This month in history: Exploration heads north of Barrow Arch

20 years ago this month: Shell, ConocoPhillips purchase leases north of traditional North Slope exploration plays at MMS OCS sale

Alan Bailey

for Petroleum News

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the April 3, 2005, issue of Petroleum News. Does the MMS Beaufort Sea lease sale held in late March 2005 signal the beginning of a new era for the Alaska oil and gas industry? Traditional exploration plays in northern Alaska have tended to focus on a struc....

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