News of the Day:        Alaska Won’t Let Biden Stop Its Oil BoomFelicity Bradstock, OilPrice.Com, April 3, 2021 New discoveries in Alaska by an Australian independent could provide hope for bigger oil finds yet to come in the country’s National Petroleum Reserve. Australian independent oil firm 88 Energy has been making strides in its Alaska project in recent weeks announcing an oil discovery … read more

News of the Day:   Manchin Comes Out against Biden Infrastructure Bill OIL U.S. oil rig count climbs, signaling revival from pandemic lowsBen Geman, Axios, April 5,2021 The number of U.S. oil drilling rigs in operation last week climbed by 13 to reach 337, Baker Hughes data shows. Why it matters: It’s the highest in nearly a year and, as Reuters notes, the … read more

OIL New oil discovery in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska points to larger potentialS & P Global Platts, March 31, 2021 Could mean oil-bearing Nanushuk formation larger than believedInitial data indicates presence of light, high-quality oil  Anchorage — Australian independent 88 Energy has made an apparent oil discovery with its Merlin-1 exploration well in the southeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, or NPR-A, and … read more