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Prudhoe Bay Oil Field is a large oil field on Alaska's North Slope. It is the largest oil field in North America, covering 213,543 acres (86,418 ha) and originally contained approximately 25 billion barrels (4.0 × 10 9 m 3 ) of oil. [ 1 ]
A map of northern Alaska showing the location of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA). The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) is an area of land on the Alaska North Slope owned by the United States federal government and managed by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). [1]
In a report compiled by the government of Alaska, the real GDP of Alaska was $51.1 billion in 2011, $52.9 billion in 2012 and $51.5 billion in 2013.The drop-off that occurred between 2012 and 2013 has been attributed to the decline in the mining sector, specifically the oil and gas sectors, a consequence of declined production.
Map of countries with proven oil reserves - according to US EIA (start of 2017) Trends in proven oil reserves in top five countries, 1980–2013 (data from US Energy Information Administration) A map of world oil reserves according to OPEC, January 2014
The order, titled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential," seeks to open to oil and gas drilling an area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that is considered sacred to the ...
The Alaska Permanent Fund, which distributes money to Alaska residents annually, could be a model. Challenges include funding sources, legislative hurdles, and state-owned natural resources.
It operates a number of successful subsidiaries including leasing, bioenergy operations and oil field services. [7] In the late 1990s, the Afognak Native Corporation launched a government contracting business. [7] The Afognak Native Corporation is a wealthy corporation and was listed in the Top 100 Contractors of the Federal Government in 2010.
In April, President Joe Biden's administration took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska. The regulations blocked development on 40% of NPR-A to protect wildlife habitat ...