NEWS OF THE DAY: Alaska senator seeks ethics reviews of Interior officialsHeather Richards, GREENWIRE, December 10, 2021 Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has asked the Interior Department’s watchdog to investigate four political appointees for potential conflicts of interest related to their work on Alaska energy projects. In a Wednesday letter to Interior Inspector General Mark Lee Greenblatt, Sullivan said Interior officials who … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: North Slope Borough & ASRC Join AIDEA Lawsuit Against Biden for Violation of ANWR 1002 Leases   (Anchorage) – Wednesday, December 8, 2021, the North Slope Borough and Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) joined the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) in its lawsuit against President Joe Biden. The revised complaint is in direct response … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: ConocoPhillips Says USA Regulations Hold Back SupplyA. Steel, G. Johnson, S. Casey, Bloomberg/Rigzone, December 8, 2021 An increasingly bitter war of words has developed between the Biden administration and the U.S. oil and gas sector. In the debate over why U.S. oil producers haven’t added additional supply, the boss of ConocoPhillips lays the blame squarely with … read more