Appeals court says Alaska has the right to make ConocoPhillips oil well data public

The state of Alaska has the right to make public data from exploration wells drilled by ConocoPhillips in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, an appeals court has ruled. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, issued Wednesday, overturns a 2023 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason that allowed well data to remain […]

New Trump administration proposal aims to accelerate drilling amid Alaska oil industry’s revival

As major oil companies eye new drilling on Alaska’s North Slope, the Trump administration is now working to accelerate their projects by streamlining environmental reviews on federal land. It’s a move that could boost production amid what leaders describe as a “renaissance” of North Slope oil. But opponents call it an alarming escalation of the administration’s […]

Exxon Mobil y ConocoPhillips negocian garantías financieras y legales para regresar a Venezuela

Representantes de ambas petroleras transnacionales mantienen conversaciones privadas con el gobierno interino de Delcy Rodríguez para evaluar los mecanismos de producción y las opciones para disminuir la deuda millonaria de Venezuela.

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ConocoPhillips advierte que Venezuela aún no ofrece condiciones suficientes para inversionistas extranjeros

El director ejecutivo de la compañía, Ryan Lance, señaló que las modificaciones a la legislación petrolera venezolana, diseñadas para atraer capital extranjero y reactivar la producción, todavía mantienen un alto nivel de control estatal.

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ConocoPhillips Sees Qatar LNG Delays in Months, Not Years

ConocoPhillips told the Flame conference in Amsterdam that its two joint ventures with QatarEnergy are pressing ahead, and that any war-linked slippage in Qatar’s massive LNG buildout will likely be measured in months — not years. “North Field East, North Field South JVs are ongoing now, and whilst we might see some delays, they are […]

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After 10-year truce, a major tax dispute looms over the trans-Alaska pipeline system

Is the value of the trans-Alaska pipeline system $2.8 billion, or $10.3 billion? Or is it $20 billion? This week, a state review board will hold a formal hearing to determine which figure is the right one — with major financial implications for state government and the three municipalities along the pipeline system’s route. At stake […]

ConocoPhillips enviará equipo a Venezuela para explorar inversiones

Se trata de un primer paso exploratorio de la compañía petrolera en el país, de donde se retiró en 2007 tras la nacionalización de sus activos durante el gobierno de Hugo Chávez. Su director ejecutivo Ryan Lance señaló recientemente que se necesita “reestructurar por completo” el sistema fiscal venezolano si se aspira a captar capital extranjero

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A giant lease sale could launch a new era of oil on Alaska’s North Slope

HOUSTON — Global energy leaders have convened here this week, spiffed up in dark suits and polished shoes, to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues: war in the Middle East, Venezuela, artificial intelligence. But behind the scenes at this annual conference of industry executives — known formally as CERAWeek by S&P Global but nicknamed the “Super […]

Reuters: Director de ConocoPhillips afirma que Venezuela debe reformar impuestos para incentivar inversiones petroleras extranjeras

Ryan Lance destacó que la nueva Ley de Hidrocarburos no ofrece la estabilidad ni la confianza que los inversionistas requieren

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Trump Administration Auctions Contested Arctic Lands for Oil Drilling

Oil companies won the right to drill on more than 1.3 million acres across the Alaskan Arctic on Wednesday, including areas that local Alaska Native leaders consider critical to wildlife and subsistence hunting and land set aside for conservation. It was the first lease sale in the region since 2019 and marked the next phase […]

Arctic Alaska oil and gas lease sale draws record bidding, despite legal clouds

A controversial oil and gas federal lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska generated a new bidding record, according to results released on Wednesday. It was the first auction held in that Arctic Alaska territory since 2019. The lease sale produced $163 million in high bids, beating the $104 million mark set during […]

On eve of Arctic Alaska oil lease sale, critics ask for delays

Just six days before the Trump administration is set to open bids in the first of several oil and gas lease sales for federal territory in Arctic Alaska, critics were in court on Thursday trying to win injunctions to temporarily block some of the sale. In one case, a Native organization called Grandmothers Growing Goodness […]

The “Epstein Class” Investigates Itself

The investment portfolio of the interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York shows financial stakes in Epstein-associated financial institutions and Venezuelan oil interests. The Trump appointee stands to win big from his own investigations.


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After legal loss, groups drop lawsuit that challenged Alaska oil exploration plan

A coalition of environmental and tribal groups have withdrawn their attempt to stop wintertime survey work by ConocoPhillips in parts of the federally controlled National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska on the North Slope. Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic, Center for Biological Diversity, and The Wilderness Society filed a notice of dismissal Friday, a little over one […]

A major new Arctic oil field prompted a deal to protect caribou. Then Trump officials backed out.

As oil giant ConocoPhillips forges ahead with construction of one of Alaska’s largest oil fields in decades, a new battle is emerging over a deal to protect a nearby caribou herd from the development. After approving the Willow project three years ago, the Biden administration quietly signed an agreement with the nearby Iñupiaq village of […]

Feds schedule first lease sale in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve since 2019

The Trump administration is offering 5.5 million acres in Arctic Alaska for exploration in an oil and gas lease sale to be held next month. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday announced the lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, the 23-million-acre land unit on the western North Slope. Bids are […]

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