Marathon’s drilling of new Alaska gas wells down 50%

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Anchorage—Marathon Oil Company has reduced drilling of new Alaska gas production wells by about 50% this year, the company’s Alaska manager said March 30.About four to five new wells will be drilled in Marathon’s producing properties in Alaska in 2009, down from nine wells in 2008.“The current market situation has forced companies to prioritize capital programs. The Alaska region is no exception,” Carrie Lock-hart, Marathon’s Alaska production manager, said in an interview.