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Oil prices in Alaska have surged to their highest levels in a decade.
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Oil prices in Alaska have surged to their highest levels in a decade.
While the cost of one is most certainly not worth the other, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is proving to be an indirect windfall for Alaska’s treasury. Alaska North Slope crude oil traded for $115.14 per barrel on April 14, according to state Department of Revenue officials. That same day, oil indexed to the Brent benchmark sold for an average of $111.70. A premium of $3.43 per
A brief but anticipated report from Interior Department leaders largely concludes the government is not charging enough for oil and gas produced from federal territory. Industry representatives said the report is the latest in a series of confusing messages from the Biden administration regarding energy policy. Alaska-based oil and gas analysts noted the administration did not