Baker Hughes US rig down by 4 at 580. Kristen Nelson. Petroleum News. The Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 580 on Jan. 17, down by four from the previous week, dow ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas has approved plans of development for two small North Slope units, Duck Island and Northstar. Duck Island is operated by Hilcorp ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas posted tentative dates for two spring lease sales Jan. 16. The online auction for a spring geothermal lease sale is tentatively ...

Hilcorp Alaska has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expand the Ivan River unit pad on the west side of Cook Inlet near Beluga. The Corps said the expansion would make a larger working ...

On Jan. 7 the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved a drilling permit for Lagniappe Alaska's Sockeye-2 exploratory well on the eastern North Slope. Because the well is deemed ...

Hilcorp Alaska has received permission from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation for two wells, one a sidetrack and one a grassroots well, at its Deep Creek unit on the Kenai Peninsula. Permission was ...

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has approved a request by operator Hilcorp North Slope to expand the area definition of the Raven oil pool within the Prudhoe Bay unit. In orders dated ...

PND Engineers Inc. said Jan. 17 that it is proud to announce the promotions of PND Senior Engineers Obadiah Dawson, PE, and Owen Rohler, PE, both of whom recently passed their principles and practice ...

On President Donald J. Trump's first day in office as 47th president of the U.S. he signed an executive order titled "Unleashing Alaska's extraordinary resource potential." It was the most ...

Alaska North Slope crude drifted 38 cents lower Jan. 22 to close at $76.79 per barrel, extending a slide sparked by uncertainty about tariffs and sanctions which may be imposed by the Trump ...

The LNG importing facility will require a permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and, at this point, it is too early to say what environmental permitting may be required.

Coffman Engineers Inc., a multidiscipline consulting engineering firm, said Jan. 10 that it is pleased to announce the appointment of a new general manager, Ben Momblow, PE, in their Anchor.