Energy

An EU contract ban launched in March has not stopped Russian Arctic LNG ships, with almost 97% of Yamal vessels still docking at EU ports.

A lease of 114,000 acres of public land in Wyoming for oil and gas could cost taxpayers $50 million, as highlighted by a TCS statement on similar Arctic Refuge lease sales.

Anchorage Daily News opinion piece argues that Alaska’s overnight transfer of 1.4 million acres to the state stripped Wiseman residents of legal firewood rights, violating the public‑trust clause and jeopardizing subsistence while opening the way for a 211‑mile haul road.

Only five of the 58 tracts in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received bids in the latest oil and gas lease auction, prompting critics to call the sale a flop.

Ambler Metals, under new president Rimelman, is moving toward a construction decision for an Arctic mine and has begun work on the Ambler Road as part of its 2026 program.

Scientists have identified new deep‑sea species on an Arctic seamount in a proposed mining area, providing data that could aid in mapping fragile sponge gardens and hydrothermal vents before mining operations resume.

Alaska lawmakers weigh a $1 billion annual property tax break for a proposed North Slope LNG pipeline, a move that could lock communities into a 36‑year loss of about $13 billion, contrasting with the tax‑paying 1970s Trans‑Alaska pipeline.

Federal leases to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge sold last week are now facing immediate litigation over tribal rights, potentially delaying drilling.

Canada’s Arctic defense is hampered by power gaps at many northern sites, threatening the country’s ability to maintain a persistent presence.

China's crude imports fell to an eight‑year low while only five new leases were awarded in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, tightening supply dynamics that have capped oil price gains.

Big oil companies oppose President Trump's proposal to drill in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, citing concerns over environmental impacts and regulatory hurdles.

Big Oil firms decline drilling permits in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge amid political uncertainty.

Trump’s Arctic oil push is called political theater, with the latest auction of drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge announced amid criticism.

Russia has reopened its Arctic LNG 2 export corridor via the Northern Sea Route after the icebreaker Christophe de Margerie completed a 13‑day early‑summer transit, reactivating a logistics chain to Asian LNG markets.

Only 72,000 of the 689,000 protected Arctic acres offered by Trump have been leased, and new buyers remain largely inactive in the region.

Oil lease auction in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge closed Friday, marking a key step in U.S. Arctic resource management.

Lisa Weissler warns that Alaska’s 90% gas‑property‑tax reduction for the North Slope LNG project could repeat past costly concessions, leaving the state exposed to unknown future costs.

Only two companies purchased oil lease rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, highlighting limited interest in Arctic oil development.

Donald Trump offered 689,000 Arctic acres for drilling, but only 72,000 have been leased, and buyers have rarely operated in the Arctic.

Only two entities won nearly 690,000 acres of drilling rights in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge during Trump‑era auction, as major oil firms stayed out amid environmental concerns.

Five oil and gas leases were awarded in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain after a BLM auction, expanding potential extraction in a protected Arctic area.

Donald Trump proposes auctioning almost 700,000 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling, a move opposed by Tribal Nations.

Trump’s failed auction of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas rights leaves the Alaskan Arctic still exposed to fossil‑fuel development.

The U.S. will auction the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on June 5, marking another push to open a protected Arctic area for oil and gas exploration.

Two companies won leases covering 72,000 acres in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move critics call tepid yet opening door to potential drilling amid indigenous and environmental concerns.