Site Map Petroleum News Archives Stories 2003
January through June.
Katalla meets ACMP standards; DGC issues final determination - January 05, 2003
Bush administration wants 2003 decisions on Arctic gas pipelines - January 05, 2003
Emphasis on ANWR - January 05, 2003
Survey: Energy companies report �alarming� surge in North American finding costs - January 05, 2003
Ruling could lower TAPS tariff by $1.50 per barrel, boost exploration - January 05, 2003
Trust Land Office leases 9,500 acres to Andex Resources near Nenana - January 05, 2003
ConocoPhillips names new E&P head to succeed McKee - January 05, 2003
Forest Oil terminates floating interest rate swap Dec. 27 - January 05, 2003
Eresman named to vacant job at EnCana - January 05, 2003
Ready for the boom - January 05, 2003
Study indicates unconventional gas reserves up dramatically - January 05, 2003
Access to properties, facilities and Alaska Clean Seas necessary for independents to work in Alaska, say Bo Darrah and Jim Weeks - January 05, 2003
What facilities owners can, can�t do for new entrants on North Slope - January 05, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - January 05, 2003
Colder temperatures, full operation on pipeline kick production up 12% - January 12, 2003
Unlocking ANWR - January 12, 2003
Exploration activities on Mackenzie Delta heighten gas pipeline optimism - January 12, 2003
Marathon applies to expand pad at Kenai gas field, will add four wells - January 12, 2003
Production begins in China�s Bohai Bay - January 12, 2003
Murkowski gets U.S. Senate committee seats; says she will focus on ANWR, gasline, transportation - January 12, 2003
Chase retiring from BP�s board, to be replaced by Olver - January 12, 2003
Federal right of way renewal for trans-Alaska pipeline signed - January 12, 2003
RCA issues conditional certificate for Kenai Kachemak Pipeline - January 12, 2003
Shell-led oil sands project strikes early hiccup - January 12, 2003
�Good news� wanted in 2003 - January 19, 2003
Alliance 2003 �Meet Alaska� conference to be held Jan. 24 - January 19, 2003
Pumping up 2003 - January 19, 2003
First bills out for new Legislature - January 19, 2003
U.S. companies drawn by Canadian oil, gas potential - January 19, 2003
Anchorage oil jobs expected to stay flat in 2003, after dropping last year - January 19, 2003
Winstar Petroleum applies for expansion of Kuparuk River unit - January 19, 2003
EIA short-term forecast sees oil price volatility; gas spot prices could top $6 - January 19, 2003
Kenai Kachemak Pipeline LLC gets temporary certificate; construction has started - January 19, 2003
Canada needs frontier, non-conventional gas: Regulator says Arctic, offshore, coalbed methane key - January 19, 2003
GTL test plant expected to start-up within two months, says MacDowell - January 19, 2003
Aurora closes on Anadarko leases, begins Lone Creek pipeline project - January 19, 2003
Fairweather Geophysical applies to shoot East Kenai 2D seismic - January 19, 2003
ConocoPhillips gets drilling permits for Puviaq, Oberon exploration wells - January 19, 2003
BP sells North Sea Forties field, Gulf of Mexico shallow assets for $1.3 billion - January 19, 2003
Alaska mining news summary: Gold prices take on new luster; exploration sector expects to see first year-on-year increase since �97 - January 19, 2003
ConocoPhillips applies to over summer rig at Kokoda or Carbon in NPR-A - January 19, 2003
TotalFinaElf builds North American base - January 19, 2003
EnCana to file second season exploration plan for McCovey - January 26, 2003
Creative thinking - January 26, 2003
Experienced engineer becomes state natural resources commissioner - January 26, 2003
USGS: ANWR oil likely sweet, light - January 26, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - January 26, 2003
Harbour, Johnson named to Regulatory Commission of Alaska - January 26, 2003
BP works on cutting costs for gasline, ready to re-engage state, feds - January 26, 2003
WesternGeco to shoot 3-D seismic north of Ninilchik - January 26, 2003
Devon teams with Shell to drill Mackenzie Delta well - January 26, 2003
ANWR chief: Fish and Wildlife names Gould Alaska director - January 26, 2003
Canadian junior ready to spud Central Mackenzie Valley well - January 26, 2003
AOGCC will issue rule on annular pressure management at Prudhoe Bay - January 26, 2003
Northwest Territories aboriginals divided over pipeline options - January 26, 2003
APEL and Syntroleum sign letter of intent for US$3 billion Australian coal to liquids development - January 26, 2003
Kyoto � oil sands curse or myth? - January 26, 2003
BP�s 2003 capital budget up slightly from last year - January 26, 2003
Unocal cuts Alaska capital spending to 2000 levels - January 26, 2003
Alaska key to first rise in U.S. crude output since 1991 - January 26, 2003
Processing facilities at Ryan Lode closed - January 26, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Adding new services in Alaska for Michael Baker Jr. Inc. - January 26, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: From (below) the ground up � Schlumberger�s oilfield services company goes far below the surface - January 26, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Pipeline contractor endures lull - January 26, 2003
Parts of North Slope opened to tundra travel, ice road construction - January 26, 2003
BLM issues draft plan, environmental impact statement for northwest NPR-A - January 26, 2003
Northern Canada reflects country�s �02 drilling slump; one gas find - January 26, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: A unique service connects oilfield operators with top-quality equipment vendors - January 26, 2003
Iraq attack could trigger $75 oil, says Canadian economist - February 02, 2003
IADC announces 2002 rig awards - February 02, 2003
NPR-A planning moves ahead - February 02, 2003
