OIL From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy:  SEISMIC TEST FOR ANWR: Interior’s Bureau of Land Management is considering an application for a company to do seismic oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to a proposal posted  to the agency’s website Friday. The Bureau will accept public comment on the proposal, filed by the Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation, … read more

OIL Vulnerable Democrats Break With Biden Over ‘Transition’ From Oil IndustryAndrew Solender, Forbes, October 23, 2020 Former Vice President Joe Biden’s remark during the final presidential debate that he would “transition” away from the fossil fuel industry was met with heavy pushback not only from Republicans – who instantly identified the remark as Biden’s weak point of the night – … read more

OIL Cook Inlet oil activity slows in response to continuing low pricesElwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce, October 15, 2020 Glacier Oil and Gas leaders are asking state regulators to let them shut in two West Cook Inlet oil projects indefinitely as oil prices continue to hover about 30 percent below pre-pandemic levels. The Anchorage-based independent wants to put facilities … read more