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Caelus won’t drill this winter at Smith Bay, leaving promised prospect unconfirmed

By Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News June 12, 2017
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Awaiting payment of at least $75 million in state tax credits and facing a long-term downturn in oil prices, an independent oil company says it won’t be drilling an appraisal well at its potentially giant discovery at Smith Bay this winter as originally planned.

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