Site Map Petroleum News Archives Stories 2002
July through December.

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Sneak peak: LADS almost finished, BP inspection next - July 07, 2002
Heyworth drops out of race, throws support to Murkowski - July 07, 2002
Reality check - July 07, 2002
Usibelli Coal Mine battles changing market, low rank coal resource - July 07, 2002
Imperial Oil eager to exploit any pipeline uncertainty in Alaska - July 07, 2002
Pigging held up by leak in pipeline - July 07, 2002
BP reports production up 5 percent in second quarter - July 07, 2002
BLM distributes almost $14 million for tax exempt lands - July 07, 2002
Northwest Territories Natives make pitch for federal money - July 07, 2002
Norton approves MMS five-year OCS oil and gas lease program - July 07, 2002
Portfolio strategy update - July 07, 2002
Phillips and Conoco selling refineries amid federal scrutiny - July 07, 2002
OPEC extends its oil output quota for an additional three months - July 07, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - July 07, 2002
Marathon Oil working to reduce Wyoming acreage - July 07, 2002
EnCana gas play gives new hope to northeast British Columbia - July 07, 2002
ExxonMobil to use FPSO vessels for deepwater developments offshore Nigeria in West Africa - July 07, 2002
Anadarko, partner, awarded Algeria exploration block - July 07, 2002
Kashagan discovery in North Caspian Sea declared commercial - July 07, 2002
Oil employment down - July 07, 2002
Disposal injection approved at Nicolai Creek field - July 07, 2002
Alaska shallow gas pioneer DaveLappi maintains quest; Unocal partner in Homer shallow gas leases - July 07, 2002
Commission approves storm water injection for Osprey platform - July 07, 2002
Governor signs gas bills - July 07, 2002
Alaska North Slope production up in June, driven by Northstar - July 07, 2002
Knowles reappoints DeMarco to six-year term with Regulatory Commission of Alaska - July 07, 2002
Energy bill conference committee chairman calls for ANWR oil development - July 07, 2002
Environmental groups sue DEC - July 14, 2002
Too hot to hold: Deadhorse in new Prudhoe voting precinct - July 14, 2002
Division widens - July 14, 2002
Phillips applies to expand Kuparuk - July 14, 2002
Evergreen Resources plans to drill coal core wells near Delta Junction - July 14, 2002
Anadarko to drill three wells on North Slope this winter - July 14, 2002
Ekstrom joins Evergreen Resources - July 14, 2002
Tony Meyer Anadarko�s new head of Alaska operations - July 14, 2002
Phillips reports improved prices for crude oil, natural gas in second quarter - July 14, 2002
XTO Energy completes $164 million San Juan basin acreage acquisition - July 14, 2002
Canada�s petroleum compass swings from East Coast to Arctic - July 14, 2002
EIA expects crude to remain in OPEC target range through 2003 - July 14, 2002
Mental Health Trust Land Office offers leases for rent, work commitment - July 14, 2002
Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office has 49,041 acres leased - July 14, 2002
Phillips sells share of Cook Inlet Pipe Line Co. - July 14, 2002
Williams to sell Kansas Hugoton natural gas gathering system for $100 million - July 14, 2002
Draft EIS favors 30-year renewal of trans-Alaska pipeline right of way - July 14, 2002
Trial under way for lawsuit filed by six Alaska communities against Exxon - July 14, 2002
Governor signs bill extending exploration incentive credit - July 14, 2002
Alaska gets Interior dollars to cap NPR-A wells, map Arctic coast, Yukon Flats, test gasline steel technology - July 14, 2002
GAO report criticizes state�s standards for dismantling oilfield facilities - July 14, 2002
Researchers forecast outlook for Alaska gas - July 14, 2002
British Petroleum apologizes to Crazy Horse family for name use - July 14, 2002
Forest sees production from Lost Ark in Gulf of Mexico - July 14, 2002
Angola fines ChevronTexaco $2 million for oil spills - July 14, 2002
Former Newfoundland leader points way for B.C. offshore - July 14, 2002
BP-led group awarded five-year Sakhalin V exploration license - July 14, 2002
Oil sands surpass conventional crude production in Alberta - July 14, 2002
Watch this, says Steve Marshall - July 21, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - July 21, 2002
Pulling out from the pack? - July 21, 2002
Alaska�s oil and gas industry asks state for permitting, fiscal certainty - July 21, 2002
Anadarko files plans for Dolly Varden, Arctic Char prospects in Foothills - July 21, 2002
Bush warms to gasline incentives - July 21, 2002
BP asked by White House to suggest alternatives to gas price floor - July 21, 2002
MMS schedules hearings on Beaufort Sea multiple sale draft EIS - July 21, 2002
DOE makes two grants to state - July 21, 2002
OPEC to meet in Osaka, Japan, Venezuelan official says - July 21, 2002
API semi-annual statistics show imports down 8.5 % - July 21, 2002
Alberta urged to overhaul dormant heritage savings fund - July 21, 2002
Alberta oil sands grapples with too much success - July 21, 2002
Forest Oil announces South March Island discovery in Gulf of Mexico - July 21, 2002
No deal in sight on B.C.�s offshore moratoriums - July 21, 2002
Canadian researchers pull old ice core from Mount Logan - July 21, 2002
No new NPR-A wells staked, but Phillips hopes to drill from Puviaq pad - July 21, 2002
Aurora Gas applies to produce 3 wells at Nicolai Creek gas field - July 21, 2002
GTL: Alaska testing in tour buses planned for new diesel fuel - July 21, 2002
Chugach Electric to study wind power in Portage area - July 21, 2002
SeaRiver Maritime receives resource protection award - July 21, 2002