Energy consultant says Alaska should wait to pursue ANWR - February 02, 2003
State, feds mum on TAPS tariff issue - February 02, 2003
Kohring proposes streamlined shallow gas permitting - February 02, 2003
Dillon wells shut in, Baker still producing - February 02, 2003
Petro-Canada Foothills acreage returns to state - February 02, 2003
Portfolio strategy update - February 02, 2003
ConocoPhillips posts $410 million loss as company changes focus - February 02, 2003
Earnings double for Murphy; on higher prices, oil volumes - February 02, 2003
Marathon profits decline 49% on lower margins in downstream; higher prices balance decline in upstream - February 02, 2003
Murkowski gives lead in permitting to DNR, eliminates DGC - February 02, 2003
U.S. Senate nixes trans-Alaska oil pipeline environmental lawsuits - February 02, 2003
Mackenzie Delta pipeline talks enter vital phase - February 02, 2003
FERC chairman: Agency ready for gas pipeline application - February 02, 2003
Over-the-top gas pipeline called �outlandish, bizarre� - February 02, 2003
Canada raises �03 drilling targets; operators remain cautious - February 02, 2003
State policy deters mining exploration, Freeman says in analysis - February 02, 2003
Cook Inlet, foothills areawide lease sale bids to be opened May 7 - February 09, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - February 09, 2003
Coming to the table - February 09, 2003
Commissioner wants DEC to be timely, predictable, rational - February 09, 2003
Delay enhances Alaska�s gas economics - February 09, 2003
ANWR polling differs: Wilderness Society says 2-1 against, About.com shows 71% favor drilling - February 09, 2003
Arctic Power annual meeting Feb.14 - February 09, 2003
Anadarko acreage nearing onshore limit - February 09, 2003
Well scheduled for Kuparuk River unit expansion area three - February 09, 2003
Portfolio strategy update - February 09, 2003
ChevronTexaco moves to profit after big writeoff a year ago - February 09, 2003
Unocal earnings rebound as prices mask flow decline - February 09, 2003
Anadarko boosts profits on 22% gain in oil flow but gas production slips - February 09, 2003
Tesoro continues string with $27.7 million loss for fourth quarter - February 09, 2003
ExxonMobil posts big profit on higher prices for oil, gas - February 09, 2003
Petro-Canada profits soar - February 09, 2003
Zimmerman joins Evergreen Resources as vice president - February 09, 2003
Pioneer shows quarterly profit despite drop in liquids yield - February 09, 2003
Anadarko�s 2003 budget includes $63 million for Alaska - February 09, 2003
Forest thinks Corsair could hold more oil than Redoubt - February 09, 2003
ANS production down 3 percent from December - February 09, 2003
BP donates rock samples to Alaska Geologic Materials Center - February 09, 2003
Trading Bay unit to be expanded - February 09, 2003
Industry cool to Canadian Arctic offerings; Mackenzie Delta/Beaufort call comes up empty handed - February 09, 2003
BP to swap Asian interests for Columbia properties - February 09, 2003
Central Mackenzie Valley open for bids - February 09, 2003
Oil sands ready to resume growth, says Dhaliwal - February 09, 2003
Alberta ponders �nuking� its oil sands - February 09, 2003
December pipeline reliability 100% - February 09, 2003
Pipeline purchase complete - February 09, 2003
EnCana plugs, abandons McCovey - February 16, 2003
BP�s plan for Liberty snagged on Endicott processing agreement - February 16, 2003
Building for the future - February 16, 2003
Mackenzie Valley gasline deal �days, or weeks� away, says Nault - February 16, 2003
Alaska fear factor strikes again: independent pulls plug on Sak River - February 16, 2003
B.C. says offshore oil, gas industry will be �up and running� by 2010 - February 16, 2003
Donlin Creek project takes step forward - February 16, 2003
ANS price higher than estimated, production lower - February 16, 2003
Agrium shows $12 million profit for fourth quarter - February 16, 2003
BP shows higher earnings as prices, flows improve - February 16, 2003
Enstar parent earns $4.6 million in fourth-quarter; construction business hurts profits - February 16, 2003
EIA expects tight oil markets through rest of year, $30-plus prices - February 16, 2003
Murkowski, Renkes say state will join pipeline owners in court appeal of RCA tariff ruling - February 16, 2003
BP to invest $6.75 billion in new Russian oil venture - February 16, 2003
Anadarko positions itself for Eastern Gulf exploration - February 16, 2003
EnCana exits Syncrude Canada; could earn C$1.48 billion - February 16, 2003
Tundra open - February 16, 2003
AOGCC OKs Polaris pool rules - February 16, 2003
Drilling engineers form Alaska chapter - February 16, 2003
Pioneer wants �independent model� to apply to North Slope prospect - February 16, 2003
A step forward: Point Thomson now under wing of ExxonMobil Development - February 16, 2003
Bill to streamline permitting shallow gas permitting passes House - February 16, 2003
New Division of Governmental Coordination director named - February 16, 2003
Commission OKs regulation change - February 16, 2003
Governor introduces executive orders on DGC, habitat division - February 16, 2003
Former senator Mike Miller named to head Department of Administration - February 16, 2003
Alaska mineral industry value drops below $1 billion for first time since 1995; exploration expenditures level off after four-year decline - February 16, 2003
Arctic commission says if U.S. ratifies U.N. treaty it can lay claim to oil rich Chukchi Cap - February 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Taking the stress out - February 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Oil and Gas Supply expands beyond the Kenai Peninsula - February 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Cameron: offering total solutions to complex oilfield demands - February 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Move it with Carlile - February 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Business and relationship ethics underpin permit and land use negotiations and provide a foundation for the compliance setting - February 16, 2003
