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How coronavirus and an oil-price crisis could transform the oil industry in Arctic Alaska

Oil exploration contracts and development plans for the North Slope are on hold, while the financing for a major deal could be in jeopardy.

By Yereth Rosen April 13, 2020
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With the coronavirus pandemic still spreading and oil prices tanking, companies operating on Alaska’s North Slope have minimized activities and delayed what were once ambitious plans for expanded development.

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