Unocal, Agrium file suits over Nikiski fertilizer plant gas sale agreement - July 21, 2002
Pelican Hill looks at four possible west side drilling locations in Cook Inlet - July 21, 2002
Jim Weeks, Dale Lindsey form new independent, UltraStar - July 28, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - July 28, 2002
A winning package - July 28, 2002
Forget Alaska Highway pipeline, think LNG or GTL, says analyst - July 28, 2002
Phillips� new double-hulled, Endeavour class tanker enters Alaska waters - July 28, 2002
Redoubt Shoal No. 2 certified capable of production - July 28, 2002
Nigeria loyal to OPEC, minister says - July 28, 2002
Groups say pipeline renewal comment period too short - July 28, 2002
XTO gas production up in second quarter - July 28, 2002
Supreme Court sides with man in Alyeska appeal - July 28, 2002
Canada�s drilling, land sales, well licenses all lag behind 2001 - July 28, 2002
Canada spurs aboriginal investment in oil, gas projects with venture capital fund - July 28, 2002
Unocal earns 55 cents per share in second quarter, down from 2001 - July 28, 2002
Shale gas reserve at Red Dog zinc mine estimated at 2 trillion cubic feet; mineral coring rig working area - July 28, 2002
Duke withdraws from Alaska Highway gasline MOU; Williams says action weakens agreement - July 28, 2002
Phillips stakes first wells in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska - July 28, 2002
Armstrong gets access to some North Slope infrastructure via Kuparuk River unit ballot agreement - July 28, 2002
Point Thomson owners opt to pay penalty, drop acreage at Red Dog - July 28, 2002
ExxonMobil applies for Point Thomson pipeline right of way - July 28, 2002
University wants comments on Pioneer area oil and gas lease - July 28, 2002
Administration, Alaska delegation: North Slope gasline needs federal incentives - July 28, 2002
1953: Phillips geologist recalls icy camp site - July 28, 2002
Public or private? State wants Prudhoe agreement made public; producers say it�s too sensitive - August 04, 2002
Coming on strong - August 04, 2002
Work on ACMP regs done; districts have seat at table in scope determination - August 04, 2002
BLM confirms original 45-day review period for pipeline right of way renewal - August 04, 2002
Pelican Hill takes west Cook Inlet leases - August 04, 2002
Trans-Alaska pipeline re-started after routine maintenance - August 04, 2002
Low natural gas prices trigger slide in Anadarko earnings; but production is rising, company says - August 04, 2002
XTO gas production up 25 percent in second quarter - August 04, 2002
Phillips reports lower income and production - August 04, 2002
Williams 68 cent second quarter loss counters 69 cent gain last year - August 04, 2002
Official denies United States pressured Nigeria to withdraw from OPEC - August 04, 2002
North Slope, Beaufort Sea areawide sales set for Oct. 23 - August 04, 2002
BP official: Window is closing on pipeline, but hope remains - August 04, 2002
Canada�s Far North beckons U.S.-based independents - August 04, 2002
Wainwright�s coalbed methane potential huge, could provide local energy - August 04, 2002
Yukon presses case for access to natural gas markets - August 04, 2002
The SDC makes 600 mile journey to McCovey prospect in 12 days - August 04, 2002
DGC issues consistency determination for proposed Kenai Kachemak pipeline - August 04, 2002
Trustees for Alaska appeal Prudhoe Bay contingency plan - August 04, 2002
Marathon applies for Kasilof unit - August 04, 2002
BP pulls Liberty development plan; will submit more cost-effective scenario - August 04, 2002
TCPL�s Kvisle views Alaska Highway gasline MOU as �effectively dead� - August 11, 2002
Work stalls on LADS rig - August 11, 2002
Pushed to the edge - August 11, 2002
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it can�t implement �no action alternative� for Swanson River satellite project - August 11, 2002
U.S. warned energy supplies at risk - August 11, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - August 11, 2002
Forest Oil reports Redoubt No. 5 well drilling in Hemlock - August 11, 2002
Evergreen Resources receives awards for Colorado oil, gas operations - August 11, 2002
BP has produced water spill at Lisburne - August 11, 2002
Unocal, Forest align Hemlock oil pool interests at Trading Bay - August 11, 2002
Pretty Creek producing gas again - August 11, 2002
Portfolio strategy update - August 11, 2002
VECO No. 6 on state�s list of largest private employers - August 11, 2002
Williams closes sale of Kansas natural gas gathering system - August 11, 2002
Marrs wins new contract with CIRI - August 11, 2002
Yukon activist plans cross-country ANWR trek - August 11, 2002
Aboriginal land claim won�t block decisions on B.C. offshore - August 11, 2002
U.S. announces plan to fund study of Russia�s potential oilfields - August 11, 2002
Consultant: Canada�s heavyweights to grow in market dominance - August 11, 2002
Alberta wants oil sands included in global crude oil reserves - August 11, 2002
Phillips' Chuck Darling - August 11, 2002
Regulatory Commission of Alaska OKs Cook Inlet Pipe Line ownership change - August 11, 2002
Alaska mining news summary: Seward Peninsula most active part of state as mid-summer drilling, trenching, prospecting results pour in - August 11, 2002
Department of Energy predicts oil prices near $30 per barrel in 2003 - August 18, 2002
Cash-rich Canadian companies fuel stronger drilling forecast - August 18, 2002
Operators for hire - August 18, 2002
Mackenzie Delta gasline open season attracts 20 producers - August 18, 2002
Phillips looking at one to four exploration wells this winter - August 18, 2002
