JUNEAU, Alaska — The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that ...

Santos has started oil production from the Pikka phase 1, with flows established through the LACT meter into the Pikka sales oil line. The project is expected to ramp up to 20,000 barrels per day ...

NUIQSUT — To an untrained eye, the endless expanse of Alaska’s North Slope tundra looks empty. The flat landscape, only broken up by ice formations shaped by the wind blowing in from the Beaufort Sea, ...

'At plateau, production from the asset will be equivalent to 19 percent of Alaska's current output, delivering the first significant new crude volumes to the state in decades'. Image by ovidiuhrubaru ...

Oil majors including Exxon, Shell, ConocoPhillips, and Santos are ramping up investment in Alaska as the Middle East supply crisis boosts demand for secure long-term oil and gas sources. Alaska’s ...

Santos Ltd said Tuesday it has reached continuous production at the Pikka oil development on Alaska's North Slope, which started up earlier this year. The first production wells are now delivering ...

As major oil companies eye new drilling on Alaska’s North Slope, the Trump administration is now working to accelerate their projects by streamlining environmental reviews on federal land. It’s a move ...

The Trump administration wants to speed up the permitting process for oil and gas projects in Alaska, using a proposed regulatory shift that has major implications for the Western Arctic. In a May 15 ...

Santos has started continuous production operations at the Pikka Phase 1 oil project on Alaska’s North Slope, marking a key milestone for one of the largest new oil developments in the United States.

Oil majors are rediscovering Alaska amid the unprecedented oil and gas crunch caused by the war in the Middle East. Previously considered a sort of toxic drilling destination, the northernmost state ...