ADN by Sean Cockerham.  The Alaska Senate is about to enter a bruising debate over whether to slash how much Alaska taxes oil companies, with Senate President Gary Stevens calling the governor’s tax cut plan a giveaway that could cost the state billions with little in return.  

Peninsula Clarion by Molly Dischner.  New natural gas contracts will allow ConocoPhillips’ liquified natural gas plant in Nikiski to resume exports next year, a company spokesperson said Thursday.  "We expect about four cargos in the second half of the year," said ConocoPhillips spokesperson Natalie Lowman.