The 3D seismic survey is part of the effort to keep the oil field alive for decades to come.
Arctic
Which Native voices? On ANWR, lawmakers practice selective listening.
Rep. Don Young told his colleagues to disregard the anti-drilling Gwich’in witnesses, while pro-development Iñupiaq witnesses accused Democrats of erasing them from the land that’s been their home for centuries.
China, Russia find common cause in the Arctic
China and Russia are teaming up to pursue their interests in the Arctic. Regional security expert Rebecca Pincus says the United States needs to pay more attention.
As Trump administration contemplates drilling in Arctic waters, North Slope organizations stress need to protect subsistence resources
In public comments made available on a federal site, most North Slope institutions didn’t express outright opposition to the plan. But they did voice concern for subsistence resources and hunters’ continued access to them.
Environmental group says Interior hid gaps in ANWR science
An environmental group has published 18 memos that outline gaps in knowledge about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But the Interior Department says the memos are intended to inform future work and haven’t been concealed.
State says BP must prove more Prudhoe Bay wells aren’t at risk of ‘catastrophic failure’
In a recent order, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission says BP “has no evidence that permafrost subsidence will not result in sudden catastrophic failure” at some of the company’s Prudhoe Bay wells.