OIL: Oil Search presses ahead on $US3b Alaskan oil projectAngela Macdonald Smith, Financial Review, February 22, 2021 Oil Search has taken a major step towards construction of its first major project outside Papua New Guinea, committing to major engineering and design work on its $US3 billion ($3.8 billion) Pikka oil project in Alaska. The project was one of several major … read more

Alaska Miners Association and Council of Alaska Producers Unveil Annual Economic Report  AMA and CAP are excited to announce that the Annual Economic Benefits of Alaska’s Mining Industry report by McKinley Research Group (formerly McDowell Group) is now available.  This annual report features a look at the benefits brought to Alaska in 2020, including highlights like:  4,700 and 9,600 direct and indirect jobs attributed to Alaska’s … read more

News of the Day:  Democrats put scrapping Trump rules on the back burnerKelsey Burger, E & E News, February 18, 2021 Talk about the Congressional Review Act flared in early January, after Democrats won the Georgia Senate races and secured the chamber majority. The once rarely cited 1996 law was thrust into the national spotlight as Democrats and regulatory policy … read more