Willow appeals rejected

District Court judge says BLM approval of NPR-A oilfield development valid

Alan Bailey

for Petroleum News

On Nov. 9 federal District Court Judge Sharon Gleason issued an order rejecting two appeals by environmental organizations against the Bureau of Land Management's approval of ConocoPhillips's Willow oilfield development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. ConocoPhillips had indicated that, if....

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Full legal compliance

An appropriate balance

Greenhouse gas impacts

Subsistence use of the land

ConocoPhillips moving ahead with Willow development

Work planned for upcoming winter

Similar level of activity in following winter