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Unleashing Alaska
- 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
On President Donald J. Trump's first day in office as 47th president of the U.S. he signed an executive order titled "Unleashing Alaska's extraordinary resource potential." It was the most comprehensive action that he took impacting Alaska.
And it was reinforced by his Jan. 20 declaration of a natio....
Importing of LNG
- 01/26/2025 (Full story)
On Jan. 8 Enstar Natural Gas Co., the gas utility for Southcentral Alaska, announced that on Dec.17 it had signed an exclusivity agreement with New York based Glenfarne Energy Transition to jointly work on a project to import liquefied natural gas to Southcentral Alaska. The importing of LNG will ad....
Unclarity hits ANS
- 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Alaska North Slope crude drifted 38 cents lower Jan. 22 to close at $76.79 per barrel, extending a slide sparked by uncertainty about tariffs and sanctions which may be imposed by the Trump administration, and how they might affect the global economy and crude demand. West Texas Intermediate fell 45....
Lagniappe permit approved for Sockeye-2 eastern NS exploration - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
On Jan. 7 the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved a drilling permit for Lagniappe Alaska's Sockeye-2 exploratory well on the eastern North Slope. Because the well is deemed confidential there was no additional information available.
But as reported in early December by Petroleum News....
Hilcorp plans more drilling at Deep Creek on Kenai Peninsula - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Hilcorp Alaska has received permission from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation for two wells, one a sidetrack and one a grassroots well, at its Deep Creek unit on the Kenai Peninsula.
Permission was granted in two conservation orders, both issued Jan. 14, approving exemptions to spacing requiremen....
Corps looks at Hilcorp's Ivan River drilling pad expansion plan
- 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Hilcorp Alaska has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expand the Ivan River unit pad on the west side of Cook Inlet near Beluga. The Corps said the expansion would make a larger working area available for current and future natural gas development.
Some 14,100 cubic yards of gravel fill....
This month in history: A tale of two companies: Kerr-McGee, Armstrong - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Editor's note: This story first appeared in the Jan. 30, 2005, issue of Petroleum News.A good relationship just got better. Independents Kerr-McGee and Armstrong Alaska have teamed up for a third North Slope project -- the third in twelve months. Kerr-McGee, which officially entered Alaska on Jan. 8.... |
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Baker Hughes US rig down by 4 at 580 - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 580 on Jan. 17, down by four from the previous week, down by 40 from 620 a year ago and down nine from two weeks ago. Over the last eight weeks the rig count was unchanged in four weeks, down in three and up in one week with a loss of 10 and a gai....
Further NEVI funding for Alaska announced - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The Alaska Energy Authority has announced that the Federal Highway Administration has approved the third annual funding plan for Alaska under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, or NEVI, funding program. The approval will make a further $11 million of federal funding available for the cont....
Division approves two North Slope PODs - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas has approved plans of development for two small North Slope units, Duck Island and Northstar.
Duck Island is operated by Hilcorp Alaska on behalf of itself and minority interest owner Chevron U.S.A. Hilcorp Alaska operates and hold....
AOGCC approves Raven oil pool expansion - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has approved a request by operator Hilcorp North Slope to expand the area definition of the Raven oil pool within the Prudhoe Bay unit.
In orders dated Jan. 14, the commission approved an extensive expansion of the Raven oil pool to the east, north and....
State sets dates for spring lease sales - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas posted tentative dates for two spring lease sales Jan. 16.
The online auction for a spring geothermal lease sale is tentatively scheduled to begin March 25 with EnergyNet, with results tentatively available April 22. The sale inclu....
Oil patch bits: PND announces two senior engineer promotions - 01/26/2025 (Login to read Full story)
PND Engineers Inc. said Jan. 17 that it is proud to announce the promotions of PND Senior Engineers Obadiah Dawson, PE, and Owen Rohler, PE, both of whom recently passed their principles and practice of engineering examinations to earn their professional engineering licenses in the state of Alaska..... |