Production incentives offered in upcoming MMS Beaufort Sea sale - February 23, 2003
Canada rejoins battle over Alaska Highway gas pipeline subsidies - February 23, 2003
Satellite explosion - February 23, 2003
ANWR may be best bet to balance state budget - February 23, 2003
Study: LNG line could bring millions in state revenue, local economist disagrees - February 23, 2003
Permanent fund asks AOGCC to investigate North Slope costs - February 23, 2003
Sen. Murkowski expects first major ANWR floor fight in March - February 23, 2003
Proposed bills extend contingency plans, create permit clearinghouse - February 23, 2003
Last chance for ANWR - February 23, 2003
Forest Oil posts quarterly profit as productions volumes drop - February 23, 2003
Palin, Ruedrich named to Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission - February 23, 2003
U.S. industrial gas demand headed for sharp drop - February 23, 2003
Alberta oil sands boost North American reserves - February 23, 2003
MMS issues final EIS for Beaufort Sea planning area - February 23, 2003
Irwin makes access to land, more efficient permitting his priorities - February 23, 2003
Governor looking at well workover tax credits and other production incentives - February 23, 2003
Commission finds general satisfaction in survey of customers - February 23, 2003
Marathon looks to Falls Creek as part of Ninilchik unit development - February 23, 2003
Alaska Crude applies to reenter, test well - February 23, 2003
Exploring Northwest Kuparuk, part one in a series - February 23, 2003
BP official says Alaska gas pipeline could be reality by 2011 - March 02, 2003
Aboriginals claim financing in place for Mackenzie gasline - March 02, 2003
ConocoPhillips permits sidetrack at Kenai Cosmopolitan prospect - March 02, 2003
Selling the Beaufort - March 02, 2003
Alaska remains EnCana priority - March 02, 2003
Regulatory risk assessment flawed, new DEC chief says - March 02, 2003
House cuts funding request for Arctic Power�s ANWR lobbying - March 02, 2003
Williams quarterly results show promise, negotiating Alaska sale - March 02, 2003
XTO boosts fourth quarter earnings 36% - March 02, 2003
C-plan process, air permitting, ACMP, top AOGA�s wish list - March 02, 2003
Largest Korean LNG buyer wants Alaska gas - March 02, 2003
ConocoPhillips says Mackenzie gasline should be built first; 2011 earliest for Alaska Highway pipeline - March 02, 2003
New geological data available from state, feds - March 02, 2003
State�s mining reputation stymied by policy issues - March 02, 2003
BP continues to look at shutting down Badami, open to sale - March 02, 2003
MMS incentives for Beaufort almost a done deal - March 02, 2003
Tariff filed for Aurora gas going into Beluga line - March 02, 2003
Interior official calls on industry to help raise America�s energy IQ - March 02, 2003
BP transfers interests in two Venezuelan operations - March 02, 2003
Canada�s North in full swing, setting 17-year high - March 02, 2003
Bulk of U.S. operators in Canada hike 2003 spending - March 02, 2003
ChevronTexaco unveils ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico prospects, wants partner - March 02, 2003
EnCana shrugs off setbacks, chases lofty goals - March 02, 2003
Anadarko�s Arctic platform assembled, Hot Ice drilling to start this month - March 09, 2003
Moving closer to production - March 09, 2003
Stevens asks for guide to the future, gets condemnation of the past - March 09, 2003
North Slope seismic goes green - March 09, 2003
What�s good for industry is good for the environment, says DOE - March 09, 2003
Governor submits bill stop full attorney�s fees to public interest litigants - March 09, 2003
More deals expected in wake of Devon-Ocean merger - March 09, 2003
Evergreen boosts production, revenues grow by 60 percent - March 09, 2003
EnCana boosts gas sales 21% as high prices bolster results - March 09, 2003
Alberta government creates fund to ease revenue swings - March 09, 2003
TotalFinaElf earnings increase as production rises 8 percent - March 09, 2003
AOGCC, with new members on board, tackles old and new business - March 09, 2003
DOE official tells Calgary conference Bush remains opposed to Alaska gas floor prices, tax credits - March 09, 2003
North American natural gas takes a wild ride - March 09, 2003
February ANS production up 5 percent from January - March 09, 2003
Geologists offer insights into geology of Brooks Range foothills - March 09, 2003
Looking for oil and gas in the Yukon Flats - March 09, 2003
Transportation, power hurdles for Donlin Creek development - March 09, 2003
Placer Dome goes back to work on the Prudhoe Bay of Alaska gold deposits - March 09, 2003
Alaska mining news summary - March 09, 2003
TotalFinaElf sells non-core Gulf of Mexico assets - March 09, 2003
Unocal, co-venturers outline spending plan for Thailand - March 09, 2003
Anadarko takes lead role in Canada�s north - March 09, 2003
Showdown B.C.: Offshore political feud heats up - March 09, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - March 09, 2003
Legislation would formalize proposed ACMP, DNR changes - March 16, 2003
ANWR hangs on one vote - March 16, 2003
U.S. looks to LNG as a supply option - March 16, 2003
U.S. natural gas demand expected to out-pace production 3-1, says EIA - March 16, 2003
Williams wants new royalty contract - March 16, 2003
Palin named AOGCC chair - March 16, 2003
Katalla appeal denied by Forest Service - March 16, 2003
Commission proposes regulation change in gas detection - March 16, 2003
Donkel presses Hemi Spring case with new commissioners - March 16, 2003
