North Slope

Alaska extends North Slope and Beaufort Sea lease bid deadlines after email trouble

State email trouble pushed Alaska's deadline for North Slope, Beaufort Sea and Foothills oil lease bids to 2 pm Nov. 18. Nearly 8 million acres are up for bid after minimum rates rose to $35 an acre.

by Walter AlaskaNews9h ago2 min read

Follows: Alaska opens Arctic oil lease bidding after its best sale in a decade

GCI closes Quintillion purchase before Utqiagvik backup fiber line is finished

GCI now owns the Arctic coast's only fiber line. It closed the deal before the backup line to Utqiagvik was done, and the seller is chipping in to finish it.

by Walter AlaskaNews22h ago3 min read

Follows: GCI expects to close soon on its purchase of the Arctic coast's only fiber line

Fort Wainwright reopens Gaffney Gate with three inbound lanes and a new canopy

Fort Wainwright's Gaffney Gate is back open with three inbound lanes, a commercial lane and a new canopy over the guards. Give yourself extra time.

by Alaska News1d ago1 min readFrom Nov 6

State offers lease for what would be Alaska's first giant data center

Alaska offered STAK Energy a 50-year lease on North Slope land for a giant data center that would run on its own gas power plant, tied to no grid.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago4 min read

Follows: STAK says ExxonMobil signed 15-year gas deal for proposed North Slope computing campus

Blizzard conditions possible near Utqiagvik under Arctic Coast advisory through Wednesday

Advisory warns of blizzard conditions, 50 mph gusts and more snow near Utqiagvik through 4pm Wednesday. Visibility may drop below one-half mile.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago1 min read

North Slope school budget would use more savings than its draft audit shows

North Slope's school board is set to vote Wednesday on a budget that would use $7.7 million in savings. Its draft audit showed $5.6 million left in June.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

State takes comment on North Slope seismic survey and three airport lease extensions

The state is taking comments on a 205-square-mile North Slope seismic survey and on no-bid lease extensions at the Birchwood, Dillingham and Girdwood airports.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 4

North Slope co-op plans to lay Anaktuvuk Pass fiber across the snow in 2028

The North Slope's phone co-op asked the state for 3 more miles for its Anaktuvuk Pass fiber line. Crews would unspool the cable across the snow in early 2028.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago4 min read

State catalogs 1970s drill notes from 26,000 NPR-A holes to help find North Slope gravel

Seismic crews drilled tens of thousands of holes across NPR-A in the 1970s and logged what they hit. The state cataloged it to help find North Slope gravel.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Alaska oil falls from its highest price since 2008, trimming one windfall estimate

Alaska oil slid 6.6% in two days from its highest price since 2008. One budget group's windfall estimate fell about $400 million in a week. Still way above $75.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Follows: Alaska oil nears its highest price since 2008, far above what the state budgeted

ConocoPhillips' Alaska earnings more than triple to $423 million on higher oil prices

ConocoPhillips made $423 million in Alaska last quarter, more than triple a year ago, mostly because oil got pricier, not because it pumped much more.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Kuukpik and SAExploration seek state permit for a winter seismic survey near Nuiqsut

Nuiqsut's village corporation and SAExploration want to run a winter seismic survey over 205 square miles, including ground Santos wants to develop.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

North Slope operator gets hearing on nearly $937,000 in proposed gas flaring penalties

Regulators want Mustang Holding to pay nearly $937,000 for burning off gas at its North Slope field without permission. It gets a hearing in January.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State moves to add land to pipeline lease for rock piles to guard against the Sag River

The state proposed adding 26 acres along the Sagavanirktok River to the pipeline's lease so Alyeska can place rock piles up to a half-mile long by the line.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State regulators approve APA's takeover of Badami pipelines on the eastern North Slope

State regulators OK'd APA's takeover of the Badami pipelines, part of a $70 million North Slope buy APA expects to support its drilling starting this winter.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

UIC approves a second 2026 payment for its shareholders

UIC shareholders get a second payment this year. The Utqiaġvik corporation now shares amounts only with shareholders. Much of its revenue is federal work.

by Alaska News1w ago2 min read

Alaska oil nears its highest price since 2008, far above what the state budgeted

Alaska built its budget on $75 oil. North Slope crude hit $129.71 Wednesday, and if prices stay high the state could take in about $1.7 billion extra.

by Alaska News2w ago3 min read

Weather closes North Slope Borough offices in three communities and Utqiaġvik schools

The North Slope Borough closed its offices in Utqiaġvik, Atqasuk and Wainwright on Thursday over weather and road conditions. Utqiaġvik schools closed, too.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

State approves APA's plan for two winter exploration wells near Badami

The state approved APA's plan for two winter exploration wells near Badami, reached by 58 miles of ice road. APA has also agreed to buy Badami's operator.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

