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Winter drilling program in Alaska petroleum preserve can proceed, judge rules
A federal judge denied a request to halt ConocoPhillips' winter exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska amid ongoing environmental and legal challenges.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason denied plaintiffs' request to halt the program, allowing ConocoPhillips Alaska to proceed with winter exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska.
- Following a law passed last year, the Bureau of Land Management in late November approved ConocoPhillips' program including seismic surveys and plans for four exploration wells.
- A mobile drilling rig toppled onto snow-covered tundra last week near existing infrastructure, and ConocoPhillips Alaska attorneys said a substitute drill rig will be used as Brandi Sellepack warned of `tens of millions of dollars` invested.
- Plaintiffs in the lawsuit say the program could harm habitat and allege the approval was rushed, suing the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
- The National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska, about the size of Indiana, operates mainly during the winter season, with the agency highlighting mitigation measures while the BLM is not required to prevent all impacts, the agency said.
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Winter drilling program in Alaska petroleum preserve can proceed, judge rules
A federal judge has refused to block a winter oil and gas exploration project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska that opponents said was improperly analyzed by the federal government.
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