$281 million in energy products exported last year - March 16, 2003
North Slope crude hits $37.48, a 12-year high - March 16, 2003
WTI averages close to $36 a barrel in February, EIA projects 2003 average of less than $30 per barrel - March 16, 2003
TransCanada paves way to Mackenzie pipeline - March 16, 2003
Yukon eyes new option for stranded gas; looks to Mackenzie, not Alaska Highway, gasline - March 16, 2003
Mackenzie, North Slope vital to fill �gas gap,� says ConocoPhillips exec - March 16, 2003
It's a bust: ConocoPhillips takes dry hole costs for McCovey - March 16, 2003
Right rocks needed in right places for designer wells - March 16, 2003
Alaska mining exports up by 15 percent in 2002 - March 16, 2003
NovaGold shifts focus to Nome area - March 16, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - March 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Helping rural communities develop their infrastructure - March 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: ArrowHealth Corporation: Drug testing made smooth and simple - March 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Second chance containers: Modular Transportable Housing transforms cargo containers into camps - March 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: TOTE introduces two new state-of-the-art ships to its services - March 16, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Advancial Federal Credit Union: Primarily for the energy industry - March 16, 2003
Exploring Northwest Kuparuk, part two in a series - March 16, 2003
AOGCC accepts Marathon�s Falls Creek plan, additional wells possible - March 23, 2003
Usibelli resumes negotiations with Koreans, federal funding catalyst - March 23, 2003
Kenai Kachemak gas pipeline agreement signed by state, KKPL - March 23, 2003
Senate drops ANWR - March 23, 2003
Anadarko Petroleum finds pay, low permeability at Altamura in NPR-A - March 23, 2003
�Over-the-top� gasline option could be revived, says NWT premier - March 23, 2003
Legislative update: ACMP changes get mixed review; stranded gas amendments move to House Rules - March 23, 2003
Independents dominate Central Gulf of Mexico lease sale; bidders target OCS gas - March 23, 2003
U.S. independents ride high on commodity prices - March 23, 2003
Delta gas vital to oil sands: Shell Canada executive - March 23, 2003
Mackenzie pipeline must come with aboriginal benefits - March 23, 2003
Evergreen: Coalbed methane development will differ from pilots - March 23, 2003
Flurry of well permits prompt forecasters to hike Canada�s drilling targets - March 23, 2003
FBI works with local law enforcement, industry, to protect pipeline - March 23, 2003
State gets federal grant for mining education, safety - March 23, 2003
Gold reserves nearing a crisis - March 23, 2003
Time right to reopen B.C. mine - March 23, 2003
Draft EIS released for Pogo - March 23, 2003
Federal funds spark contract talks - March 23, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - March 23, 2003
Conference took place in March - March 23, 2003
Governor keeps Mark Myers - March 30, 2003
Congress working on gasline bills, fate of incentives uncertain - March 30, 2003
Pipeline partners? - March 30, 2003
Anadarko says Foothills, NPR-A hold huge oil and gas potential - March 30, 2003
Alberta wants Herb Dhaliwal punished - March 30, 2003
House passes amendments to Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act - March 30, 2003
Enbridge increases stake in proposed Arctic natural gas delivery system - March 30, 2003
House Bill 191 to change coastal management program has tough going - March 30, 2003
U.S. oil reserve comes up short on major supply disruption - March 30, 2003
Canadians urged to stand on guard for ANWR legislation - March 30, 2003
ANWR in U.S. House budget; House panel to meet in Kaktovik - March 30, 2003
Minerals Management Service asks for nominations for Norton Sound, Chukchi Sea-Hope Basin - March 30, 2003
Feds want to develop long-term plan for entire North Slope that would allow for adaptive management - March 30, 2003
ExxonMobil says Jansz field a world-class gas discovery - March 30, 2003
ConocoPhillips board OKs Ekofisk expansion project - March 30, 2003
Aboriginal claims target Alberta oil fields; conflict could impact investment - March 30, 2003
Golden Valley Electric plans new power plant next to Williams refinery - March 30, 2003
Yukon town stops to protest federal rules - March 30, 2003
New York firm to buy, market Nunavut diamonds - March 30, 2003
NWT wants to keep diamond cutting, polishing in Canada - March 30, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - March 30, 2003
First eastern Gulf of Mexico deepwater wildcat is dry hole - April 6, 2003
EnCana, Talisman hot on trail of British Columbia prospects - April 06, 2003
Too early to tell - April 06, 2003
Ancient rocks deep under ANWR might hold oil and gas - April 06, 2003
Western Canada basin has hit gas peak; coalbed methane offers hope - April 06, 2003
PNA changes name, expands coverage - April 06, 2003
AOGCC to investigate oil production - April 06, 2003
Canada�s oil patch leaders head to Washington, D.C., eager to mend fences - April 06, 2003
Stranded gas bill moves in Senate committees - April 06, 2003
Gas pipeline incentives back in federal energy bill - April 06, 2003
ANWR in House energy bill - April 06, 2003
Service firms to lead Canadian economy - April 06, 2003
Tough going - April 06, 2003
On fast forward - April 06, 2003
Evergreen expands into Canada - April 06, 2003
McGill named head of ExxonMobil Production; replaces Koonce - April 06, 2003
U.S. gas demand expected to grow - April 06, 2003
Saudi, Canada lead U.S. oil suppliers - April 06, 2003
Enbridge eyes California, Far East for oil sands exports - April 06, 2003
Alaska gas authority will be dealt with before end of session - April 06, 2003