State proposes giving North Slope Borough 320 acres in the Brooks Range foothills

The state proposed giving the North Slope Borough 320 acres in the Brooks foothills, a week after proposing it get 583 acres in the Kuparuk oil field.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

State proposes 50-year Deadhorse Airport lease for an oilfield camp and yard

The state wants to rent nearly 11 acres of Deadhorse Airport for 50 years for a camp and oilfield equipment yard. Rent: about $133,000 a year.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

Santos will hold Pikka near 70,000 barrels a day for now, short of its 80,000 target

Pikka briefly hit an 80,000-barrel daily rate, then bad weather and a road crash intervened. Santos will hold near 70,000 so water injection can catch up.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 21

State moves to expand lease for Alyeschem's North Slope methanol and diesel plant

The state moved Friday to give Alyeschem's North Slope methanol and diesel plant a bit more elbow room, adding 11.7 acres to its lease and dropping 9.22.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

State proposes giving the North Slope Borough 583 acres in the Kuparuk oil field

The state would hand the North Slope Borough 583 acres inside the Kuparuk oil field, but keep 185 acres with roads, pipelines and part of the operations center.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Company behind the North Slope's winter village trail names two Deadhorse managers

The company that builds the snow road to the North Slope's roadless villages named two Deadhorse shop managers. One has hauled freight down that trail.

by Alaska News3w ago1 min read

USGS estimates North Slope holds 96 trillion cubic feet of gas yet to be found

USGS says the North Slope may hold 96 trillion cubic feet of gas nobody has found yet, about three years of U.S. use. Getting it out is still the hard part.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Alaska opens Arctic oil lease bidding after its best sale in a decade

Alaska opened bidding on nearly 8 million acres of North Slope and Beaufort Sea oil leases, a year after the same sales had their best showing in a decade.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Narwhal Exploration seeks state approval to drill up to three wells in West Harrison Bay

Narwhal Exploration wants to drill up to three oil wells from ice pads in Harrison Bay this winter, a year later than first planned. Comments are due Oct. 30.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Utqiagvik mayor proposes having online sellers collect city taxes, ending vaping tax

Utqiagvik's mayor wants online sellers and booking sites to collect city taxes, and wants to stop taxing vaping products. The council takes it up Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Park Service proposes ATV access across Gates of the Arctic for Anaktuvuk Pass residents

Anaktuvuk Pass hunters could drive off-road vehicles across Gates of the Arctic under a proposed rule ending a 1986 ban rooted in dictionary definitions.

by Alaska News3w ago4 min read

North Slope oil rule now covers accidental polar bear deaths the agency doesn't expect

North Slope oil companies can seek five more years of polar bear and walrus coverage, now including an accidental death the government says it doesn't expect.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

North Slope's comprehensive plan informs its $1.5 billion capital plan, mayor says

North Slope voters just approved up to $1.55 billion in borrowing. The mayor says the borough's long-range community plans will help decide where it goes.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Trump says oil will "drop like a rock" after the Iran war, citing Alaska oil

Trump says oil will "drop like a rock" once the Iran war ends. If he's right, drivers win and Alaska's treasury loses about $35 million per dollar.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

State scheduled Dalton Highway closures near Mile 7.5 Thursday night for a load recovery

DOT&PF plans intermittent closures on the Dalton Highway near Mile 7.5 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm Thursday for load recovery. Expect delays in both directions.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

DOE awards ASRC subsidiary up to $49.8 million for Prudhoe Bay hydrate test site

The feds are paying an ASRC company up to $49.8 million to maintain a Prudhoe Bay methane hydrate test site and plan a possible second production test.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Up to 5 inches of snow and 40 mph gusts forecast for Dalton and Steese summits

Up to 5 inches of snow and 40 mph gusts on the Dalton, Elliott and Steese summits through Saturday morning. Winter is clocking in for the haul road.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

Official results confirm Utqiagvik voters raised marijuana sales tax to 10%

Utqiagvik voters approved raising the city's retail marijuana sales tax from 8% to 10%, final results confirm, 473 to 303.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

North Slope voters reelect Patkotak and approve all 11 bonds worth about $1.55 billion

North Slope voters gave Mayor Josiah Patkotak another term and the borough permission to borrow up to $1.55 billion for water, power, schools and more.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

North Slope Assembly backs next step for roads linking three Slope communities

The North Slope Assembly backed moving roads to link Utqiaġvik, Atqasuk and Wainwright toward review. The mayor wants them paid for alongside an oil-area road.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Utqiaġvik lagoon death prompts questions on rescue training

After a young man died in an Utqiaġvik lagoon, an assembly member questioned fire training and equipment. The mayor said training is being rebuilt.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read