Anadarko, partners abandon Alaskan leases

摘要

Anchorage-The US' Anadarko Petroleum and partners BG Energy and Arctic Slope Regional Corporation have abandoned 16 of 18 state oil and gas leases in the Jacob's Ladder prospect 10 miles south of the Prudhoe Bay field, an Alaskan state official said February 13.The companies had spent $30 million in unsuccessful drilling over the past two winters, state oil and gas director Kevin Banks said.