001
AOGCC issues Northstar pool rules, injection order - October 21, 2001
BP to operate Sak River exploration well for Alaska Venture Capital Group - October 21, 2001
Alaska Supreme Court affirms lower court decision for DNR, against Exxon - October 21, 2001
NPR-A, Alpine yield high quality crude - October 21, 2001
Schlumberger scores high on environmental performance - October 21, 2001
Alpine airstrip crash blow to Alaska�s air cargo fleet - October 21, 2001
Murkowski wants experts in Alaska considered for next spill - October 21, 2001
Mapping the North Slope - October 28, 2001
United Kingdom looks to fast-track oil and gas development to bolster national, European security - October 28, 2001
�Full steam ahead� on gas line, governor tells Alliance - October , 2001
University of Alaska to lease 480 acres near Clam Gulch, Ninilchik - October 28, 2001
Alaska State Troopers find additional bullet strikes in pipeline - October 28, 2001
Norton says Senate should act immediately on energy bill - October 28, 2001
Lower prices drag Phillips� profits down - October , 2001
Marathon net up on refining - October , 2001
ExxonMobil profits drop $1.3 billion - October , 2001
Alliance elects new leadership - October 28, 2001
URS Corp. adds staff - October 28, 2001
VECO lands gasoline blending optimization project - October 28, 2001
British Columbia panel named to examine offshore development - October 28, 2001
Chevron now participant at Borealis satellite field - October 28, 2001
BP gets partial DOE funding for gas hydrates study - October 28, 2001
State to put North Slope royalty gas out to bid - October 28, 2001
Arctic high-rollers could lose out, warns AEC president - October 28, 2001
Alaska Sen. Torgerson rates offshore LNG greatest threat to Arctic gas - October 28, 2001
House Rules chairman says state wants North Slope data center - October 28, 2001
Northwest Territories mounts argument for federal aid - October 28, 2001
Alberta budget surplus nosedives, with even tougher times in store - October 28, 2001
BP to develop new field in north Atlantic - October 28, 2001
Eskimos ask IRS to investigate group opposed to ANWR drilling - October 28, 2001
Saudi Arabia, Iran call for OPEC, non-OPEC producer meetings - October 28, 2001
Alpine facilties might be expanded - November 04, 2001
Federal agencies in Alaska gear up to meet U.S. energy needs - November 04, 2001
Stevens breaks silence on ANWR
- November 04, 2001
Alaska exports drop as ANS crude goes to West Coast - November 04, 2001
Crowley reorganizes Marine Services subsidiary
- November 04, 2001
New area manager at WesternGeco
- November 04, 2001
Petroleum Engineers host BBQ
- November 04, 2001
Unocal earnings drop despite higher production - November 04, 2001
Petro-Canada net slides
- November 04, 2001
Anadarko takes hefty write-down on Canadian reserves
- November 04, 2001
Anadarko writedown triggers loss
- November 04, 2001
Lower gas prices squeeze Alberta Energy
- November 04, 2001
Semco, Enstar�s parent, loss widens in quarter
- November 04, 2001
Finding, operating costs up
- November 04, 2001
Forest Oil pleased with results of third Redoubt unit well
- November 04, 2001
RCA conditionally approves Unocal-Enstar gas sales agreement - November 04, 2001
MMS issues proposed 2002-2007 OCS leasing program, DEIS
- November 04, 2001
Don't forget Canada's Arctic oil, says consulting geologist - November 04, 2001
State goes after opportunity to maximize gas royalty sales - November , 2001
North Slope producers gasline study on track
- November 04, 2001
Federal action key to gas policy council recommendations - November 04, 2001
On Deadline: Northstar oil moves to TAPS - November 04, 2001
On Deadline: Northstar oil moves to TAPS - November 04, 2001
All wrapped up - November 11, 2001
Permitting field work to begin for Kenai Kachemak pipeline
- November 11, 2001
Chretien talks tough on energy as Canada-U.S. softwood dispute flares - November 11, 2001
Commission hears final arguments in case to force Phillips to include Danco�s leases in inlet unit - November 11, 2001
Daschle wants to axe ANWR, substitute gasline, heavy oil tax incentives
- November 11, 2001
Agrium posts loss, partly due to high gas prices for Nikiski fertilizer plant - November 11, 2001