ChevronTexaco second quarter net income at $407 million, down 81% - August 18, 2002
Division of Oil & Gas updating royalty payment regulations - August 18, 2002
Shell to convert 21 Anchorage Texaco stations to Shell brand - August 18, 2002
BP second quarter earnings off by one third - August 18, 2002
Evergreen Resources profits down, production up - August 18, 2002
Conoco earnings sag - August 18, 2002
Battered investors find comfort, reward in Canadian income trusts - August 18, 2002
Energy watchdog: oil demand weaker than expected in second half of year - August 18, 2002
Unocal CEO, CFO certify SEC filings - August 18, 2002
Koch submits winning bid to supply additional oil to strategic reserve - August 18, 2002
Dunham swears Conoco results - August 18, 2002
ExxonMobil earnings fall on �significantly weaker� refining margins, price weakness - August 18, 2002
Governor signs bill reauthorizing RCA - August 18, 2002
New shallow gas regulations increase state�s application fee - August 18, 2002
Feds, state bicker over cleanup of leaking wells on North Slope - August 18, 2002
Alaska receives $4.5 million from U.S. Department of Interior - August 18, 2002
North Slope production down 9.5 percent in July - August 18, 2002
Fairweather E&P becomes Alaska�s first oilfield operations contractor for hire - August 18, 2002
Natchiq Technical Services builds E&P operational capability - August 18, 2002
BLM head: issues of safety, health paramount in pipeline renewal - August 18, 2002
Devon hits some potholes as it blazes new trails in Canada - August 18, 2002
Winter work to include new pads for Phillips, infield drilling for BP - August 25, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - August 25, 2002
Right on schedule - August 25, 2002
Candidates for Alaska�s lieutenant governor support regulatory reform - August 25, 2002
BP to spend $15 billion in Gulf of Mexico over next 10 years - August 25, 2002
Nabors moves to attach technology arm - August 25, 2002
ExxonMobil funds its share of Thunder Horse - August 25, 2002
Aurora encouraged by gas test results at Nicolai Creek - August 25, 2002
Division schedules additional hearing on Donkel appeal - August 25, 2002
Offshore Gulf of Mexico bids almost identical from last year - August 25, 2002
ANS price up, production down - August 25, 2002
Phillips Alaska pays state $6 million in royalty settlement - August 25, 2002
NAFTA working group points to declining energy self-sufficiency - August 25, 2002
Unocal earns 55 cents per share in second quarter, down from 2001 - August 25, 2002
Forest 2Q earnings slide on lower prices and volumes - August 25, 2002
Phillips Alaska to lose 60 jobs in merger - August 25, 2002
Marathon income down on slightly higher production - August 25, 2002
Increased production in second quarter buffers lower prices for EnCana - August 25, 2002
Division of Oil & Gas updating royalty payment regulations - August 25, 2002
Conoco begins natural gas deliveries to Malaysia - August 25, 2002
B.C. delivers on promise to cut regulatory costs - August 25, 2002
Court: Aborigines do not have rights to minerals found under tribal land - August 25, 2002
British Columbia seizes initiative in aboriginal dealings - August 25, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Alaska�s largest import automotive dealership puts quality first - August 25, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Right on track � CN Aquatrain celebrates 40 years - August 25, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: An ounce of prevention: helping the oil industry protect the environment, its own productivity - August 25, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - September 01, 2002
Mackenzie Delta producers ask pipeline firms for ideas - September 01, 2002
Oklahoma waste firm EESV recycles itself into Alaska energy concern - September 01, 2002
BP halts production from 150 slope wells - September 01, 2002
U.S. Petroleum acquires additional Cook Inlet acreage from Warren Buck - September 01, 2002
Phillips stakes five more wells in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska - September 01, 2002
DGC reviews Marathon, BP projects - September 01, 2002
Workers settle labor dispute at GTL plant - September 01, 2002
Crude prices top $29 on OPEC quota speculation - September 01, 2002
Judge rejects request to block Phillips-Conoco merger - September 01, 2002
Key North American E&P companies keep tight grip on capital spending - September 01, 2002
Crude ends lower but mood still upbeat - September 01, 2002
GTL plant opening delayed - September 01, 2002
Syntroleum breaks ground on synthetic fuels plant - September 01, 2002
Phillips, EnCana take opposite sides on gas pipeline issues - September 01, 2002
Producers open talks with state about fiscal terms for gasline - September 01, 2002
Cook Inlet finally pays off for Danco investors - September 01, 2002
Russia�s Yukos considers buying Williams refineries - September 01, 2002
Kenai Kachemak pipeline secures long-term commitments, finalizes design - September 01, 2002
Crews extinguish refinery fire - September 01, 2002
Phillips applies to expand Colville unit from 80,000 acres to 140,000 - September 08, 2002
Open to the public? - September 08, 2002
Cross-border pipeline spat moves to highest levels in Alaska, Canada - September 08, 2002
Dhaliwal to tell legislators they need Canada�s pipeline backing - September 08, 2002
Phillips has as many as 20 temporary air quality permits in the works for winter drilling program - September 08, 2002
Knowles to address conference Sept. 18 - September 08, 2002
