Largest oil producer in Alaska. Operates Kuparuk, Alpine, and the Willow project on the North Slope; headquartered in Anchorage
700 G St, Anchorage, AK 99501, USA
ConocoPhillips' Disclosed Alaska Royalties Fell 58% in Two Years
ConocoPhillips paid $37.97 million in royalties and fees on its federal Alaska production in 2025, down 58 percent from two years earlier, an SEC filing shows.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Alpine pipeline seeks nearly double metering capacity for Willow-era output
Alpine Transportation seeks RCA approval to raise North Slope oil metering capacity to 274,000 barrels per day as Willow moves toward 2029.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
ConocoPhillips seeks looser Willow drilling rules; hearing window open
ConocoPhillips has asked Alaska regulators to ease drilling and injection rules for Willow, and Alaskans have until Sept. 22 to request a public hearing.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min read
The pipeline right-of-way comment window got another week
The Bureau of Land Management extended the scoping comment period on the trans-Alaska pipeline's 30-year right-of-way renewal to Sept. 17 from Sept. 10.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min read
ConocoPhillips drilled in the NPR-A this winter and has not said what it found
ConocoPhillips added $104 million to its suspended well costs in the first half of 2026, attributed to multiple wells drilled in Alaska. No filing says four wells were drilled, names them, or reports a discovery, and two earlier Alaska finds have sat undeveloped for eight years.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago2 min read
On the North Slope, the oil field grows a few thousand cubic yards at a time
Two ConocoPhillips gravel expansions in Alaska's Kuparuk oil fields are open for comment through late July — small projects that reflect the incremental tundra footprint conservation and tribal groups have long contested.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Oliktok Pipeline seeks 160% rate hike on North Slope gas segments
Oliktok Pipeline Company filed tariff TL57-334 with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska on July 1, proposing rate increases of roughly 160 percent on three North Slope gas pipeline segments effective August 1, 2026. Public comments are due by 5 p.m. on July 21.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
ConocoPhillips is finding new oil in the Kuparuk field, in rock decades of drilling missed
The Alaska DNR Division of Oil and Gas is reviewing a May 11, 2026 application from ConocoPhillips Alaska to expand the 12-Acre Pad in the Kuparuk River Unit near Oliktok Point. The application will be adjudicated under AS 38.05 and 11 AAC 83.346.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read
A gravel permit, and how North Slope oil is built on gravel
ConocoPhillips is seeking to expand a gravel pad at Alaska's Kuparuk oil field, with comment open through July 26 — a look at how North Slope oil is built on gravel.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
ConocoPhillips seeks North Slope road upgrades for Willow haul
The company filed an amended easement application to add 13,500 cubic yards of gravel and replace 11 culverts on an existing road, specifically to transport heavy Willow modules. The public has until June 30 to comment.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min read
ConocoPhillips files amended Meltwater easement application
ConocoPhillips filed an amended application two days after DNR's public notice for a Meltwater easement renewal. The routine administrative step maintains surface access to infrastructure supporting Kuparuk River Unit production.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min read
ConocoPhillips is widening the last gravel road before Willow's modules hit ice
The easement renewal reveals ConocoPhillips is widening an existing North Slope road to transport Willow Development modules, a concrete infrastructure step toward the controversial project that has received limited coverage since federal approval.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Federal appeals court clears Alaska to release NPR-A drilling data
A federal appeals court has ruled that Alaska's transparency laws trump oil company confidentiality claims for exploration data in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, setting a precedent that could affect how much the public learns about drilling activity in one of the state's largest energy basins.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
ConocoPhillips Cuts 12.5% of North Slope Workforce as Oil Prices Fall
ConocoPhillips cut 12.5 percent of its North Slope workforce following its merger with Marathon Oil, prompting 243 workers to petition for union representation amid falling oil prices.
by Alaska News4mo ago2 min read