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IHS Markit: Alaska North Slope a super basin ready for resurgence; production to grow 40% in 8 years

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Based on recent discoveries, the IHS Markit Plays and Basins: Alaska North Slope (ANS) Basin; Resurgence in an Arrested, Late-emerging Super Basin analysis estimates that the ANS Basin offers 38 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) in remaining recoverable resources (50 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas, and 28 billion barrels of oil).

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Alaska Airlines launching 75 flights powered by 20% biofuel blend in the US; SkyNRG the fuel supplier

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Alaska Airlines will fly 75 commercial passenger flights in the United States powered by a biofuel blend, starting this Wednesday. Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, will continue to operate select flights between Seattle and the two cities over the next few weeks using a 20% blend of renewable biofuel.

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Fisker has reportedly hired bankruptcy consultants

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Fisker has been going through a rough time lately, with its stock possibly being delisted due to low share prices. Fisker did unveil a future pickup truck, called “Alaska,” last year , and that truck does happen to look a lot like a Nissan Frontier.

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Fisker has reportedly hired bankruptcy consultants [Updated, Fisker responds]

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Fisker has been going through a rough time lately, with its stock possibly being delisted due to low share prices. Fisker did unveil a future pickup truck, called “Alaska,” last year , and that truck does happen to look a lot like a Nissan Frontier. Update: Fisker responded with a statement, included below.

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Arctic oil on life support

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That had companies moving north: Royal Dutch Shell off the coast of Alaska; Statoil in the Norwegian Arctic; and ExxonMobil in conjunction with Russia’s Rosneft in the Russian far north. Oil companies are scratching their heads trying to figure out how to deal with a collapse in oil prices, now below $50 per barrel. Shell announced $4.16

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Safest EVs, VW ID.4 update, Honda fuel-cell PHEV, Fiat’s EV future: The Week in Reverse

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4 lineup gets a higher price—although much of the lineup offers substantial upgrades including stronger performance and a much-improved infotainment system. GMC Hummer EV The 2024 GMC Hummer EV is in the company of gas-guzzlers on the latest list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment. The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4

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US offshore oil and gas leasing plan for 2017-2022 focuses on Gulf of Mexico, excludes Arctic

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The Proposed Final Program offers 11 potential lease sales in four planning areas—10 sales in the portions of three Gulf of Mexico Program Areas that are not under moratorium and one sale off the coast of Alaska in the Cook Inlet Program Area. —Secretary Jewell.

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