DOE Report: Alaska North Slope Has Plenty of Potential  The Office of Fossil Energy has issued a comprehensive new report Alaska North Slope Oil and Gas: A Promising Future or an Area in Decline? To answer this question, the report examines the potential for Arctic Alaska to remain a major contributor to the Nation's domestic energy supply under different development scenarios. Read the summary report [PDF-3MB]
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Alaska Spur Pipeline Route Study Now Available   The final report and associated appendices for the DOE-NETL project entitled "Conceptual Engineering / Socioeconomic Impact Study - Alaska Spur Pipeline" is now available. The study was conducted as an effort to provide current information pertaining to the potential construction of a buried spur pipeline that would bring gas from a proposed Alaska North Slope (ANS) gas line to Interior and Southcentral Alaska. The study is intended to provide comparative information for each of two proposed spur line routings (Fairbanks Spur and Delta Junction Spur). Access the report and appendices at the following ftp site ftp://ftp.netl.doe.gov/pub/SpurLine/

Alaska is the crown jewel of America’s natural endowment. A unique collection of sensitive ecosystems, the Last Frontier State is home to awe-inspiring natural beauty and innumerable wildlife. An equally impressive part of the State’s natural endowment is its status as the Nation’s largest repository of energy resources.

To address Alaska’s unique environmental and energy needs and potential, the Secretary of Energy established, as part of DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), the Arctic Energy Office (AEO) in 2001. AEO, a partnership between NETL and the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, works in collaboration with State agencies, the energy industry, and public stakeholders. The office’s mission is to facilitate arctic energy research and development in two areas:
Alaska Energy Resources and Remote Electrical Power Generation.

Alaska holds 20% of America’s remaining proved conventional oil reserves, almost 19% of its proved conventional natural gas reserves, and over 50% of its identified coal resources. When nonconventional oil and gas resources such as viscous oil, coalbed natural gas, and methane hydrates are factored in, Alaska’s potential energy resources dwarf the combined resources of the Lower 48 States.

Alaska’s vast natural endowment makes it a microcosm of many of the energy and environmental challenges facing the Nation