NANA Corp. president to retire
- November 11, 2001
ANWR: Teamsters lambaste pretend president Martin Sheen for �pretend facts� - November 11, 2001
EIA expects crude oil price to stabilize near current levels until spring - November 11, 2001
Chevron profits down - November 11, 2001
BP profits down 20 percent due to lower oil prices
- November 11, 2001
Portfolio strategy update:
A war footing - November 11, 2001
Rumor mill grinding at top speed in Calgary�s oil patch about Alberta Energy, Pan Canadian - November 11, 2001
Energy trading boosts Williams profit
- November 11, 2001
Tesoro earnings continue to climb
- November 11, 2001
October production down from September
- November 11, 2001
Miscible gas EOR for Kuparuk pool at Milne Point will increase oil recovery by 30-40 million barrels - November 11, 2001
Three contractors plan North Slope geophysical programs
- November 11, 2001
Technology no barrier to developing British Columbia�s offshore
- November 11, 2001
Shell Canada stakes future in East Coast, oil sands, Arctic
- November 11, 2001
Prudhoe Bay field owners talk to AOGCC about gas cap water injection project - November 11, 2001
One step forward, one back in British Columbia�s native blockades - November 11, 2001
Craig Taylor Equipment named Komatsu distributor
- November 11, 2001
Oil well fiber optic sensor firm expands to Alaska - November 11, 2001
Foothills upbeat on pipeline
- November 11, 2001
Alaska gas could be in pipeline by 2008, says BP vice president
- November 11, 2001
Forest Oil, Unocal sign MOU for exploration on Gulf of Mexico shelf
- November 11, 2001
Tesoro closes on purchase of BP crude oil pipeline
- November 11, 2001
Marathon acquires West Africa interests
- November 11, 2001
Marathon expands exploration position offshore Nova Scotia
- November 11, 2001
Northwest Territories leader makes case for federal pipeline aid - November 18, 2001
Major pipeline companies sign MOU to build Alaska Highway gasline - November 18, 2001
Unocal budgets $112 million for exploration, pipeline 2001-2003 - November 18, 2001
Economic conditions shift window for Arctic gas out a year to 2009-10 - November 18, 2001
Exxon�s Point Thomson will be North Slope�s first high-pressure condensate field - November 18, 2001
Evergreen Resources plans coalbed methane wells in 2002 - November 18, 2001
Earnings drop at Murphy Oil
- November 18, 2001
ChevronTexaco supports Dynegy-Enron merger
- November 18, 2001
Evergreen profits take off
- November 18, 2001
Forest oil net declines
- November 18, 2001
Oil patch tax relief not in cards in upcoming Canadian budget - November 18, 2001
Redoubt Shoal recoverable estimates keep going up - November 18, 2001
State approves Ninilchik unit - November 18, 2001
Unocal applies for two new units on Kenai Peninsula
- November 18, 2001
Chevron, BP plan delineation well at Northwest Eileen
- November 18, 2001
Phillips asks for ACMP review for Kuparuk Uplands wells - November 18, 2001
Gas pipeline race update: Foothills, Kaska Nation strike deal
- November 18, 2001
Alberta Energy, Anadarko looking for space in gas pipeline
- November 18, 2001
Older is better in Canada, say U.S.-based arrivals - November 18, 2001
MMS sets public meetings on five-year program
- November 18, 2001
Drilling continues at Cosmopolitan - November 18, 2001
Potential State and Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales - November 18, 2001
Energy security bill sidetracked again
- November 18, 2001
Stevens urges Senate to pass energy bill - November 18, 2001
Three calls for nominations north of 60 degrees
- November 18, 2001
Anadarko and BP team up on deep water Gulf prospects
- November 18, 2001
Coalbed methane projects stirring to life in Canadian Rockies - November 18, 2001
High-resolution satellite images of Alaska now available on CD - November 18, 2001
Security Aviation secures contracts
- November 18, 2001
McKay president at Northwestern Arctic Air
- November 18, 2001
Mexico ready to cut oil production - November 18, 2001
Regulators begin analysis of pipeline spill response - November 18, 2001
Appeals court rules in Exxon�s favor - November 18, 2001
What will it take to get BP�s focus back on Alaska?