Gasline negotiations wait on bill - April 06, 2003
Alaska bound by TAPS settlement, can�t lower tariff, says governor - April 06, 2003
Appalachia a potential treasure trove of hydrocarbons, says USGS - April 06, 2003
Northstar, Alpine production up - April 06, 2003
B.C. offshore gets new review; Chamber calls it a stall - April 06, 2003
Arctic platform in place - April 06, 2003
U.S.-controlled assets up for grabs - April 06, 2003
Expenses mount at Pogo - April 06, 2003
Pogo gold mine water discharge outlined - April 06, 2003
Alaska is in for a wild and wooly ride - April 06, 2003
This is the headline of the test story - April 06, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - April 13, 2003
Another big deal for XTO Energy - April 13, 2003
Tapping hot ice - April 13, 2003
Canada won�t rule out subsidy for Mackenzie gas pipeline - April 13, 2003
ANWR hearing goes into overtime - April 13, 2003
Akita Drilling anxious to see Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline project get go-ahead - April 13, 2003
Anadarko kicks off Eastern Gulf program with Jubilee discovery - April 13, 2003
Sponsor of gasline initiative says governor shortchanging effort; Alliance disagrees - April 13, 2003
Commission asks for information for investigation, plans work meeting - April 13, 2003
Small firm takes lead in California LNG plan - April 13, 2003
Alaska legislative update: Stranded gas reauthorized - April 13, 2003
Energy trade surplus slips 7.9% - April 13, 2003
Increase in states� share of OCS revenue in energy bill - April 13, 2003
Top brass reach for gold ring - April 13, 2003
House shallow gas bill expanded - April 13, 2003
AOGCC rejects BP plan for Aurora - April 13, 2003
Cabinet ministers lock horns on B.C. offshore - April 13, 2003
Suncor takes next step in Alberta oil sands growth - April 13, 2003
Heavy-oil tax credits moving in Senate, could boost production - April 13, 2003
Higher rig rates coming - April 13, 2003
Pioneer looking at fast-track development for Oooguruk unit - April 13, 2003
Marathon backs off deepwater program - April 13, 2003
DNR receives funds for tundra travel research - April 13, 2003
Diamonds are NWT�s best friend - April 13, 2003
Classic chemistry, geology yields Alaska�s first diamond prospect - April 13, 2003
Fort Knox digs deeper for exploration funding - April 13, 2003
Alaska gasline incentives move in Senate - April 13, 2003
Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline spurs drilling, staking along route - April 20, 2003
BLM takes second look - April 20, 2003
Fence-mending trip to D.C. eases tensions between U.S., Canada - April 20, 2003
MMS promises faster lease processing - April 20, 2003
Mackenzie Valley breakthrough - April 20, 2003
House version of HB 16 passes Senate - April 20, 2003
North American Briefs - April 20, 2003
Railroad bonds back for gas financing - April 20, 2003
Williams sells more assets, moves closer to $3.7 billion sale goal - April 20, 2003
Alaska boosts revenue forecast - April 20, 2003
Alberta makes soft price forecasts - April 20, 2003
Oilfield service sector�s earnings lag - April 20, 2003
AOGCC proposes rules for Prudhoe wells - April 20, 2003
Mexico boosts output targets, but slashes reserves - April 20, 2003
BP applies to expand Milne Point - April 20, 2003
Winstar gets Kuparuk deal - April 20, 2003
Marathon bounces back - April 20, 2003
Oil output of China�s top producer drops slightly, gas production increases 12% - April 20, 2003
Syntroleum to conduct preliminary investigation of GTL industry for Russia - April 20, 2003
Step one successful at BP�s gas-to-liquids plant - April 20, 2003
DOE grant calls for diesel generator fueled by GTL - April 20, 2003
Placer Dome hikes Donlin Creek estimates - April 20, 2003
Barrick Gold defeats EPA in toxic waste court case - April 20, 2003
Looking for more gold - April 20, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Lounsbury and Associates tackles a wide variety of engineering projects - April 20, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Lynden�s focus: Multi-modal transportation - April 20, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: A Well-Oiled Machine - April 20, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Travco Housing: Home away from home - April 20, 2003
BLM studies Alaska�s slice of ring of fire for resource potential - April 27, 2003
Aurora Gas plans numerous Cook Inlet exploration projects - April 27, 2003
Building resource roads - April 27, 2003
Aboriginals have cash deal for Mackenzie gas pipeline - April 27, 2003
Chevron confirms Tahiti reserve - April 27, 2003
Service firms anticipate Gulf drilling rebound - April 27, 2003
Natchiq rebranded - April 27, 2003
Oil prices fall after OPEC meeting - April 27, 2003
Marathon to drill from Kasilof pad - April 27, 2003
ExxonMobil consolidates production operations - April 27, 2003
Well produces disappointing results for Murphy - April 27, 2003
Russian oil to arrive on West Coast soon - April 27, 2003
Canadian Superior, El Paso to drill Mariner - April 27, 2003
AOGCC cancels hearing - April 27, 2003
Interior Department identifies geothermal opportunities in western U.S. - April 27, 2003
Governor wants to expand gas authority - April 27, 2003
Peyto Exploration forms trust with a twist - April 27, 2003
Oil sands producer Suncor gains foothold in U.S. - April 27, 2003
Gas drilling in Canada hits record at 792 strikes - April 27, 2003
Gas finds reported in Alberta extension of Ladyfern - April 27, 2003
Survey reveals LNG�s popularity in Congress - April 27, 2003
EIA says gasoline prices hit 2003 peak at $1.72 - April 27, 2003
Crude prices to ease, says EIA - April 27, 2003
Imperial Oil posts record earnings on higher prices across the board - April 27, 2003
XTO pushes production up 27%; earnings gain 47% as prices rise - April 27, 2003
Open border faces challenge - April 27, 2003
