Chevron, Exxon Mobil Tighten Their Grip on Fracking Bradley Olson, Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2019 In the next five years, Chevron expects to more than double its production in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico to 900,000 barrels of oil and gas a day, the company announced at an investor event Tuesday. That’s a nearly 40% increase … read more

The gnashing of teeth continues over Governor Dunleavy’s proposed budget. A few things to remember: the legislature considers this as their starting point and will make significant changes (meaning increasing the budget). The majority message at a caucus meeting is not representative of all Alaskans, rather, what special interest does the best job of rallying their troops, and the Governor … read more

Alaska might give up on North Slope gas pipeline, LNG export terminal Tim Bradner, S & P Global Platts, February 28, 2019 The new CEO of Alaska’s state gas corporation told legislators Thursday he is prepared to shut down the project and return unused funds to the state treasury if customers or investors do not appear in the next few … read more