Alaska oil and gas: Energy wealth or vanishing opportunity

The purpose of the study was to systematically identify and review (a) the known and undiscovered reserves and resources of arctic Alaska, (b) the economic factors controlling development, (c) the risks and environmental considerations involved in development, and (d) the impacts of a temporary shut...

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Main Authors: Thomas, C.P., Doughty, T.C., Faulder, D.D., Harrison, W.E., Irving, J.S., Jamison, H.C., White, G.J.
Language:unknown
Published: 2011
Subjects:
02 PETROLEUM
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ALASKA
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE
COST
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
EXPLORATION
NATURAL GAS
OFFSHORE SITES
OIL FIELDS
PETROLEUM
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION X
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
MINERAL RESOURCES
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
RESOURCES
USA
Arctic
Alaska North Slope
north slope
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6305273
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6305273
https://doi.org/10.2172/6305273
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Summary:The purpose of the study was to systematically identify and review (a) the known and undiscovered reserves and resources of arctic Alaska, (b) the economic factors controlling development, (c) the risks and environmental considerations involved in development, and (d) the impacts of a temporary shutdown of the Alaska North Slope Oil Delivery System (ANSODS). 119 refs., 45 figs., 41 tabs.

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