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Complete PDF Edition Week of September 14, 2025 ANS nears inflection - 09/14/2025  Alaska North Slope crude rose 36 cents Sept. 9 to close at $68.51 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate and Brent rose 37 cents each to close at $62.63 and $66.39 respectively. It was the second day of rising prices as geopolitical risks overcame worries about oversupply in crude markets. ANS le.... Expanding in NPR-A - 09/14/2025  In March 2023, the Interior Department under President Joe Biden issued a Record of Decision regarding the proposed Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, substantially reducing the size of the project, which is being developed by ConocoPhillips on oil and gas lease.... Paine's mixed response to Smith Bay Co.'s revised exploration plan - 09/14/2025  On Aug. 15, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas received a revised plan of exploration 2025-2026 from Smith Bay Company Alaska, which is based in Batavia, IL. The revised plan of exploration requested an extension to the current suspended POE and additionally request.... State of Alaska approves 2025 PBU Greater Point McIntyre Area POD - 09/14/2025  On Sept. 4, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas Director Derek Nottingham sent division landman Michael Schoetz of Hilcorp North Slope notice that Hilcorp's Prudhoe Bay Unit Greater Point McIntyre Area 2025 plan of development, or POD, had been approved. The 2025 POD....

Whiskey Gulch Pad amendment approved; connects to Enstar line - 09/14/2025  On Sept. 5, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas told Stetson Sannes, an environmental specialist with Hilcorp Alaska that its Whiskey Gulch Pad Gas Production Pipeline, Lease Plan of Operations Amendment was approved, authorizing the company install a buried natural g.... Buzzkill for oil producers - 09/14/2025  Global oil prices are going to fall significantly, taking Brent crude down from $68 per barrel in August to $59 on average in the fourth quarter of 2025 -- and lower still to $50 in early 2026, according to new projections by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its Short-Term Energy Outloo.... Cook Inlet activity wrap - 09/14/2025  It's no surprise that the latest Cook Inlet Activity Map from Alaska's Division of Oil and Gas strongly features Hilcorp, one of the most active oil and gas companies in the Cook Inlet basin. (See map in the online issue PDF) One flag on the map highlights Hilcorp receiving approval from the Alask.... This month in history: Conoco to develop West Alpine - 09/14/2025  TTHIS MONTH IN HISTORY FROM Sept 25, 2005 PN ART--full map on page 19 but smaller version on page 1 where story starts HEAD AND DECK: This month in history: Conoco to develop West Alpine 20 years ago: Company applies for pad, road, Nigliq Channel crossing; CD-5 in NPR-A Editor's note: This story....