- November 25, 2001
Phillips, Conoco union a plus for Arctic gas development
- November 25, 2001
Conoco, Phillips merge as equals - November 25, 2001
A new light in the sea: Alberta Energy moves forward with McCovey exploration - November 25, 2001
Official claims 1987 agreement gives Canada say-so on ANWR drilling
- November 25, 2001
Legislature�s joint gas committee issues RFP for gas project economist
- November 25, 2001
Progress on opening coastal plain to drilling still hog-tied by filibuster threats, says Stevens - November 25, 2001
Analysts: Phillips-Conoco merger a matter of survival
- November 25, 2001
Chavez: Agreement between OPEC and independent producers
- November 25, 2001
Norway to cut production
- November 25, 2001
BP has no plans to wind down Alaska operations, says London - November 25, 2001
Alaska will continue to be major asset in combined company - November 25, 2001
BLM seeks industry nominations in northwestern NPR-A - November 25, 2001
Falling oil prices, lower production widen state�s budget gap - November 25, 2001
Potential State and Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales - November 25, 2001
J.C. returns to community some of what he reaped - November 25, 2001
United States ramps up domestic energy production - November 25, 2001
Trenching tests proposed for gas pipeline
- November 25, 2001
Williams moves closer to building petrochemical facility - November 25, 2001
BP closes local exploration office; future exploration in Alaska to be decided by Houston - November 25, 2001
Goal to raise output 10 percent in 2002 - November 25, 2001
BP�s Nikiski GTL plant nears completion - November 25, 2001
Software firm automates complex business tasks - November 25, 2001
New generation of Hytorc tools available - November 25, 2001
Engineering firm adds two - November 25, 2001
Agrium would like to grow Cook Inlet operation - November 25, 2001
Forest Oil plans to spend $225 million in inlet over next five years
- November 25, 2001
Kenai left off GAO list of oil and gas producing refuges - November 25, 2001
State, feds OK Cosmopolitan unit - November 25, 2001
Alberta oil sands get another boost from U.S. interest - November 25, 2001
TOTE�S new Orca class vessels under construction
- November 25, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Baroid Drilling Fluids: Banking on decades of experience for drilling leadership in the present and a stake in the future - November 25, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Arctic Insulation and Manufacturing: Rebuilt and growing - November 25, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Alaska Anvil: Thriving on engineering challenges - November 25, 2001
Alberta government touts province as Arctic gas hub - December 02, 2001
Williams wants to operate gasline - December 02, 2001
Alberta premier urges U.S. firms to start Arctic gasline paperwork - December 02, 2001
Marathon begins natural gas production from Wolf Lake
- December 02, 2001
Murkowski says address energy bill or hang Christmas stockings - December 02, 2001
Unocal has small oil spill at Dillon platform - December 02, 2001
Phillips looking at 10 exploration wells in Alaska in 2002 - December 02, 2001
Consultant rates Alaska-Canada rail link as economically �frail� - December 02, 2001
SDC drillship returns to Beaufort Sea - December 02, 2001
BP pledges better communication with employees; team report says this might be management�s last chance to win back trust - December 02, 2001
North Slope mayor looks for allies in oil industry on bond bill - December 02, 2001
Fall in gas prices brings reality to Arctic gas debate - December 02, 2001
Canada counts on 20 seismic programs, despite price slump - December 02, 2001
Technology prompts BP to spend $100 million at Schrader Bluff - December 09, 2001
Gross of Pelican Hill Oil & Gas plans seismic, wells on west side in 2002 - December 09, 2001
Arctic pipeline decisions close � definitely, maybe, you�re dreaming - December 09, 2001
U.S. Senate: ANWR legislation gets moment in the sun - December 09, 2001
Study criticizes costs, unknowns of �over-the-top� gas pipelline
- December 09, 2001
Knowles chief of staff leaving office
- December 09, 2001
Agrium interested in Cook Inlet JV
- December 09, 2001
Alpine �good news story� for Phillips, Meyers tells analysts - December 09, 2001
Four Delta Junction-Big Delta shallow gas leases filed - December 09, 2001
Mental Health to hold west side lease sale; negotiates lease near Sterling - December 09, 2001
Potential State and Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales - December 09, 2001
Yukon issues new call for bids; eyes fresh area near Whitehorse - December 09, 2001
Aurora Gas submits Nicolai Creek field plan to AOGCC
- December 09, 2001
Unocal offers reward in search for vandals
- December 09, 2001
Replacement of Drift River pipeline section goes according to plan - December 09, 2001
BP, ExxonMobil, Phillips to test trenching equipment, rehabilitation methods
- December 09, 2001
Knowles unveils final gas policy council report at RDC conference - December 09, 2001
Third producing well completed at Northstar
- December 09, 2001
Phillips to drill, collect environmental data in NPR-A - December 09, 2001