Williams chalks up another sale - April 27, 2003
ChevronTexaco to sell North America properties - April 27, 2003
Shell�s Athabasca Oil Sands Project achieves fully integrated operation - April 27, 2003
Oil sands under the gun - April 27, 2003
BP quantifies gas hydrates - April 27, 2003
Paving way for northern oil, gas development - April 27, 2003
DOE funds $5.5 million in Alaska research - April 27, 2003
Northwest Territories diamond project stalled - April 27, 2003
Inco eyes China�s nickel market - April 27, 2003
Metals markets softening - April 27, 2003
Fairbanks Gold shells out $9 million for new equipment - April 27, 2003
Getting coal, minerals on the right track - April 27, 2003
Hansen sidetrack at Cosmopolitan will be longer - April 27, 2003
EIA reports oil futures up on possibility of OPEC cuts - May 4, 2003
BP sells exploration acreage in NPR-A, Brooks Range Foothills - May 04, 2003
ANWR issue alive, ongoing education needed, Murkowski says - May 04, 2003
Pioneer gives Alaska top billing - May 04, 2003
Winter drilling yields mixed bag - May 04, 2003
EnCana sets sights on ExxonMobil, BP - May 04, 2003
Update from Alaska Legislature: Shallow gas permitting back in House - May 04, 2003
Independent sets gas production record - May 04, 2003
Mexico allows Shell to proceed with LNG terminal - May 04, 2003
AOGCC approves regulation change in gas detection - May 04, 2003
Agrium plans to lay off 65 employees - May 04, 2003
Pipeline rivals look to move oil sands production - May 04, 2003
Repair bill doubles at Athabasca oil sands project - May 04, 2003
Mexico output jumps to 3.317 million barrels in March - May 04, 2003
Healthy West Coast margins put Tesoro back in profit column - May 04, 2003
Anadarko lays out aggressive plan - May 04, 2003
Pioneer�s net income soars on production, high oil prices - May 04, 2003
Evergreen posts record income; hopes to begin Alaska production by year-end - May 04, 2003
Shareholders bless merger - May 04, 2003
High prices, increased production power BP to record earnings - May 04, 2003
ConocoPhillips profit hits $1.4 billion but production slides - May 04, 2003
Unocal�s operating income up 150 percent to $685 million - May 04, 2003
U.S. companies looking to buy - May 04, 2003
Amerada Hess boosts earnings on big downstream improvement - May 04, 2003
Marathon earnings jump fourfold - May 04, 2003
Gas-related geology studies proposed by state geologists - May 04, 2003
TransCanada set to make move into North American LNG - May 04, 2003
TransCanada discloses role in gas pipeline talks - May 04, 2003
Northern gasline route is free market choice - May 04, 2003
Unocal to drill in Deep Creek unit - May 04, 2003
EnCana, Lynx Enterprises receive MMS awards - May 04, 2003
TotalFinaElf plans NPR-A well - May 04, 2003
All-time drilling high forecast for Western Canada - May 04, 2003
New seismic will produce better wells - May 04, 2003
AOGCC issuing drilling permits faster now - May 04, 2003
NWT diamond plant re-opens with expert help - May 04, 2003
First hint of B.C. mining revival - May 04, 2003
Prospecting old mine sites - May 04, 2003
Mine records recovered - May 04, 2003
Anadarko logs natural gas finds in western Canada - May 11, 2003
Independent Talisman close to Alaska entry, targets four prospects - May 11, 2003
Picking up pieces - May 11, 2003
Gas exports to U.S. under fire - May 11, 2003
Gulf looks good for oil, not gas - May 11, 2003
House passes ACMP bill - May 11, 2003
Canada wants Alaska Highway gas pipeline coordinator, says Nault - May 11, 2003
Semco selling Alaska Pipeline Co. - May 11, 2003
Juneau update: Shallow gas makes it - May 11, 2003
Devon�s profit up, production down - May 11, 2003
Pemex to probe southern Gulf of Mexico - May 11, 2003
Bayer presses for reliable natural gas supplies - May 11, 2003
U.S. regulator approves 51,000 new CBM wells - May 11, 2003
Duke stalls southern British Columbia project - May 11, 2003
EnCana leads Canadian drilling parade - May 11, 2003
Energy claims 12% share of Canadian exports - May 11, 2003
Canada�s energy sector gets B-minus - May 11, 2003
State of Alaska�s bond rating in jeopardy - May 11, 2003
TotalFinaElf renamed Total, CEO talks about Middle East - May 11, 2003
Portfolio strategy update - May 11, 2003
ChevronTexaco quarterly earnings up, production down - May 11, 2003
Chesapeake�s net income up 200 percent on strong production - May 11, 2003
Noble Energy posts net income of $40.7 million on strong prices - May 11, 2003
Newfield�s profit up five-fold - May 11, 2003
Kerr-McGee weighs in with net income of $69.9 million - May 11, 2003
Semco�s net declines for quarter - May 11, 2003
Bill streamlines court appeals of AOGCC decisions - May 11, 2003
New bill kills tax break on oil - May 11, 2003
Dow, GM, cut deal on fuel cells - May 11, 2003
Total drops slope leases to focus on NPR-A - May 11, 2003
Independent Newfield Exploration scores again - May 11, 2003
ConocoPhillips promotes Leone - May 11, 2003
ANS production down 5% for April - May 11, 2003
Rising costs force rethinking - May 11, 2003
More discoveries wanted for hub - May 11, 2003
Arctic diamond exploration in Canada gets green light - May 11, 2003
Governor signs bill to extend Alaska Minerals Commission - May 11, 2003
Clean-burning coal technology to be used in proposed plants - May 11, 2003
Bill to expand coal lease acreage moving - May 11, 2003
Exploration spending on the rise - May 11, 2003
Prodigy looking for Cook Inlet partners - May 11, 2003
TransCanada locks up Foothills to tighten grip on proposed gaslines - May 18, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - May 18, 2003
Wanted: More wells - May 18, 2003
Bush open to gasline subsidies - May 18, 2003
Bucks add up for Devon wildcat - May 18, 2003
Enbridge puts focus on Arctic liquids - May 18, 2003
TotalFinaElf E&P USA follows parent, shortens name - May 18, 2003
