The Sockeye-2 test is the second successful exploratory well, after the previous winter’s King Street-1, drilled in the Lagniappe area.

The spill occurred when Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, bound for Long Beach, California, ...

George Blankenship, greater Prudhoe Bay field manager ... from a cold state must be "continuously monitored" by an oil field worker. In the past, workers could leave well pads even though pressure ...

Now Armstrong is leading the charge to find Pikka-look-alikes east of Prudhoe Bay. All reports say the play concept in Armstrong's Lagniappe's acreage is very similar: Multiple zones, onshore, good ...

Alaska’s North Slope is finally booming with activity and Alaska is in the midst of an oil production revitalization. Several veteran and newer industry producers have spent billions on maximizing oil ...

The Future of Alaskan Oil When oil was doscovered in Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska, it was the single largest field ever found in North America. The 27-square mile oil field was small ...

which operates the large Prudhoe Bay oil field; and tax some out-of-state businesses that operate online. Collectively, those measures have been estimated to raise up to $500 million per year.