State agencies get DOE grant to improve permitting, access to data - September 08, 2002
Mid-September energy conferences run back to back at Sheraton - September 08, 2002
OPEC president: Strength of global economy, worries over Iraq cloud oil outlook - September 08, 2002
Phillips, Conoco complete merger; new company sixth-largest on globe - September 08, 2002
State�s credit outlook downgraded - September 08, 2002
Chief negotiator named to transfer control of Northwest Territories resources - September 08, 2002
Torgerson, Green, head to Washington, D.C. to lobby energy bill committee - September 08, 2002
TransCanada PipeLines undaunted by prospect of U.S. pipeline subsidies - September 08, 2002
U.S. hopes for new gas supply basin on shaky ground - September 08, 2002
3-D shoot proposed near Sterling - September 08, 2002
North Slope production up for August; inlet down - September 08, 2002
Marathon Oil permitting two new pads at Ninilchik unit - September 08, 2002
Commission OKs expansion of area covered by Schrader Bluff pool rules - September 08, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - September 08, 2002
Alaska mining news summary: As the season reaches its peak and with metals prices on a slow rise, some properties show promise of turning into Alaska�s next operating mine - September 08, 2002
BP looking to cut deals on exploration acreage, Marshall tells Anchorage chamber - September 15, 2002
BP begins bringing 137 Prudhoe Bay wells back on line - September 15, 2002
ANWR lives! - September 15, 2002
NPR-A, pipeline renewal top BLM list in Alaska, says Henri Bisson - September 15, 2002
BP�s Alaska budget will be held at current level for several years, says BP President Steve Marshall - September 15, 2002
Secretary of Energy to speak at annual Alliance meeting Sept. 23 - September 15, 2002
DGC issues final ruling on TAPS right of way renewal - September 15, 2002
Exxon-controlled Imperial Oil pulls out stops to accelerate Mackenzie gas development - September 15, 2002
BP drops plans for Slugger well; Myers says extension still possible - September 15, 2002
Prices could stay close to $30 a barrel this winter - September 15, 2002
OPEC, International Energy Agency pledge to keep oil market stable amid tensions - September 15, 2002
B.C. fishermen land huge energy source - September 15, 2002
DNR issues information call for inlet and foothills sales - September 15, 2002
Severe heart condition didn't stop Phillips bear guard - September 15, 2002
Nabors, BP Energy Center receive Green Star awards - September 15, 2002
BP offers �attractive terms� on Slugger unit, needs one more partner to drill exploration well - September 15, 2002
State approves Northstar unit�s participating area; it�s smaller than BP initially requested - September 15, 2002
Evergreen Resources begins permitting two groups of shallow gas wells in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Cook Inlet basin - September 15, 2002
Duncan takes issue with Chretien over pipeline aid - September 15, 2002
Let�s make a deal - September 22, 2002
A perfect match for elegant roofs - September 22, 2002
ConocoPhillips says Mackenzie gasline first; Alaska Highway second - September 22, 2002
ExxonMobil/Imperial puts Arctic gas ambitions on full display - September 22, 2002
Insider this week: Andex out of Slugger, ENSR�s Jane Thomas visits McNeil, Jack Griffin moves to ConocoPhillips, �Cel� stops train for directions - September 22, 2002
No ANWR? Veto bill, says Norton - September 22, 2002
ConocoPhillips (Alaska) files for two Puviaq wells in NPR-A - September 22, 2002
Shell, Enventure complete well with new casing technology - September 22, 2002
ConocoPhillips stakes another well in NPR-A, bringing total to 8 wells this year - September 22, 2002
Canadian oil patch blindsided by Kyoto ratification decision - September 22, 2002
Joint government effort needed to develop B.C. offshore - September 22, 2002
Knowles will not challenge Murkowski�s right to name replacement - September 22, 2002
Dhaliwal agrees with Imperial that Arctic gas could flow by 2007 - September 22, 2002
Canadians run shuttle campaign in bid to sway U.S. legislators on energy bill - September 22, 2002
BP opens $7.1 million energy center - September 22, 2002
Conference committee reaches agreement on pipeline safety - September 22, 2002
Both Norton, Pourchot oppose oil pipeline watchdog group - September 22, 2002
Kyoto Protocol cited as Alberta oil sands project scaled back - September 29, 2002
Road to NPR-A - September 29, 2002
MOU streamlines Point Thomson permitting - September 29, 2002
Bush administration wants ANWR, but not threatening energy bill veto, Abraham says - September 29, 2002
Insider this week: Alliance elects board members; no drilling at Badami, Point Thomson this season; Edelen on the Kenai River - September 29, 2002
DEC working with Armstrong Resources to keep permitting on track - September 29, 2002
Progress on Alpine debottlenecking project slower than expected - September 29, 2002
Foothills Pipe Lines �head office� could be on the move - September 29, 2002
Stevens pans newspaper editorial on gas pipeline - September 29, 2002
Heyworth, Houle argue merits of All-Alaska Gasline Initiative - September 29, 2002
Canada, NWT again warn of fall-out from gas pipeline subsidies - September 29, 2002
New energy sources discussed for rural Alaska - September 29, 2002
Forest Service issues revised EA for Katalla - September 29, 2002
Evergreen Resources receives 8 drilling permits - September 29, 2002
BP reports to AOGCC on A-22 well; commission schedules hearing - September 29, 2002
Next Trust land sale planned for spring - September 29, 2002
