Assessing the Future for Oil and Gas Developments: US Arctic
Larry Persily
former Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
Journalist/Instructor
University of Alaska Anchorage
- Project updates from the Alaskan North Slope: BP’s departure, Exxon’s decision to scale back, and Conoco’s plans to move ahead on oil (pending permits and litigation)
- Questions over the search for investment partners for a $4 billion oil project and viability of further natural gas development given economic and environmental climate