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Op-ed: Alaska's oil comeback has begun

...decision.I want to especially thank those who made the Alaska Oil Comeback a reality, starting with the leadership in...Alaska Production Act, the foundation is set for the Alaska Oil Comeback. Alaska is on track for greater oil production...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/opinion/2013-05-22/op-ed-alaskas-oil-comeback-has-be
Opinion
Buccaneer spuds first well at Cosmo site

...after it arrived in Alaska waters from Singapore. Buccaneer, which recently received the thumbs-up to drill from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, started drilling at the Cosmopolitan prospect Sunday, the company announced in a press...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-13/buccaneer-spuds-first-well-at-cosmo-
News
Murkowski talks oil, environmental lobby and federal overreach

...any development in the OCS area," he said. If those three undeveloped areas were tapped, it would fill the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, he said. "We could do more than fill the pipeline over a period estimated to be about 10 to 12 years...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-15/murkowski-talks-oil-environmental-lo
News
Hilcorp dominates Cook Inlet lease sale

...other companies.Twenty-eight lease tracts were sold with high bids of $419,840 offered by six bidder groups, Alaska Oil And Gas Division Director Bill Barron said.Hilcorp bid mostly for onshore tracts on the Kenai Peninsula near areas...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-08/hilcorp-dominates-cook-inlet-lease-s
News
Deal allows Buccaneer to drill in Conoco unit

...of seismic and looking for a different trap ... or a larger trap ARCO didn't see."Cathy Foerster, chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said the agreement would likely be a good deal for both companies - if Buccaneer is...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-06/deal-allows-buccaneer-to-drill-in-co
News
Alaska author plans retreat for writers

...will be the writers' retreat that Kate Shugak built."Long before she became famous, Stabenow worked in the rugged Alaska oil fields on the North Slope. She quit the job in 1982, went to graduate school and set a goal to publish something before...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/arts-entertainment/2013-04-17/alaska-author-plans-re
Arts & Entertainment
'Proof is in the pudding'

...things that they wouldn't otherwise be able to do without them," Dees said.Kara Moriarty, executive director of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, agrees. From an industry perspective, the economics of operating in Cook Inlet are much different...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-04-27/proof-is-in-the-pudding
News
Legislature passes oil tax overhaul

...said the plan should lead to more production and investment but didn't quantify that.The executive director of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, Kara Moriarty, said in a statement that the most important element of the bill of the legislation...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-04-14/legislature-passes-oil-tax-overhaul
News
Endeavour gets shipping certificate; spill plan delayed

...what he needs to do to get the improvements on the dock," he said. The Endeavour also needs certification from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The oil and gas commission certification looks at drilling safety and pressure control...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-03-07/endeavour-gets-shipping-certificate-
News
Economists forecast fair outlook for state and nation

...prices could begin a more permanent slide because increases in mid-continent production could reduce the demand for Alaska oil in West Coast markets. "It's really going to be a matter of how much rail capacity and pipeline capacity people will...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/trends/2013-02-28/economists-forecast-fair-outlook-f
Trends

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