Williams sells another $28 million in assets - May 18, 2003
Hansen sidetrack at Cosmopolitan complete - May 18, 2003
Argetsinger named CEO of Koniag Services - May 18, 2003
Tom Brown antes up $268 million to diversify out of Rockies - May 18, 2003
Oilfield Transport acquires company - May 18, 2003
Pride�s gets new rig contracts - May 18, 2003
B.C. government probes unexplored basins - May 18, 2003
B.C. offshore reserves �ideal� for U.S. - May 18, 2003
Murphy earnings sharply higher on prices, lower exploration cost - May 18, 2003
First gas contract for Sakhalin project - May 18, 2003
U.K. North Sea tops for exploration, says Robertson survey - May 18, 2003
BG targets U.S. with Equatorial Guinea LNG from Marathon - May 18, 2003
Agrium cuts first-quarter loss on higher prices for nitrogen products - May 18, 2003
Total boosts earnings 49% despite euro�s rise against dollar - May 18, 2003
North American deals hit $8.2 billion in first quarter - May 18, 2003
Forest slashes debt, expenses - May 18, 2003
Williams continues to show red ink - May 18, 2003
Canada�s crude exports to U.S. grow in 2002, but gas down - May 18, 2003
Alaska fits Talisman profile - May 18, 2003
Kustatan fully operational - May 18, 2003
North Slope winter work completed - May 18, 2003
License to explore Susitna basin filed - May 18, 2003
CORRECTION: Changes in Alaska�s preliminary lease sale results - May 18, 2003
Trust Land Office sale set for September - May 18, 2003
Usibelli applies for shallow gas leases - May 18, 2003
Alaska Legislature enters final stretch - May 18, 2003
Survey sparks claim staking in Southcentral - May 18, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Alaska Airlines Air Cargo Services - May 18, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: LCMF positions itself for the future - May 18, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Evergreen of Alaska Inc. - May 18, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Fabric-covered buildings in Alaska - May 18, 2003
PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: First National fuels Alaska�s economy - May 18, 2003
U.S. gas storage building slowly - May 25, 2003
Setting litigation limits - May 25, 2003
Devon: 20 tcf recoverable - May 25, 2003
Yukon resource deal under fire - May 25, 2003
Governor signs coastal zone changes - May 25, 2003
Gas drilling in Canada on the road to record year - May 25, 2003
Alaska passes bill to limit public interest litigant attorney's fees - May 25, 2003
Houston Exploration racks up first deep gas GOM discovery - May 25, 2003
Directory listing correction - May 25, 2003
ChevronTexaco enters international LNG market - May 25, 2003
Crude futures rally - May 25, 2003
Correction - May 25, 2003
Herrera: Oil prices to rise - May 25, 2003
African LNG to go to Louisiana facility - May 25, 2003
Interim Northstar tract participations approved - May 25, 2003
AOGCC gives Donkel a rehearing on his petition - May 25, 2003
BLM sets aggressive agenda for NPR-A issues - May 25, 2003
Legislature passes several resource bills in final days - May 25, 2003
Coughlin moves south to Jones Day - May 25, 2003
Alpine expansion begins - May 25, 2003
Vintage sets aim on Canada - May 25, 2003
Burlington bullish on Canada - May 25, 2003
AOGCC approves Aurora EOR - May 25, 2003
Paramount makes headway in NWT - May 25, 2003
Gulf producers to work together on development - May 25, 2003
New look at Nixon Fork - May 25, 2003
British Columbia edges toward recovery - May 25, 2003
Shallow gas leases filed in Interior Alaska - May 25, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - June 01, 2003
Alaska miner turns to gas play, forms Holitna Energy Corp. - June 01, 2003
Tying the knot - June 01, 2003
Fed boss fires up debate - June 01, 2003
K2 reserves may exceed estimates - June 01, 2003
Alaska terminates BP�s Slugger unit - June 01, 2003
ConocoPhillips gets green light for oil sands project - June 01, 2003
El Paso plans pipeline from central Rockies - June 01, 2003
Strategic reserve tops 600 million barrels - June 01, 2003
Patterson buys rest of TMBR/Sharp - June 01, 2003
Mexico aims for global �impact� with $37.7 billion investment in oil and gas fields - June 01, 2003
Enbridge takes trust route - June 01, 2003
Multiple buyers look at Williams refinery - June 01, 2003
Alaskan Crude to reenter, test well - June 01, 2003
Unocal�s Birch Hills development second on list - June 01, 2003
Total�s Alaska chief: Company wants to grow in United States - June 01, 2003
Drilling halted at Thunder Horse - June 01, 2003
Stars aligned for GOP in Alaska - June 01, 2003
Bridging the gap in British Columbia - June 01, 2003
Juniors unite in Nunavut diamond project - June 01, 2003
Canada pumps millions into gem, minerals exploration - June 01, 2003
Prospecting for platinum - June 01, 2003
Alaska proposes changes to spill contingency planning regulations - June 08, 2003
Alberta plans gas shut-ins to protect Athabasca oil sands - June 08, 2003
Drilling in the fast lane
- June 08, 2003
Alberta�s gas output waning - June 08, 2003
B.C. showered with changes - June 08, 2003
Arctic Millennium rig complete - June 08, 2003
Gas exploration at Red Dog deferred - June 08, 2003
Tight natural gas markets lift value of Canada�s exports; summer prices could hit $6 - June 08, 2003
ExxonMobil shareholders defeat dissidents - June 08, 2003
Spinnaker unveils four oil, gas discoveries in GOM - June 08, 2003
Edge Petroleum buys independent for $12.7 million - June 08, 2003
Harken hires investment banker to review assets - June 08, 2003
Transocean buys ConocoPhillips stake in drillship - June 08, 2003
Purcell takes aggressive view of Fort Liard - June 08, 2003
XTO Energy completes acquisitions - June 08, 2003
Offerings flood Canadian asset market - June 08, 2003
ANS production tops 1 million barrels - June 08, 2003
Target 25,000 feet: BP plans expensive gulf well - June 08, 2003