BLM issues leases from June NPR-A lease sale - September 29, 2002
MMS director sees potential in Alaska outer continental shelf - September 29, 2002
Environmental group wants wilderness studies for NPR-A - September 29, 2002
Shell Canada hangs question mark on B.C. offshore reserves - September 29, 2002
BP signs agreement to supply LNG to China�s Fujian terminal; company at forefront of China�s LNG strategy - September 29, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: There�s no place like home � extreme catering in rural Alaska - September 29, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Millennium Hotel provides Alaska charm, service - September 29, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Negotiating the ice pack and the Arctic weather to deliver cargo - September 29, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Geoscientists, petroleum engineers play key roles in oil development - September 29, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Telecommunications on the North Slope � big changes for small villages - September 29, 2002
RDC�s annual conference to include independents, new majors - October 06, 2002
Mackenzie Delta pipeline could be victim of climate change treaty - October 06, 2002
Wanted: Level playing field - October 06, 2002
Northstar�s Homer gasline project moves forward - October 06, 2002
Jet pumps put S pad on production - October 06, 2002
House ANWR offer would open 1002 area to drilling and add 10 million acres of wilderness - October 06, 2002
Michael Bill named to AOGCC - October 06, 2002
Rockin� for ANWR - October 06, 2002
Shell receives FTC approval for acquisition of Pennzoil-Quaker State - October 06, 2002
U.S. oil and natural gas reserves up in 2001 - October 06, 2002
Anadarko picks up historic Wyoming field, plans to use enhanced recovery methods - October 06, 2002
MMS, UAF extend Coastal Marine Institute agreement - October 06, 2002
USGS, geologic institute to make database public - October 06, 2002
Alaska mining news summary: As assay results are coming in from projects around the state, metals prices continue to rise or hold steady triggering expectations of higher budgets for 2003 - October 06, 2002
Partnership adds to British Columbia natural gas finds - October 06, 2002
Marathon Oil�s Symphony pipeline has no investors - October 06, 2002
Kyoto could be billion-dollar boon for U.S. - October 06, 2002
Takeovers shrink international production by Canadian companies - October 06, 2002
Four seismic, geochemical projects under way or proposed in Cook Inlet - October 06, 2002
ConocoPhillips applies to store rig over summer again at Puviaq - October 06, 2002
ANS production drops in September - October 06, 2002
Borealis participating area approved - October 06, 2002
Energy Secretary Abraham cites advance in �smart� oil, gas drilling - October 06, 2002
Two Anadarko foothills projects don�t need ACMP review - October 06, 2002
ConocoPhillips applies to expand Kuparuk River pool area - October 06, 2002
Contractor defends Marathon Oil seismic mapping plan to meeting of Sterling residents - October 06, 2002
BLM finds no leaks so far at NPR-A abandoned wells - October 06, 2002
As many as five new pads possible for Kuparuk River unit - October 13, 2002
How many wells? - October 13, 2002
Alaska gasline could be economic bonanza for Canada says BP official - October 13, 2002
Future of energy bill uncertain - October 13, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - October 13, 2002
Dates changed for areawide North Slope, Beaufort Sea lease sales - October 13, 2002
DNR puts alignment agreement in public file - October 13, 2002
ConocoPhillips to test new ice road; goal is to get earlier North Slope construction start - October 13, 2002
AOGCC publishes 2001 annual report; production decline rate slowed to 2% - October 13, 2002
BP drilling dual multilaterals at S pad, trilaterals possible - October 13, 2002
ConocoPhillips files to drill Cronus exploration well west of Kuparuk - October 13, 2002
BP presents Bush administration with alternative to ConocoPhillips tax incentive - October 13, 2002
Yukon lobbies B.C. business to support Alaska gasline - October 13, 2002
Canada�s Far North close to breaking out of �quiet period� - October 13, 2002
North Pole fabricator favors Alaska Highway natural gas pipeline route - October 13, 2002
Aboriginals warn Mackenzie Valley pipeline hangs in balance - October 13, 2002
Gas probably won�t be economical village fuel source - October 13, 2002
Looming budget crunch gets another look: Panels agree state fiscal crisis real, cutting government not cure - October 13, 2002
Winstar, UltraStar sign exploration agreement with Chroma Energy - October 20, 2002
Governor-elect to speak at RDC�s annual conference - October 20, 2002
Where they lead - October 20, 2002
Is All-Alaska gasline initiative good or bad for Alaska? - October 20, 2002
UAF participates in $36 million synthetic diesel project with DOE - October 20, 2002
Schlumberger, WesternGeco honored with DEC pollution prevention awards - October 20, 2002
GTL plant moves closer to start-up - October 20, 2002
Portfolio strategy update - October 20, 2002
EIA: Declining oil inventories, war worries, flat production quotas drive oil prices - October 20, 2002
U.S. crude products surge: Rally in gasoline futures, jitters over weather, terrorism - October 20, 2002
ConocoPhillips files for exploration drilling in and west of Kuparuk - October 20, 2002
State to develop slope facilities map to help independents - October 20, 2002
Anadarko cuts hydrate project back to one well - October 20, 2002
