Alaska geologist Mark Myers, the former head of oil and gas for the state, says that the agreement on the Point Thomson unit leaves "all development options at the discretion" of the oil companies ... »
Valdez attorney Bill Walker is seeking reconsideration of the settlement reached by the Parnell administration with ExxonMobil and the other oil companies on the future of the Point Thomson oil an... »
Fairbanks and Anchorage are among the "most dangerous cities" for women in the United States, an articles on the website of Forbes claims, quoting FBI crime statistics from metropolitan areas. Anch... »
If Shell goes ahead with offshore oil exploration in Alaska waters it will be done under the most cautious program in the history of the world, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said this week. In a ... »
The link between the rate of oil taxes in Alaska and the level of investment in Alaska is prompting some good questions from legislators. Members of the House Resources Committee have asked the ... »
One of the potential bright spots for the oil industry in Alaska's future may well be in potential for what one industry veteran describes as the "unconventional revolution" in shale oil developmen... »
During the ConocoPhillips earnings conference call Monday, Alaska came up but only briefly. A Citigroup analyst asked about earnings in Alaska being "materially higher" in the first quarter, but... »
The Associated Press story begins: "A recent court decision dramatically increases the likelihood that the Alaska Redistricting Board will seek to have this year's elections conducted under the f... »
In testimony before House and Senate committees in recent days, Alaska Revenue Commissioner Bryan Butcher has praised a deal signed last week between Exxon and a Russian-owned oil company, saying t... »
Three members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty will be studying overseas next year as Fulbright Scholars, pursuing research in India, Uganda and South Africa. Brian O'Donoghue. Judy... »
The Great Harvest Bread Co. store in Fairbanks is expected to open the Bentley Mall annex by mid-summer. According to a posting on its Facebook page Friday, the contractor is starting "any day now"... »
Two Rivers School is having a family yard sale Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school, at 18.5 Mile Chena Hot Springs Road. "Everyone can sell and buy," the Two Rivers PTA says. Call... »
Anchorage Sen. Lesil McGuire offered some of the harshest criticism of the oil tax cut plan put forward this week by the Parnell administration, saying that Department of Revenue leaders didn't u... »
Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Michael McConahy says the Alaska Redistricting Board did not follow the mandate of the Alaska Supreme Court in redrawing its proposed election districts. He ordered t... »
Nenana Ice Classic officials made their last trip out on the ice of the Tanana River Thursday and hooked up the cable to the tripod. But breakup does not appear imminent. The clock is likely to be ... »