Meltwater production begins
- December 09, 2001
ExxonMobil working to make Point Thomson economic
- December 09, 2001
North Slope production clears 1 million barrels for November - December 09, 2001
Maintenance, safety issues will be prioritized at Prudhoe Bay - December 09, 2001
British Columbia aims for C$24 billion in new energy investment
- December 16, 2001
Unocal, Marathon going forward with Kenai Kachemak pipeline project
- December 16, 2001
North Slope gas producers team challenges governments to get onboard - December 16, 2001
Waterkeeper program proposed for Prince William Sound
- December 16, 2001
OPEC secretary-general says he expects production pact
- December 16, 2001
Knowles calls for improved monitoring of oil and gas industry - December 16, 2001
Advice: Portfolio strategy update
- December 16, 2001
Some oil price recovery expected by spring, EIA short-term forecast says - December 16, 2001
OPEC delays cuts in oil production until Norway specifies reduction in its output - December 16, 2001
State headed back toward deficits
- December , 2001
Oklahoma governor urges Conoco to return to state - December 16, 2001
State approves AEC Oil and Gas (USA) as McCovey operator, update of plan - December 16, 2001
Sag Delta No. 1 rehabilitation planned for this winter
- December 16, 2001
Phillips Petroleum capital budget up 2 percent; Alaska share down - December 16, 2001
Badami facilities could be used for Slugger development - December 16, 2001
Cross-border legislators launch promotion of highway pipeline - December 16, 2001
Cook Inlet Pipe Line applies to remove old pipeline at Drift River
- December 16, 2001
Williams executive dies at 58
- December 16, 2001
Record drilling not enough to stop decline in gas reserves - December 16, 2001
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission denies Danco petition for forced unitization of leases into North Cook Inlet unit - December 16, 2001
Alberta warns Kyoto could drive capital, companies from Canada - December 16, 2001
Anadarko apparent winner in GOM sale
- December 16, 2001
Foothills prepares plan for scaled-down Alaska pipeline
- December 23, 2001
U.S. economists back Mackenzie Valley pipeline
- December 23, 2001
Enhanced oil recovery begins at central North Slope�s Milne Point - December 23, 2001
Seismic innovations aid BP at Milne, could spur viscous oil development - December 23, 2001
Jeff Mach to head governor�s new permit streamlining group at DEC - December 23, 2001
Pipeline begins open season
- December 23, 2001
Year-end report from North Slope producers gas team won�t happen
- December 23, 2001
Minerals Management Service will take public comment by phone
- December 23, 2001
Alyeska has diesel spill
- December 23, 2001
Cambridge Energy sees 2015 window for Arctic gas - December 23, 2001
Conservation group buys 37 acres near Anchor River
- December 23, 2001
OPEC delays decision to cut production until Dec. 28
- December 23, 2001
ANS oil production to stay slightly above 1 million barrels a day through 2010 - December 23, 2001
BLM issues environmental assessment for Anadarko�s exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska - December 23, 2001
ExxonMobil produces first oil from Malaysian satellite platform
- December 23, 2001
Land rush in Canada sees British Columbia setting new benchmark - December 23, 2001
Coast-to-coast race under way in Canada to attract new money - December 23, 2001
Petro-Canada, a new player on Alaska�s North Slope, embarks on C$5.8 billion oil sands expansion in Alberta - December 23, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: WesternGeco unveils latest seismic equipment and HRDS, a self-contained, hydrocarbon recovery and disposal system - December 23, 2001
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Dura-Wrap puts the heat on corrosion, wear and tear - December 23, 2001
Dave Donley defends bill to limit municipal debt - December 30, 2001
Turning ice into fire could be key to long-term energy needs - December 30, 2001
Department of Revenue suggests oil production tax might need to be changed - December 30, 2001
RCA approves Unocal-Enstar natural gas sales agreement
- December 30, 2001
Royalty gas final finding issued
- December 30, 2001
Oman to reduce oil output by more than expected - December 30, 2001
Prince William Sound RCAC seats new board members
- December 30, 2001
British Columbia replaces oil and gas output in 2000
- December 30, 2001
Ladyfern pipeline approved by federal regulator
- December 30, 2001
Apache says Alberta�s Zama field has a �lot of running room� - December 30, 2001
Phillips pulls plan to send coalbed methane water to Cheyenne - December 30, 2001
Phillips Petroleum agrees with East Timor on gas pipeline
- December 30, 2001
BP advertises for farm-in partners on slope prospects
- December 30, 2001
Arctic Power annual meeting billed as last by all speakers - December 30, 2001
Take action, fax Tom Daschle
- December 30, 2001
Murkowski calls for gas line meeting
- December 30, 2001
Canadian aboriginals try to hurdle land claims settlement
- December 30, 2001
Cambridge Energy Research pessimistic about Alaska gas - December 30, 2001