Shell Oil has spent the better part of a decade – and more than $6 billion – trying to explore prospects in the Alaskan Arctic, but they have little to show for it.
Energy & Mining
As field season ends, gasline becomes focal point in gubernatorial race
How much money do you have to spend to get a handful of dirt? About half a billion, if you’re talking about samples from the proposed site for a natural gas liquification plant in Nikiski.
Update: KSM mine project wins key permits
A controversial British Columbia mine northeast of Ketchikan has gained some key permits needed for construction.
Electric vehicle owners power up at Eagle Beach
Local businesses and nonprofits raised $50,000 to install a network of electric vehicle charging stations on the Juneau road system
Shell sketches plans for Arctic drilling in 2015
Shell filed a new plan to explore the Chukchi Sea with federal regulators in Anchorage.
U.S. Dept. of Energy hopes to assist rural communities with renewable projects
Energy costs are rising and state and federal budgets are overstretched, putting pressure on communities in rural Alaska to meet their long-term energy needs.