OIL ConocoPhillips says it will resume drilling in December on Alaska’s North SlopeAlex DeMarban, November 18, 2020 ConocoPhillips Alaska on Wednesday said it will resume Alaska drilling projects using four rigs starting in mid-December, bringing back several hundred jobs amid reductions that began as the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a drop in oil prices this spring. The company said the … read more
OIL Alaska Loses More Than 3,000 Oil, Gas Jobs During Pandemic, Price DropKFQD News, November 16, 2020 The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has reported the state lost more than 3,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry since January because of the coronavirus pandemic and falling prices. Alaska Public Media reported that experts said that because oil … read more
OIL From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: TRUMP LOOKS TO BEAT THE CLOCK IN ALASKA: President Trump’s Interior Department this week will ask companies to pick which areas they’d like to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a hurried step toward an actual lease sale in January, not coincidentally, before Joe Biden takes office. A … read more
