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Alaska Senator Introduces Bill to Study Feasibility of an Arctic Deep Water Port

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Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), recently introduced legislation authorizing a study to determine the feasibility of building a deep water port in the Arctic. The two-year study would seek to determine what strategic capabilities a deep water port could provide as well as the best location to site such a facility. —Sen.

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Foss Maritime to build first three of new Arctic Class of deep-sea tugs for oil and gas industry

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Responding to new oil and gas industry opportunities, Foss Maritime Company will build the first three tugs in an. to take on large projects in extreme environments. Foss has worked Alaskan Arctic waters for decades with a well-known. innovative Arctic Class of tugs, a fleet expansion that broadens its capacity.

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Back to the Arctic: BOEM conditionally approves Shell’s revised Chukchi Sea exploration plan

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Shell’s revised EP proposes the drilling of up to six wells within the Burger Prospect, located in approximately 140 feet of water about 70 miles northwest of the village of Wainwright. In April the Department announced proposed regulations to better protect human lives and the environment from oil spills.

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DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

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This transformational technology uses sCO 2 as a working fluid instead of water to achieve high thermodynamic efficiencies that can potentially exceed advanced steam-Rankine cycles. will lead a team to design, build, and operate a 200 tonne CO 2 /day large pilot capture system at a coal-fired power plant operated by NRG Energy, Inc.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. ORPC Alaska (Anchorage, Alaska) will undertake an abrasion testing project that seeks to improve MHK designs for high sediment applications. Total Project Value: $391,000. DOE Funding: $142,000.

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US and Japan successfully complete Arctic field trial of gas hydrate production technology using CO2-methane exchange within structure

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US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the completion of a successful test of technology in the North Slope of Alaska that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates. Conceptual rendering of CO 2 – CH 4 exchange methodology for the production of natural gas from hydrates. Source: NETL. Click to enlarge.

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DOE to fund 14 research projects on deepwater and Arctic methane hydrates; potential future energy supply

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Methane hydrate can form in Arctic and marine environments. The selected projects build on the completion of a successful test earlier this year that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates on the North Slope of Alaska. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Description. DOE Funding.

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