Alaska North Slope crude has been supported in maintaining its newfound premium over Brent, as China has emerged as a surprise active buyer of Pacific cargoes. Suddenly it seems there is less oil ...

The Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 592 on March 14, unchanged from the previous week, down by 37 from 629 a year ago and down by one from two weeks ago. Over the last eight weeks the ...

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the March 20, 2005, issue of Petroleum News. Kerr-McGee is two for two in Alaska, announcing a second successful drilling season with appraisal and ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Mining, Land and Water, said March 19 that it has opened the upper foothills area of the North Slope to winter off-road tundra travel. The ...

Hilcorp Alaska is looking at drilling three exploration wells in Cook Inlet over the next 5 years, along with production drilling and pipeline work, involving ocean-going tugs, a jack-up rig and ...

In its March Short-Term Energy Outlook, released March 11, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said it expects global oil markets will remain relatively flat through mid-2025, with inventories ...

Rep. Will Stapp, R-Fairbanks, introduced House Bill 119 Feb. 26, adding language to the statute governing Alaska Gasline Development Corp. which reads "an in-state natural gas pipeline advanced under ...

On March 17, APA Corp. announced an oil discovery on Alaska's North Slope from the Sockeye-2 exploration well in the Lagniappe area east of Prudhoe Bay. Santos has a 25% stake in the joint venture ...

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has approved, with numerous conditions, a request from Hilcorp Alaska for use of non-custody transfer meters for power sold to a Duck Island unit ...

The Alaska Department of Revenue released its Spring 2025 Revenue Forecast March 12, an update of the Fall Revenue Forecast released in December. Compared to fall, the Alaska North Slope oil price ...

Airgas, a leading supplier of industrial gases and safety products, said March 5 that it has announced the launch of its RADNOR line of personal protective equipment designed specifically for women.