U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, criticized the Obama administration’s lack of consultation with Alaska in developing its draft 2017-2022 outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and natural gas leasing program (DPP) for Alaska in comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). “The fact that the president’s moratorium withdrawing some 9.8 million acres of waters […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — Due to inclement weather and overflow, the Dalton Highway is closed to through traffic from Mile 393 to Deadhorse. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) staff and equipment are working extended hours to open the road, and additional resources are on the way. For the past three weeks, ADOT&PF crews […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After thorough environmental analysis and substantial opportunity for public input, the Department of the Interior today issued a Record of Decision affirming Chukchi Sea OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 and the remaining oil and gas leases issued in 2008 as a result of the sale. “The Arctic is an important […]
DURHAM, N.H. Research led by a University of New Hampshire professor has identified a new source of methane for gas — hydrates ice-like substances found in sediment that trap methane within the crystal structure of frozen water — in the Arctic Ocean. The findings, published online now in the May 2015 journal Geology, point to […]