Stay Connected

Murkowski asks Senate to swiftly ratify Law of the Sea treaty

05/26/2008
The US could forfeit several billion barrels of oil equivalent if the Senate doesn’t ratify the Law of the Sea treaty soon, warned Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alas.) in a May 8 floor speech.Noting that she has spoken frequently about the 10-16 billion bbl potential beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain, Murkowski said “an unquantifiable amount of resource may lie—even further to the north, beyond ANWR, off the coast of Alaska and beyond.”She said the US Geological Survey estimates that the Arctic Ocean may cover 25% of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas resources. That number, based on a 2000 assessment of a few Arctic basins, could pr...
read-story

Why Register?

Non-subscribers can only view whitepapers by providing name, home and email address, phone number and other information and comment on/rate articles.

Why Subscribe?

Oil & Gas Journal subscribers with login credentials can access these premium features of OGJ Online:

  • Current Issue – an html version of the current week's issue of Oil & Gas Journal.
  • Past Issues – An Electronic OGJ Archive. A keyword-searchable archive of all issues of Oil & Gas Journal dating back to 1990; also searchable by issue date.
  • Market Journal – a weekly round-up of the oil and gas markets, with observations from leading analysts.
  • Editor's Perspective – a short article of insight and opinion by the Editor of Oil & Gas Journal.
  • OGJ Industry Stats – quick access to current industry statistics from Oil & Gas Journal.
  • OGJ Survey Downloads - quick access to exclusive reports from Oil & Gas Journal.

 

Subscriber Help or Subscribe

Oil & Gas Journal Subscribers: Have your subscription number (from the mailing label on the cover of your Oil & Gas Journal) and e-mail address ready to set up your online account through Customer Service Assistant.

If you're not an Oil & Gas Journal subscriber, start a subscription and gain access to the subscriber areas of OGJ Online now.