Denver-based Armstrong Energy is selling off a significant chunk of its stake in the Nanushuk oil play to Oil Search, a company based in Papua New Guinea. Oil Search announced Wednesday that it will take over as operator next June.
Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk
BP likely to plug thirteen at-risk wells after April accident
BP thinks the accident was caused by thawing permafrost deep below the surface, which put uneven stress on the well. Eventually, the well gave out, rising several feet out of the ground and colliding with the top of the building over the well.
Trump administration offers more NPR-A land for oil leasing than ever before
The Bureau of Land Management announced all 900 tracts set aside for leasing will be up for bid. That compares to just 145 tracts offered last year. It’s the largest lease sale ever in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Investigation shows BP Alaska reckoning with multiple accidents and leaks
BP isn’t disputing that the incidents took place. The company has already taken extreme steps to address the issue.
Walker cabinet member to oversee EPA’s Northwest office
The agency confirmed that Chris Hladick will become the regional administrator overseeing EPA’s work in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
In Iliamna, EPA hears mixed reactions to its new course on Pebble Mine
Unlike the hearing the day before in Dillingham — where public input was unanimously against the proposed Pebble Mine and EPA’s new course — the reaction in Iliamna was more mixed.