Top Interior official who pushed to expand drilling in Alaska to join oil company there Juliet Eilperin & Steve Mufson, The Washington Post, September 4, 2019 Last summer, Scott Pruitt left his job heading the Environmental Protection Agency and within a few months had started consulting for coal magnate Joseph W. Craft III. Three weeks after leaving the Interior Department, … read more
Hilcorp sale will cost state $30 million annually in lost revenue, former tax officials say James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, August 28, 2019 Two former directors of Alaska’s tax division and a former state legislator say a gap in Alaska’s corporate income tax system could cost the state millions in lost revenue once a new multibillion-dollar deal between Hilcorp and … read more
The BP Sale To Hilcorp Looks Like A Win For Everyone David Blackmon, Forbes, August 28, 2019 In a deal that will no doubt be characterized as surprising by some, but really should come as no surprise to anyone, BP announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell all of its remaining Alaskan operations to Houston-based independent producer Hilcorp. … read more
