Alaska Native regional corporation Ahtna, Inc. is searching for natural gas to reduce local energy costs and provide jobs. Last week, Ahtna subsidiary Tolsona Oil & Gas Exploration LLC started drilling an exploration well on state land near Glennallen.
Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk
Conoco aims to up North Slope production with new drilling rig
ConocoPhillips Alaska announced it is building a new drilling rig that will more than double the area it can develop from a single drill site.
Meet the skeptics: Questions surround Walker’s gas line plan
Gov. Bill Walker is making the case that his new gas line plan will get the 800-mile pipeline off the drawing board and on to Alaskan soil. But it’s not hard to find skeptics who say Walker is just creating more paperwork.
Alaska emergency crews study up for nation’s first LNG by rail
Starting tomorrow, the Alaska Railroad will be the first in the nation to carry liquefied natural gas by rail. With the Federal Rail Administration’s blessing, LNG will travel the tracks from Anchorage to Fairbanks. As with any new venture, safety is always a topic of discussion.
State Natural Resources department hires new oil and gas overseer
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources announced it has hired a new deputy commissioner in charge of oil and gas. Mark Wiggin left Brooks Range Petroleum to take the post, where he worked as an engineering and development manager. The deputy commissioner role has been vacant since March, when Marty Rutherford temporarily stepped in to…
Alaska Natives protesting Dakota Access pipeline share mixed views on oil
About 60 demonstrators, including many Alaska Natives, gathered in downtown Anchorage Saturday afternoon to sing, dance and carry signs. They were there to support North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux tribe in their fight against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.