The Energy Department has agreed to continue a collaboration with Alaska to research the state's unconventional energy resources, including Alaska's vast supplies of methane hydrates, The Associated Press reports.
Alaska's State Legislature approved an estimated $750 million in annual tax incentives for oil companies in a move to make the state more attractive for development, The New York Times reports.
Joe Miller, the 2010 Alaska Republican nominee for Senate, announced he is preparing an exploratory committee for a potential bid against Sen. Mark Begich, D, in 2014, Roll Call reports.
Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, collected $948,000 in campaign contributions for his Senate reelection bid in the first quarter of 2013, Roll Call reports.
Alaska lawmakers responded angrily to a provision in President Obama's budget that would channel Alaska's revenue from the National Petroleum Reserve to clean up abandoned federal well sites, The Associated Press reports.
Alaska's House Finance Committee approved a version of an oil tax overhaul that would establish a 35 percent base tax rate for oil production and a number of tax breaks, The Associated Press reports
Oil major ConocoPhillips on Wednesday said it would not try to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean next year because of uncertain federal regulations and permitting standards.
The company holds federal leases in the Chukchi Sea but said it would not commit to the expenses needed to preserve its option to attempt exploration in 2014.
Brookings forum, "Energy, Indigenous Communities and the Arctic Council." Interior Deputy Secretary David Hayes, Alaska Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell, Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson to speak.
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to publish an updated watershed report for the proposed Pebble Mine project in Alaska's Bristol Bay this spring, KTOO reports.
Skeptics say the "mutual" agreement for former Shell executive David Lawrence to leave the company was driven by the problems the company faced with its Arctic drilling program, FuelFix reports.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Justice Department to join the European Union's probe of possible oil price manipulation, Reuters reports.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane said the NRC can't consider a public hearing on the San Onofre nuclear plant until June, when an appeal period of an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruling ends.
Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., introduced a bill that would ensure that only domestically-made biofuels can be used to meet the Renewable Fuel Standard, The Chattanoogan reports.
A federal judge refused to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Interior Department's power to ban new hard rock mining projects on federal land, The Associated Press reports.
Tesla Motors increased the value of its stock and debt offerings 30 percent to $1.08 billion to gather reserves and pay back its Energy Department loans, Bloomberg reports.
Poland called on the European Union to end energy subsidies for fossil fuels and renewable sources and cut oil imports to better combat climate change, Bloomberg reports.
The first well reports from the Utica shale in Ohio show a significant supply of natural gas but not as much oil as some energy companies were expecting, Reuters reports.