Alternate testing for tundra hardness to be compared with DNR methods - October 20, 2002
ConocoPhillips, Bechtel renew worldwide LNG projects alliance - October 20, 2002
Yukon First Nation campaigns for Alaska pipeline route - October 20, 2002
Delta Junction manager thinks pipeline will be built - October 20, 2002
NIED LLC commits $3 million to complete LADS rig, says Okamura - October 27, 2002
DGC restarts permitting time clock for Armstrong wells - October 27, 2002
A good match - October 27, 2002
Aurora Gas acquires Moquawkie, remainder of Anadarko�s inlet holdings - October 27, 2002
A portable exploration solution - October 27, 2002
Hope for Tok to serve as staging area on pipeline construction - October 27, 2002
Alyeska moving to BP building - October 27, 2002
State takes in $2.7 million at North Slope, Beaufort Sea lease sales - October 27, 2002
Stevens says struggle is now for ANS gas line - October 27, 2002
XTO earnings decline for quarter as gas volumes rise by 26 percent - October 27, 2002
Firm that secured $25 million for Aurora Gas ready to look at other Alaska investment opportunities - October 27, 2002
After several special charges, Pioneer shows loss for quarter - October 27, 2002
Canadian E&P companies keep tight hold on purse strings - October 27, 2002
WesternGeco closes Lower 48, Canadian land seismic operations - October 27, 2002
EPA sets scoping meetings for Point Thomson EIS - October 27, 2002
Sunrise or sunset for ConocoPhillips in Alaska? - October 27, 2002
B.C. faces challenge to secure place in continental markets - October 27, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Flowline Alaska: Keeping more than 2,000 miles of pipeline insulated - October 27, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: High-tech fire protection systems require specialized expertise - October 27, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Good people make good Nabors � the changing face of North Slope drilling - October 27, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: AK Confidential � turning private data into corporate confetti - October 27, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Alaska�s new geology and geophysics business moves ahead - October 27, 2002
End of the line - November 03, 2002
Evergreen Resources starts drilling first Mat-Su shallow gas well - November 03, 2002
Arctic key as North America faces tightening natural gas supplies - November 03, 2002
Bidders appear to be filling in around the edges at Oct. 24 state lease sales - November 03, 2002
Energy bill talks to resume - November 03, 2002
Norton touts Alaska energy, Murkowski - November 03, 2002
In memory of Robert �Bob� McMillen - November 03, 2002
Commission approves regulatory cost charges for fiscal year 2003 - November 03, 2002
Permitting time clock restarted on Katalla exploration project - November 03, 2002
BP profit declines 13 percent on continued downstream woes - November 03, 2002
Murphy earnings decline 10 percent with loss on downstream operations - November 03, 2002
Agrium back into the black as fertilizer markets recover - November 03, 2002
ConocoPhillips posts loss on special merger-related charges - November 03, 2002
Aversion to risk among natural gas companies could lead to tighter supplies and higher wholesale prices in $3.50-$4.50 range - November 03, 2002
Kyoto puts British Columbia�s energy goals at risk - November 03, 2002
Unocal earnings decline slightly as production drops in the Gulf - November 03, 2002
U.S.-based explorers eager to pursue Nova Scotia gas prospects - November 03, 2002
North Slope tundra pond study starts this winter - November 03, 2002
Gas use important to border roadhouse at Beaver Creek - November 03, 2002
Canada on verge of first coalbed methane production - November 03, 2002
State geologist advocates use of coalbed methane for rural villages - November 03, 2002
Visual impact of Evergreen�s shallow gas wells minimal; could bring 500 new jobs to Mat-Su - November 03, 2002
Trading Bay/U.S. Petroleum Cook Inlet deal unwinds - November 03, 2002
Shell Exploration puts North Slope leases up for sale - November 03, 2002
Department of Natural Resources shallow gas leasing decision appealed - November 03, 2002
Major industries to carry up to 40% of Kyoto burden - November 03, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - November 10, 2002
Yukon ousts Duncan, supporter of Alaska Highway gasline route - November 10, 2002
Mr. Murkowski goes to Juneau - November 10, 2002
Looming North American gas crunch sets stage for drilling recovery - November 10, 2002
Hot ice project: Anadarko to core hydrate well south of Kuparuk unit - November 10, 2002
Canada names high-powered negotiator for Mackenzie Delta gasline project - November 10, 2002
Ballot measure No. 3 gets resounding yes from 61% of voters - November 10, 2002
Fly By Night Club fundraiser on tap prior to RDC conference - November 10, 2002
Petro-Canada profits double; downstream up, breaking industry pattern - November 10, 2002
Capital spending up, profits down in ExxonMobil�s third quarter - November 10, 2002
Anadarko profit at $189 million; company boosts 2002 estimates - November 10, 2002
ChevronTexaco slips to $904 million loss on Dynegy chargeoffs - November 10, 2002
Coal plant players face off at energy conference - November 10, 2002
Feds hand out $1.17 million in energy grants to UAF researchers - November 10, 2002
7.9 earthquake on Denali fault shuts down pipeline Nov. 3 - November 10, 2002
State approves Kasilof unit offshore Kenai Peninsula - November 10, 2002
Escopeta/BBI aims for 2003 Cook Inlet drilling - November 10, 2002
