Today’s Key Takeaways:  Picking up where Shell left off. Japan hires Wood Mac to assess AKLNG. Exclusive VIP site visit in Alaska. OIL: A Texas firm is gearing up for a $150 million search for oil beneath the Arctic coastMax Graham, Northern Journal, September 6, 2025 Narwhal Exploration is planning to pick up where Royal Dutch Shell left off, probing … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways – Japan exploring AKLNG off-take agreement. House advance road to Ambler district. Central Yukon region loses restrictions on oil, gas and mining development. GAS: Japan explores Alaskan LNG purchases as part of $7 bln energy deal, US-Japan statement showsReuters, September 4, 2025 Japan has confirmed its commitment to an annual $7 billion worth of energy purchases from … read more

EXIM offers $570M for Alaska graphite mineShane Lasley, Metal Tech News, September 5, 2025 Second offer elevates US Export‑Import Bank’s support for Graphite One’s all-American mine-to-battery supply chain plans to $895M. In another show of government support for the mine-to-batteries graphite supply chain it is developing, Graphite One Inc. received a letter of interest (LOI) from the Export‑Import Bank of … read more