Baker Energy to operate Apache facilities in gulf region - June 08, 2003
Winstar lease added to Pioneer�s Oooguruk unit application - June 08, 2003
Expansion will help sustain Alpine field�s crude output - June 08, 2003
Exploring the upper Jurassic - June 08, 2003
Kenai Kachemak Pipeline files initial tariff - June 08, 2003
Murkowski to head IOGCC - June 08, 2003
DOE joins tundra travel study - June 08, 2003
DOE assists six independents - June 08, 2003
Nickel climbs as strike shuts down Inco - June 08, 2003
BHP expands Canadian diamond interests - June 08, 2003
Drilling Ester Dome - June 08, 2003
BP tests Crowley hovercraft at offshore Northstar field - June 15, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - June 15, 2003
Opportunity beckons - June 15, 2003
Washington in crisis mode - June 15, 2003
B.C. launches bold campaign - June 15, 2003
Redoubt production impacted by water - June 15, 2003
Canada out to head off Alaska gas pipeline subsidies, meet with U.S. officials - June 15, 2003
XTO to increase Texas pipeline capacity - June 15, 2003
Unocal may further reduce gas to Agrium - June 15, 2003
Alaska governor signs oil and gas bills - June 15, 2003
Imperial Oil tackles Nova Scotia deepwater challenge off Canada�s East Coast - June 15, 2003
BP opposes proposed Prudhoe Bay rules - June 15, 2003
Portfolio strategy update - June 15, 2003
BP review finds world oil supply more diverse - June 15, 2003
Worldwide crude oil and natural gas prices up in May - June 15, 2003
XTO acquires San Juan basin gas producing properties - June 15, 2003
Mirant edges closer to bankruptcy - June 15, 2003
McCovey unit set to expire - June 15, 2003
Anadarko buys $225 million in GOM assets from Hess - June 15, 2003
Kenai Kachemak Pipeline nears completion - June 15, 2003
Flathead Valley: park vs. development - June 15, 2003
Unocal plans Gulf of Mexico asset sales - June 15, 2003
Inco strike carries multi-million dollar cost - June 15, 2003
Movement on Healy plant - June 15, 2003
Gil�s golden future - June 15, 2003
Block 32 discovery offshore Angola - June 15, 2003
Devon signs agreement for work in Syria - June 15, 2003
A lady gone - June 15, 2003
Gas authority members named, to meet June 16 - June 15, 2003
Finally, it�s a go - June 22, 2003
AOGA: Kudos to Juneau - June 22, 2003
Industry presses to lower barriers - June 22, 2003
Transocean to pull seven rigs for inspection after equipment failure in deepwater GOM - June 22, 2003
Oil Patch Insider - June 22, 2003
ANWR camp awaits Senate energy bill - June 22, 2003
�Umiat Hilton� back in business - June 22, 2003
Prudhoe pipeline spill clean-up complete - June 22, 2003
Marathon, Unocal dispute pipeline use - June 22, 2003
Williams completes $1.1 billion sale, receives $510 million in cash from buyer - June 22, 2003
Sharp upward revision in world oil stocks briefly pushes July oil futures below $30 - June 22, 2003
Gas authority board selects chair, begins search for CEO - June 22, 2003
Rapid storage increase could impact gas prices this summer - June 22, 2003
Yukon Pacific proposes 2.2 billion cubic foot project - June 22, 2003
Alberta eyes Alaska liquids - June 22, 2003
BP to mothball Badami - June 22, 2003
Future: Safer, smaller, thicker, farther away - June 22, 2003
B.C. government pushes for offshore development - June 22, 2003
MMS rejects $18 million in GOM bids - June 22, 2003
Lapp gets Kenai leases, wants partner for Delta Junction - June 22, 2003
Governor: Alaska back in the oil and gas game - June 22, 2003
Looking for another Pogo - June 22, 2003
New hardrock exploration site gets a look - June 22, 2003
COMPANY PROFILE: A Far North niche - June 22, 2003
COMPANY PROFILE: Creating an image for Alaska�s oil and gas industry - June 22, 2003
COMPANY PROFILE: First National fuels Alaska�s economy - June 22, 2003
COMPANY PROFILE: Compositech provides high-tech mats ideal for use in Alaska - June 22, 2003
COMPANY PROFILE: True Grit in a Waterworld - June 22, 2003
Talisman inks Alaska deal - June 29, 2003
Kuvlum, other discoveries may be key to successful lease sale - June 29, 2003
South from Canada ... and Alaska - June 29, 2003
Alberta takes beefs to U.S. - June 29, 2003
List of planned LNG ventures grows - June 29, 2003
Oklahoma�s Chesapeake Energy acquires $220 million in properties - June 29, 2003
Alaska independent spuds first well on North Slope - June 29, 2003
BP sells more exploration leases - June 29, 2003
GlobalSantaFe takes delivery of new jackup - June 29, 2003
Noble buys options to acquire jackup rigs - June 29, 2003
Unocal applies for second Ninilchik well - June 29, 2003
Time to regulate old gasline under pipeline act? - June 29, 2003
EIA says U.S. crude imports up from last year - June 29, 2003
BP�s Russia venture will make it world�s second largest private sector producer - June 29, 2003
Global E&P spending robust; U.S. weak - June 29, 2003
Mexico raises crude exports, gas imports - June 29, 2003
Woodside plugs, abandons GOM well - June 29, 2003
Murphy Oil�s Canadian subsidiary sells assets - June 29, 2003
Oil firms push for Alaska gas incentives - June 29, 2003
Frontiers, CBM key to natural gas supplies - June 29, 2003
Gas shut-in plan flares - June 29, 2003
FERC head counts on gas market to respond - June 29, 2003
Apache to market own U.S. natural gas on growing production - June 29, 2003
Denver independent files for Susitna exploration license - June 29, 2003
New geologic maps for Alaska coming from USGS - June 29, 2003
Cost overruns do not deter Shell from integrated oil sands project - June 29, 2003
ExxonMobil units eye Alberta oil sands megaproject - June 29, 2003
Doyon meets exploration challenge - June 29, 2003
GVEA prepares power plant plans for construction bidding - June 29, 2003
Stranded coal needs transportation - June 29, 2003
Mineral survey for Alaska grounded - June 29, 2003