ADN by Elizabeth Bluemink.  Recent drilling results indicate that the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska contains roughly a tenth of the oil that federal scientists had previously estimated, the U.S. Geological Survey announced Tuesday.  Read  more: http://www.adn.com/2010/10/26/1519692/report-slashes-estimate-of-amount.html#ixzz13ZWUADTH  (Comment: Since we have lost trust in the integrity and competence of the Barak Obama Administration, we cannot eliminate the possiblity that such USGS conclusions are political statements designed as pretext to further restrict access to the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.  -dh)

News Miner, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) Q&A.  Should the state continue funding a study of in-state gas pipeline options?  Absolutely. Alaskans, especially in Fairbanks and the Interior, need low-cost natural gas to heat their homes and businesses. That’s why I signed legislation requiring a plan to get natural gas to Alaskans by 2015 to be submitted to the Legislature. I’m looking forward to reviewing that proposal and moving forward with a plan to get natural gas to Alaska’s interior.

CBC.  BP and Imperial representatives said at Monday’s public meeting that oil and gas exploration could begin in the Beaufort Sea within two years. But the National Energy Board has to give its approval before any drilling takes place. The federal energy regulator is in the process of reviewing Arctic drilling regulations, in light of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year.  Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/10/26/beaufort-drilling-imperial-bp.html#ixzz13ZKz0Gkb