When, in 1966, Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) was balking at continuing to explore for oil at Prudhoe Bay, Gov. Wally Hickel told them, “Drill or I will.” As Hickel later described it in his oral ...
Industry watchers say the lukewarm response to the hotly contested sale points to a long-term trend of low interest in the inlet's federal waters. (Sabine Poux/KDLL) After months of back-and-forth ...
A specialized unit called a jackup rig drilled a natural gas well in 2023 at Hilcorp’s Tyonek platform in state waters of Cook Inlet. The federal government received no bids Wednesday in what it ...
More than 70% of Alaskans live in the communities along the railbelt. Residents of those communities are facing a spike in energy costs that will bring up prices statewide, due to a looming shortage ...