ConocoPhillips confirms Willow discovery appraisal on ANS

ConocoPhillips upped its five-well drilling campaign to a sixth with the 2018 Winter exploration and appraisal program on Alaska’s wester North Slope at the Willow discovery. Discovered in January 2017, the Tinmiaq 2 and 6 were drilled in early 2016 and encountered 72 ft and 42 ft of net pay, respectively.

Juneau Empire Alaska Senate votes to spend Permanent Fund to balance portion of state deficit

The House proposed giving the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation the ability to accept up to $1 billion in investments for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline; the Senate did not. The state owes as much as $1 billion in incentive payments to oil and gas companies; the House proposed …


Justin Trudeau pledges money, new law to make Trans Mountain happen, without details

Trudeau spoke at the end of a remarkable eight-hour stopover in the national capital, an unscheduled break from his overseas trip to accommodate the last-minute summit with B.C.’s John Horgan, who has staked his government’s survival on opposing the pipeline, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, …