ConocoPhillips Receives Federal Approval For Oil Production From NPR-Alaska Site

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Aplan to start the first production of oil from the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska has received its final federal stamp of approval, but a ConocoPhillips Co. spokeswoman said Feb. 17 the timing of a final decision by the company to start drilling is uncertain. The Bureau of Land Management issued a Record of Decision Feb. 13 as the last regulatory step for the Greater Mooses Tooth 1 (GMT1) project. It contained some changes from the preferred alternative plan that the BLM proposed Oct. 29. ConocoPhillips still must decide whether it can afford the project and, if so, how to proceed. "The project is challenged by permitting delays and requirements, as well as the current oil price environment. In 2015, we will continue to shoot seismic over the GMT1 area," the ConocoPhillips spokeswoman said. Seismic surveys provide maps or the subsurface.