Marathon working to re-establish gas production at Spark platform - November 10, 2002
October ANS oil production up 11 percent from September - November 10, 2002
Enbridge ready to capitalize on Alaska, Mackenzie gas - November 10, 2002
Pipeline boom anticipated in Haines Junction, Yukon - November 10, 2002
Mackenzie Delta, Fort Liard on track for winter drilling - November 10, 2002
Double whammy - November 17, 2002
Unocal closes Kenai office, eliminates 71 positions in Alaska operations - November 17, 2002
Independent Pelican Hill adds Cook Inlet acreage, plans to drill next year - November 17, 2002
Resources minister rules out federalguarantees for Mackenzie pipeline - November 17, 2002
Jack-up rig likely for summer 2003 - November 17, 2002
Portfolio strategy update:Still a time to be cautious - November 17, 2002
EIA: OPEC production has reduced upward pressure on crude oil prices - November 17, 2002
Royalty trusts suck capital from Canadian exploration, development - November 17, 2002
Tesoro follows other refiners with loss for third quarter - November 17, 2002
EnCana boosts production, shows profit for quarter; natural gas flow rises 10% - November 17, 2002
Semco third-quarter loss rises slightly from 2001, red ink normal due to seasonal business - November 17, 2002
Rush to exploit Ladyfern gas find results in �value destruction� - November 17, 2002
Struggling drillers place bets on a winter rebound in gas activity - November 17, 2002
Northwest Territories protected area includes pipeline corridor - November 17, 2002
DOE funds CO2 injection research - November 17, 2002
Whitehorse needs economic boost from pipeline - November 17, 2002
State approves request to expand Colville River unit - November 17, 2002
New AOGCC commissioner has worked Cook Inlet and North Slope - November 17, 2002
Mining news summary: Final tally suggests exploration expenditures for 2002 will come in at about the same or slightly higher than 2001 - November 17, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: One stop shopping for fire protection and low voltage systems - November 17, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Cruz Construction, Inc. can take you (and your projects) anywhere - November 17, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: R&R Scaffold builds for the industries building Alaska - November 17, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Harbor tugs keep freight moving at the Port of Anchorage - November 17, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: URS Corp. provides engineering, environmental services - November 17, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Totem Equipment turns up the heat on Alaska�s competitive equipment sales, rental industry - November 17, 2002
Back in the saddle - November 24, 2002
Pioneer�s Thetis Island project receives ACMP determination - November 24, 2002
Joint Pipeline Office ties up six renewals, one new ROW permit - November 24, 2002
Teslin highway facility wants development - November 24, 2002
Pioneer expects to spend $15 million in Alaska in 2003 - November 24, 2002
Evergreen Resources names two new directors - November 24, 2002
Nature Conservancy settles oil royalties suit in Texas - November 24, 2002
Murkowski�s election lends positive energy to mining convention - November 24, 2002
Forest Oil squeezes more profits out of less production in third quarter - November 24, 2002
Williams Cos. posts another big loss on energy trading problems - November 24, 2002
TotalFinaElf earnings slip - November 24, 2002
BP pays state $675,000 - November 24, 2002
State offers spill cleanup assistance to Spain - November 24, 2002
AOGCC proposing to update regulation on well control training - November 24, 2002
Bureau of Land Management reorganizes part of Alaska office - November 24, 2002
Greg Micallef and Warren Buck forming independent - November 24, 2002
AOGCC hears from BP, AOGA on possible well control regulations - November 24, 2002
AOGCC schedules Polaris pool rules hearing - November 24, 2002
XTO Energy�s 2003 Alaska budget up from 2002; completes eighth horizontal well in inlet - November 24, 2002
Pipeline safety fragment of energy bill advances - November 24, 2002
Kenai officials endorse Katalla project - November 24, 2002
Senate approves University of Alaska land grant bill - November 24, 2002
ANWR will happen in 2003, says Roger Herrera; Ted Stevens says possible in first quarter - November 24, 2002
U.S.-based firms make headway - November 24, 2002
Murkowski team in 'homework mode' - November 24, 2002
TotalFinaElf opening Alaska office, appoints Bergeron local manager - December 01, 2002
State closes three-year gasoline price investigation - December 01, 2002
BP drops out - December 01, 2002
New NPR-A stipulations, offshore incentives in works - December 01, 2002
Popp finds permitting �seriously flawed� - December 01, 2002
ConocoPhillips picking up Amerada Hess share of trans-Alaska pipeline - December 01, 2002
Revenue boosts average projected oil price to $22 a barrel - December 01, 2002
Evergreen finishes drilling Mat-Su pilot projects - December 01, 2002
GUEST EDITORIAL: Oil and gas industry: Key to Alaska�s economic prosperity - December 01, 2002
EIA expects natural gas from Mackenzie Delta in 2016, from Alaska in 2021 - December 01, 2002
Alaska union leader resigns to take bigger job - December 01, 2002
ExxonMobil to invest $100 million in global energy project - December 01, 2002
EnCana not fazed by reserves cut - December 01, 2002
Griles blasts the �cell phone naturalist� - December 01, 2002
Knowles bids adieu to RDC - December 01, 2002
Legislative leaders talk about �moving Alaska forward,� oil and gas industry - December 01, 2002
