Alaska

The Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project would not have an impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if constructed, according to the latest analysis from the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE in late June published its draft supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Alaska LNG project (DOE/EIS-0512-S1). Researchers found that with mitigations already…

Enstar Natural Gas Co., Alaska’s top natural gas distributor, would get a new Canadian corporate owner in an $800 million sale announced Thursday. In an all-cash transaction, TriSummit Utilities Inc. would acquire Anchorage-based Enstar from AltaGas Ltd. The deal between the buyer and seller, both Calgary-based, is expected to close in early 2023 following regulatory…

An internal investigation from ConocoPhillips into a recent gas leak at a site in Alaska’s North Slope points to extreme pressure that caused well equipment to fail, releasing a pocket of gas to the surface. The report comes more than two months after a leak occurred at one of the Houston-based independent’s oldest Alpine Field…

The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) said it intends to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) for insufficiently vetting the potential impacts of 88 Energy Ltd.’s Project Peregrine oil and gas development in Alaska on the Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear population. “With only about 900 bears remaining, the Southern Beaufort Sea population…

A federal judge on Wednesday voided Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval of ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow development envisaged for Alaska’s North Slope, citing a failure by BLM to analyze the project’s downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In a written ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason of the District of Alaska said the environmental impact…

A federal judge on Wednesday voided Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval of ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow development envisaged for Alaska’s North Slope, citing a failure by BLM to analyze the project’s downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In a written ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason of the District of Alaska said the environmental impact…

The Eagle Ford Shale and Williston Basin led a surge in U.S. onshore drilling activity during the week ended Friday as the domestic rig count rose nine units to an even 500, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Ten oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for the week, offsetting…

A long-planned megaproject to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from Alaska’s North Slope will face additional environmental scrutiny in order to comply with two executive orders from President Biden on climate change, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. DOE said last Friday (July 2) it intends to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS)…

The Department of the Interior (DOI) on Tuesday suspended the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program launched by the Trump administration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The order signed by DOI Secretary Deb Haaland halts “all activities related to the implementation of” the program, including leases awarded in the program’s first and…