Oil patch insider: ASRC 55,000 acres remaining under
land transfer act; VOICE speaks out
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After NANA Regional Corp. expressed its pleasure at learning 100,000+ acres were being conveyed to it as the first land transfer to an Alaska Native corporation under the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act, their CEO and president thanked President Trump, Interior Secretary Burgum, Alaska's federal delegation, and their teams for their hard work towards fulfilling federal commitments to Alaska Natives.
The mid-July transfer in the mineral-rich region prompted Petroleum News to ask the oil-rich Arctic Slope Regional Corp., or ASRC, about the status of lands owed to ASRC by the federal government.
According to an ASRC spokesperson, "ASRC holds the vast majority of lands it's owed under the terms of ANCSA. We continue to work with our in-region partners and the Department of Interior to complete the roughly 1% of land conveyances owed to ASRC. If you have questions about Alaska Native village corporation lands you will need to contact those organizations directly as they are separate entities from ASRC."
One percent is approximately 55,000 acres.
VOICE releases statement On July 29, Nagruk Harcharek, president of Voice of the Arctic Inupiat, released the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Interior's announcement that the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, is rescinding "Special Area" expansions and designations in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, or NPR-A:
"Effective, durable policies that support the North Slope Inupiat's economy, communities, and culture are defined by frequent consultation with our elected leaders. BLM's now-rescinded designations did not meet this standard, and their withdrawal is another step toward recognition of our right to self-determination on our homelands by the federal government."
Unsung heroes The Alaska Oil and Gas Association, or AOGA, is asking Alaskans to nominate a Hard Hat Hero by July 30.
This year, AOGA recognizes the hardworking men and women of Alaska's oil and gas industry with the Hard Hat Hero Award: "They're the first ones on the pad and the last ones to leave. They wrangle drill pipe in a whiteout, chain up the truck at 30 below, and make safety look easy (even when it's not)."
This award honors a "field-based employee -- someone who lives the Slope life, laces up those steel toes and gets the job done in some of the toughest conditions in the world. These are the unsung champions who make the industry's success possible, and it's time to shine a spotlight on their commitment," AOGA said July 30.
--Oil Patch Insider is compiled by Kay Cashman
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