While the EIA baseline case shows Alaska contributing almost nothing to U.S. oil production in a few decades, that’s not the only scenario.
North Slope
State considers increasing ownership stake in Alaska LNG pipeline project
Nothing has been decided, though. The state is still in discussions with its three partners.
Two women died rafting on Kongakut River
Two women died Wednesday after their raft flipped in the rapids of the Kongakut River.
Legislature passes oil and gas tax credit bill, but funds’ fate remains uncertain
The next round of credits depends on funding that one key lawmaker is already calling on Gov. Bill Walker to veto.
Barrow experiences earliest snowmelt on record
The early thaw is already taking a toll on wildlife in the far north.
State oil and gas regulators propose record high safety, environmental fines
More than a third of all the penalties imposed since 1976 were logged last year.