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Alaska’s Oil Renaissance
Oilprice.com ^ | 08-23-2018 | Haley

Posted on 08/23/2018 12:25:41 PM PDT by bananaman22

The impending oil renaissance in Alaska’s North Slope is going to be even more massive than previously projected. The oil lurking under the surface of the historically oil rich region is enough to turn the state’s economy around and reinstate it as a major player in the oil industry, according to new research from IHS Markit, a London-based global information and analytics provider. The study shows that the North Slope’s crude output could increase by as much as a whopping 40 percent in the next eight years, more than regaining its place as one of the major powerhouses of the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at oilprice.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics
KEYWORDS: alaska; alaskaoil; anwr; drillbabydrill; energy; gas; hydrocarbons; maga; northslope; oil; opec; palinwasright
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1 posted on 08/23/2018 12:25:41 PM PDT by bananaman22
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To: KC_Lion

Ping.


2 posted on 08/23/2018 12:26:47 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: bananaman22

But what about the polar bears?


3 posted on 08/23/2018 12:27:15 PM PDT by samtheman (LetÂ’s elect as many Republicans as possible in 2018)
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To: bananaman22

Good news for us. This time I hope the politicians don’t piss away every last cent.


4 posted on 08/23/2018 12:29:32 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: samtheman

They are going to explode.


5 posted on 08/23/2018 12:30:00 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: samtheman

They going to find a lot of warm cuddly Moose congregating around the oil pipes.


6 posted on 08/23/2018 12:31:49 PM PDT by spokeshave2 (TrumpÂ’s building an underground railroad - a way off the plantation to freedom, jobs, and dignity)
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To: spokeshave2
They going to find a lot of warm cuddly Moose congregating around the oil pipes.

Actually, it's caribou that huddle around the pipeline.

7 posted on 08/23/2018 12:34:28 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: spokeshave2
Polar Bear keeping his feet warm while walking to next feeding place.


8 posted on 08/23/2018 12:36:12 PM PDT by spokeshave2 (TrumpÂ’s building an underground railroad - a way off the plantation to freedom, jobs, and dignity)
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To: samtheman
re> But what about the polar bears?

Not to worry. Wildlife flocks to oil rigs and pipelines. They love them.

9 posted on 08/23/2018 12:36:57 PM PDT by IC Ken (Stop making stupid people famous)
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To: bananaman22

We lived in Juneau for 25 years, and those Permanent Fund checks every October came in handy.


10 posted on 08/23/2018 12:38:01 PM PDT by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, rescue a pit bull.)
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To: spokeshave2

That is a Grizzly Bear.


11 posted on 08/23/2018 12:38:54 PM PDT by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, rescue a pit bull.)
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To: bananaman22; Army Air Corps; cracker45; Tainan; Jet Jaguar; SENTINEL; redpoll; ArmyTeach; Eska; ...

Thank You for the ping Army Air Corps.

Alaska Ping.

Drill Baby, Drill.

12 posted on 08/23/2018 12:50:59 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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Did you just ASSUME it's species?!?!

If that Grizzly Bear wants to be a Polar Bear it can be./Sarc

13 posted on 08/23/2018 12:52:26 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: bananaman22

THANK GOD Cankles Klinton did not win.


14 posted on 08/23/2018 1:08:13 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: bananaman22

That should reduce human suffering in Alaska and throughout the country.

Demonrats everywhere weep bitterly.


15 posted on 08/23/2018 1:08:39 PM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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16 posted on 08/23/2018 1:13:23 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: bananaman22

Wait a minute. We should have run out of oil long ago, according to enviro-experts.


17 posted on 08/23/2018 1:38:49 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Hmmm)
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To: KC_Lion

My Dad’s nickname was Yogi.


18 posted on 08/23/2018 1:42:17 PM PDT by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, rescue a pit bull.)
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To: NorthMountain

Excellent!


19 posted on 08/23/2018 2:08:01 PM PDT by samtheman (LetÂ’s elect as many Republicans as possible in 2018)
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To: dainbramaged

Caribou get horny around the pipeline. That’s good. Should married men move up there?


20 posted on 08/23/2018 2:09:09 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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