Norwegian oil giant Statoil has now announced that they intend to follow Royal Dutch Shell and move its offices out of the state of Alaska according to a press release issued by the oil company. Saying the Chukchi Sea leases were no longer competitive, Tim Dodson, executive vice president for exploration in Statoil stated, “Since 2008 we […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott hosted a dinner for King Harald V of Norway in Anchorage Tuesday, where they discussed their respective government’s practices on oil and gas development. The meeting was part of King Harald’s larger trip to Alaska and Washington as the U.S. assumes chairmanship of the Arctic […]