Myers: Alaska has the resources to increase the size of the pie - December 01, 2002
State renews trans-Alaska pipeline, North Slope feeder lines - December 01, 2002
Canada�s revised Kyoto plan �lipstick on a pig� - December 01, 2002
Stop playing politics - December 01, 2002
BP re-packages Alaska exploration leases for sale - December 01, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - December 08, 2002
Setting a standard - December 08, 2002
ConocoPhillips spending cuts not expected to impact Alaska - December 08, 2002
RCA: Intrastate oil pipeline tariff too high - December 08, 2002
Ninth in series: Muncho Lake business anticipates Alaska Highway traffic decline - December 08, 2002
Canada�s Arctic operators chop staff, spending - December 08, 2002
Aurora Gas� Nicolai Creek wells test at combined 7 mcf per day - December 08, 2002
Ogan to succeed Leman on Energy Council executive committee - December 08, 2002
Long shot: Nunavut invites high Arctic nominations - December 08, 2002
Analysts say war with Iraq a minor risk to economy - December 08, 2002
Non-conventional crude won�t be enough to meet rising world demand - December 08, 2002
Alberta royalty fund faces steepest tumble ever; down to US$7.2 billion - December 08, 2002
Revised ACMP regulations filed with Lt. Governor�s office Nov. 27 - December 08, 2002
Williams to sell Memphis refinery to Premcor for $465 million - December 08, 2002
BLM issues final EIS for trans-Alaska pipeline renewal - December 08, 2002
November ANS production down 7% from October - December 08, 2002
DEC streamlines remote camp permit process seismic crews could use - December 08, 2002
Point Thomson on schedule for start-up in early 2007 - December 08, 2002
BP asset sale might promote North Slope facility access, says Myers - December 08, 2002
DGC issues final, preliminary consistency determinations for several winter wells - December 08, 2002
Purcell has high hopes for NWT, Yukon prospects - December 08, 2002
BP, ChevronTexaco start up wind farm - December 08, 2002
Russian oil companies sign agreement to develop pipeline to Arctic port - December 08, 2002
XTO Energy acquires San Juan basin coalbed methane producing properties - December 08, 2002
Alaska mining news summary: Mood is cautiously optimistic; modest upswing in spending likely in 2003 - December 08, 2002
Agrium looks at Nikiski upgrade - December 15, 2002
Expanding the scope - December 15, 2002
Herrera: ANWR imminently winnable - December 15, 2002
EnCana spud McCovey, MMS says - December 15, 2002
Oil prices rise on concerns about situations in Iraq, Venezuela - December 15, 2002
Pioneer gets AOGCC permits for Beaufort Sea exploration wells - December 15, 2002
Tenth in series: Fort Nelson contractor supports Alaska Highway gasline over Mackenzie - December 15, 2002
Yukon, Northwest Territories pledge cooperation on pipeline - December 15, 2002
Devon Canada puts Yukon on back burner - December 15, 2002
BP changes hiring policy for Alaska workers - December 15, 2002
From an attic to the Arctic - December 15, 2002
Central Arctic caribou numbers up - December 15, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Keeping up with state-of-the-art safety apparel and work wear - December 15, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: NANA/Colt Engineering diversifies, grows its business - December 15, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Crowley Alaska marks 50 years of service to the state - December 15, 2002
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: PDC and Harris Group prove their commitment to Alaska and each other - December 15, 2002
Forest announces beginning of production at Redoubt Shoal - December 22, 2002
Oil Patch Insider - December 22, 2002
Five bucks a barrel - December 22, 2002
It�s time to get real about new gas supplies, says industry - December 22, 2002
Forest Service approves plan of operations for Katalla, drilling could begin in late March, says Chuck Frey - December 22, 2002
Canada rolls dice, ratifies Kyoto treaty - December 22, 2002
Portfolio strategy update - December 22, 2002
OPEC agrees to trim oil production by at least 1.5 million barrels a day - December 22, 2002
Majority, minority complete Alaska Senate organizations - December 22, 2002
Rutherford turns down DNR post - December 22, 2002
Murkowski names Ernesta Ballard to head DEC, Bill Corbus at Revenue - December 22, 2002
Western Canadian land sales in tailspin - December 22, 2002
Alaska MMS chief: Access, permitting of primary concern to industry - December 22, 2002
Little gasline impact expected at Sourdough Pete�s - December 22, 2002
Forest may explore deeper horizons at Redoubt Shoal - December 29, 2002
Independent Talisman takes first step into Canadian Arctic - December 29, 2002
Tantalizing possibilities - December 29, 2002
She(ll) loves me, She(ll) loves me not, She(ll) loves me? - December 29, 2002
Ted Stevens sharpens strategy for opening ANWR - December 29, 2002
EA includes Barrow to Puviaq route - December 29, 2002
ConocoPhillips Cameroon exploration well flows 3,000 bpd on test - December 29, 2002
Alpine gets Green Star Award - December 29, 2002
Best named to head Unocal subsidiary - December 29, 2002
XTO Energy finalizes settlement with Enron; XTO will pay $6 million - December 29, 2002
Trading Bay Energy�s inlet prospects return to market, exclusive agreement ends - December 29, 2002
Money, time, an assist from the Legislature were all requiredto bring Redoubt Shoal online - December 29, 2002
BP applies for pool rules for viscous Schrader Bluff Polaris accumulation - December 29, 2002