On July 8, Hilcorp Alaska LLC filed its proposed 20th plan of development, or POD, for the North Slope Oooguruk unit, which it operates. The POD is to be effective Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027 ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas recently published the latest Kuparuk River Unit map, dated July 2026. The map shows only state of Alaska leases as there are no ...

In January, Enstar Natural Gas Co. petitioned the Regulatory Commission of Alaska for an "Advance Determination of Decisional Prudence and Request for Expedited Consideration" for a proposed natural ...

Baker Hughes’ U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 581 on July 10, up by one from the previous week and up by 44 from 537 a year ago. The count has increased in 11 of the last 12 weeks. It got into the ...

Alan Johnson, senior vice president of Santos Ltd and its subsidiary Oil Search Alaska LLC, applied for a U.S. Corps of Engineers permit to work in waters of the United States, specifically in the ...

According to the July 6 Unified Command report on Phase 3, the final stage of the response effort to the Jan. 23 Western North Slope rig move incident, continues with a focus on containment and ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas has approved an extension, with modifications and conditions, of a suspension of production for former Middle Ground Shoal unit ...

The Conference Committee on House Bill 381, the tax bill for the Alaska LNG Project, met July 2 and adopted work draft Q as its working document. Committee Chair Rep. Calvin Schrage, NA-Anchorage, ...

Baker Hughes’ U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 580 on July 2, up by seven from the previous week and up by 41 from 539 a year ago. Last week, with a gain of 10 rigs, was the largest week-over-week ...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's July Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 7, is estimating lower Brent spot prices and higher global oil production compared to the agency's June ...

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has approved a request from Hilcorp Alaska to change the vertical limits of the Sterling gas pool at Beaver Creek on the Kenai Peninsula. In a June 23 ...

Hilcorp Alaska has requested, and received, an expansion of the Schrader Bluff participating area at its Milne Point unit on the North Slope, along with approval of communitization agreement ...