A foreign-owned tanker is expected to transport North Slope crude to Asia in the coming weeks. BP has shipped its oil overseas before, but it’s been decades since it was on a tanker built and managed outside the U.S.
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Governor appoints Hollis French to oil and gas commission
Hollis French, a Democrat from Anchorage, served in the Alaska Senate for 12 years. Now he’ll oversee regulation of the state’s oil and gas industry.
North Slope records fall with ‘unprecedented warmth’
Two all time temperature records were set on the North Slope on July 13th and 14th. Deadhorse hit a record high of 85 on July 13th, exceeding the previous record by two degrees. The next day, Kuparuk recorded a temperature of 86 degrees.
Lawmakers press on North Slope marketing request
“If I were Wal-Mart and I walked into Kmart and said, ‘Hey I need to know your marketing plan for the next six years,’ they would throw you out the door,” said Rep. Craig Johnson, a Republican from Anchorage.
EPA fines BP, Hilcorp for spills on the North Slope
According to the EPA, the Clean Water Act violations by both companies affected arctic wetlands that support wildlife like caribou, ptarmigan and geese.
Clear and present danger: Rapidly warming Arctic threatens Cold War radar sites
At the Oliktok Long Range Radar Site, the erosion reached a line a year and half ago forecast for 2040. Millions will be spent to fortify installations worth billions.