Washington, DC – Alaska Governor Sean Parnell, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, and Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources Doug Domenech, on behalf of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, met on Friday to discuss progress being made on a revenue sharing proposal for energy development in the outer continental shelf (OCS), and other […]
While pleased with the clear confirmation to allow pipeline construction to safely and economically carry offshore oil and gas from the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today remained disappointed with the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) final decision on a development plan for the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A), citing dismissal of local […]
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today applauded Apache for securing a key permit allowing them to move forward with seismic testing in the Cook Inlet basin. Today, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Apache. With the IHA Apache can begin work this spring.
JUNEAU – Yesterday, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) announced that the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) has endorsed a bill (HB17) by House Democratic legislators to lower the cost of student loans for students who put their skills to work in Alaska.