Alaska development authority attempts Arctic Refuge seismic surveys for oil

Holding seven leases in the coastal plan, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is seeking a contractor to prepare for permitting

By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon August 18, 2023
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Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is seeking a contractor to help it prepare for a seismic survey on oil leases it acquired in 2021, even though exploration activities within the refuge are disallowed for now. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

An Alaska state agency is preparing to conduct seismic surveys on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge even though a Biden administration moratorium on oil activities there was upheld by a federal judge earlier this month.

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