Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry UAF-led research team finds Milne Point polymer injection a success Alan Bailey for Petroleum News A project researching the effectiveness of polymer injection for enhanced heavy oil recovery in the Milne Point field on Alaskas North Slope is verifying significant benefits from the use of this injection technique. The $9.7 million project, primarily funded through a $7.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, is led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and involves Milne Point operator Hilcorp Alaska, New Mexico Tech, Missouri S&T and the University of North Dakota.