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North Slope Borough, United StatesE3 ChemistryE11E10E12

Alaska Oil Projects Gain Momentum

Alaska's North Slope borough sees renewed interest in LNG development as companies seek to capitalize on energy exports, per AlaskaLandMine.com.

The US government is preparing to ease environmental reviews for oil and gas drilling projects in the region, Bloomberg reports, potentially accelerating new developments.

ConocoPhillips has appointed a new CEO who inherits a $7 billion cash flow pledge tied to major Alaska oil ventures, Energynow.com notes.

Local communities await pipeline infrastructure, with Fairbanks residents noting they have waited 50 years for a gas line, according to ADN.

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Sources —

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01alaskalandminealaskalandmine.com · 3 NovSelling LNG from Alaska 02energynowenergynow.com · 2 NovUS Preparing to Ease Environmental Reviews for Alaska Oil and Gas Drilling 03theguardiantheguardian.com · 2 NovSpoiler candidates are nothing new in US politics. It’s clear why Trump is targeting Peltola | Petala Ironcloud 04akbizmagakbizmag.com · 2 NovKPMG Hires Tax Senior Manager in Anchorage 05ictnewsictnews.org · 2 NovNARF sending election monitors to Alaska, where Peltola campaign is under fire 06energynowenergynow.com · 2 NovTHE INHERITANCE: New ConocoPhillips CEO Inherits $7 Billion Cash Flow Pledge Riding on Alaska Oil Project 07akbizmagakbizmag.com · 2 NovThe Dalton Can’t Wait 08adnadn.com · 2 NovOpinion: Fairbanks has waited 50 years for a gas line, so let’s make sure it actually serves us

Open data on the globe —

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Oil and gas around here
2 refineries · 15 terminals within 600 km
0 of 34 gas flares burning in the last 24 h
together they burned 31 million m³ in 2025
38 oil and gas fields · 4,990 wells on record
“2 refineries within 600 km; the biggest, Prudhoe Bay, can take 16 thousand barrels a day.”
OGIM v3.0, Environmental Defense Fund (CC BY 4.0) · NASA FIRMS VIIRS (NOAA-20, NOAA-21), last 24 h · Open the same data on firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov →

Why these floors —

E3 · E11 · E10 · E12 · E9

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E3, chemistry; the pressure it names: energy exports. Its words also reach E11 organizations, E10 institutions, E12 states and E9 cultures.

Here it is a dynamic between organizations, institutions and states: LNG development, oil and gas drilling, new CEO and cash flow pledge (E11 organizations), with energy exports (E10 institutions), and US government (E12 states).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E3 Chemistrymain floor

The floor of chemistry: what is in the air and ground.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: LNG development, oil and gas drilling, new CEO, cash flow pledge, Alaska oil ventures.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: energy exports.

E12 States

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: US government.

E9 Cultures

The floor of culture and meaning. In this briefing: Fairbanks residents.

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Keep going —

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Watch 24/701E14 LiveThe planet, narrated as the news arrives.Interactive tool02The E14 ExplorerOpen the globe over North Slope Borough.Flagship essay03The View From E14Why look at the news from one floor above the planet.The stack04The ArenaThe fifteen floors, E0 to E14, every story is placed on.AI companion05Chat with PrometheusAsk what a story has to do with emergence.Foundations06EmergenceHow order arises, unbidden, from simpler parts.
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