Tag: Alaska

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 00:17 UTC

  Alaska lobbies successfully for the return of the cruise industry

  

  The US House of Representatives this week passed a bill to give foreign-flag cruise ships a temporary cabotage waiver, enabling them to operate in Alaska without a foreign stop. The legislation earlier passed in the Senate.

• Tuesday, October 20th 2020 - 06:22 UTC

  A 7.5 magnitude quake off Alaska triggers small tsunami waves

  

  A major 7.5-magnitude quake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves on Monday, US agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

• Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Two adventurers cross the Arctic Ocean despite the thinning ice

  

  Two adventurers have successfully crossed the Arctic Ocean on skis after persevering through brutal conditions, briefly running out of food, and struggling to traverse thin ice caused by global warming, their team said on Sunday.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  BP divests from Alaska's Prudhoe Bay to concentrate in Texas shale

  

  British oil giant BP on Tuesday agreed to sell all its Alaskan properties for US$5.6 billion to privately held Hilcorp Energy Co, exiting a region where it operated for 60 years.

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Some 58 grey whales stranded and dead off Alaska, mostly malnourished

  

  Dozens of grey whales have been found dead along the U.S. West Coast in recent weeks and some scientists believe the cause lies far to the north, in the heated-up Arctic waters off Alaska. Fifty-eight grey whales have been found stranded and dead so far this year in sites stretching from California to Alaska, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

• Monday, March 13th 2017 - 18:34 UTC

  Repsol announces largest onshore oil discovery in the US in three decades

  

  Spanish oil firm Repsol SA has announced the largest onshore oil discovery in the U.S. in three decades, a 1.2 billion barrel find on Alaska’s North Slope. Repsol has been actively exploring in Alaska since 2008 and finally hit a big one. The find came after drilling two wells with its partner, Armstrong Oil & Gas.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 - 00:00 UTC

  Obama wants to speed purchase of icebreakers for the Arctic and Russian challenge

  

  President Barack Obama on Tuesday is proposing a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred more maritime traffic, and the United States has fallen far behind Russian resources.

• Thursday, November 6th 2014 - 06:28 UTC

  Cannabis debate in US rages with legalization claiming more states

  

  Residents of Oregon, Alaska, and the US capital Washington voted on Tuesday to legalize marijuana in key victories that could fuel the legalization movement as cannabis usage is increasingly recognized by the American mainstream.

• Sunday, October 5th 2014 - 10:05 UTC

  Huge gathering or Pacific walruses in Alaska beach because of climate change

  

  Scientists have photographed the largest gathering of Pacific walruses ever recorded, on a beach in northern Alaska, blaming climate change for the estimated 35,000 females and calves huddled beside the Chukchi Sea.

• Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 01:27 UTC

  Shell suspends offshore drilling program in the Arctic for the rest of 2013

  

  Royal Dutch Shell has said that it will suspend its offshore drilling program in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety. The decision to pause drilling for oil in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas off Alaska was widely expected, following a catalogue of problems last year.