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Last modified on Thu 27 May 2021 13.58 EDT Joe Biden’s administration is facing an onslaught of criticism from environmentalists after opting to defend the approval of a massive oil and gas drilling project in the frigid northern reaches of Alaska. In a briefing filed in federal court on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice said the Trump-era decision to allow the project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska’s north slope was “reasonable and consistent” with the law and should...

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canadas oil and gas industry Borealis moves forward Kay Cashman Petroleum News In preparation for exploratory drilling next winter in its Castle North prospect in the northeastern National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Borealis Alaska Oil Inc. applied for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. That plan, which is comprehensive and covers the company’s exploration drilling operations for al...

Babcock shouldn’t be confirmed to Alaska Judicial Council Author: Matt Claman Print article The Alaska Constitution established the Alaska Judicial Council to serve an essential role in building and maintaining fair and impartial courts throughout Alaska. Our Alaska Constitution commands that appointments to the Council by the governor and the bar association “shall be made with due consideration to area representation and without regard to political affiliation.” Sadly, the governor ...

ConocoPhillips selling its shares in Canadian energy company Cenovus Poll Yes By The Canadian Press on May 4, 2021. This Feb. 9, 2016, file photo shows an ice-covered ConocoPhillips sign at a drilling site in Nuiqsut, Alaska. ConocoPhillips announced plans to sell its roughly 10 per cent stake in Cenovus Energy as part of a plan to pay for the repurchase of its own shares. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Thiessen CALGARY – ConocoPhillips plans to sell its roughly 10 per cent stake in Cenovus Ene...

CALGARY - ConocoPhillips plans to sell its roughly 10 per cent stake in Cenovus Energy Inc. as part ...

Misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples of Alaska needs to stop We reject the false message “All Inupiaq and Alaska Native peoples want oil and gas extraction in their backyards.” Author: Apr 28, 2021 We reject the false message “All Inupiaq and Alaska Native peoples want oil and gas extraction in their backyards.” The relationship between Alaska’s Indigenous peoples, especially the Iñupiat and the oil and gas extractive industry has been gravely misrepresented for too lo...

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canadas oil and gas industry Retrenching to survive Kay Cashman Petroleum News ConocoPhillips Alaska said Feb. 15 that 8-9% of its staff of 1,100 will either be laid off or accept voluntary severances - this is a separate action from the Feb. 13 layoffs connected to the appellate court decision on the Willow project (see story on this page). Instead, the employee layoffs are related to ConocoPhillips acquisition of Texas-based Concho Resources last fa...

Mon, 02/15/2021 - 12:52pm The Doyon Drilling Rig 141 is seen working at the ConocoPhillips Willow prospect on the eastern edge of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The company received a record of decision on Oct. 27, 2020, approving its plan for the massive project that could produce up to 160,000 barrels of oil per day, but a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision issued Feb. 13 halted its 2021 winter work plans. (Photo/Judy Patrick/ConocoPhillips) A federal appeals court has sided wit...

Federal appeals panel stops work on ConocoPhillips’ Willow project Published February 14 Share on Facebook Print article A federal appeals court has sided with conservation and Indigenous groups and halted winter work at a major ConocoPhillips oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday issued the six-page decision, by 9th Circuit Judges William Canby and Michelle Friedland, on Saturday. The decision will halt on-the-ground work at Willow fo...

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