...shown in this undated photo. Oil was discovered by Richfield Oil Corp. and drilled by Coastal Drilling. Buildings are...foreman Bud Fletcher describes the exciting moment when Richfield Oil Corp.'s wildcat unit struck oil. **"It was right...
...while the natural gas helps supply Anchorage. The Kenai refuge began as the Kenai National Moose Range in 1941. Richfield Oil Corp. filed for leases on the refuge in 1954 and struck oil in 1957. In 1958, Interior Secretary Fred Seaton announced...
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