...development and the fact that any in-state pipeline project would not be finished by then. But Parnell said that other oil and gas projects have been aided by incentives and the state's role in litigation, and he'd like to see another option move...

...For the first time in a generation, we opened millions of acres of federal land in the NPR-A. All of these oil and gas projects and dozens of other projects on the North Slope and Cook Inlet moved forward with full utilization of the coastal...

The Cook Inlet will soon be home to a mobile offshore drilling rig that received its name -- Endeavour, The Spirit of Independence -- from two Kenai residents. Ed Marker and Erik Lindow of Kenai were both chosen as winners of Buccaneer Energy's "Name the Rig" contest. The two submissions were selected as the combined winning name from over 300 entries. The rig is set to arrive in the Cook Inlet in April or May of next year.

...economic development issues, and the new job will keep him in the fight. He will be dealing with issues such as oil and gas projects, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and natural gas transportation. ''After 20 years in the Alaska Legislature...

...issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. The permits cover wastewater discharged from timber, mining and oil and gas projects as well as other industries covered by the federal Clean Water Act. The measure passed 12-7.

Over the years, PDS Tech has grown and diversified and now ranks in the top 30 staffing companies in the U.S. and is the 4th largest engineering staffing firm.

...added another layer of review to the permitting process and puts into doubt the validity of an unknown number of oil and gas projects currently operating within the Alaska Coastal Management Program. The bill would make no change to the way permitting...