The Latest Breaking News from Willow

'Everybody loved her - she was an amazing mum and partner' - Nicola Bulley's family pay tribute at her inquest

The family have urged the coroner to record a verdict of accidental death, saying the evidence has 'allayed' speculation

Manchester Evening News · Jun 27, 2023

3 reasons the Willow Arctic oil drilling project was approved – it's the latest battle in a long fight over Alaska's North Slope

For more than six decades, Alaska’s North Slope has been a focus of intense controversy over oil development and wilderness protection, with no end in sight. Willow field, a 600-million-barrel, US$8 billion oil project recently approved by the Biden administration – to the outrage of environmental and climate activists –…

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023

Geologist whose 2013 discovery 'revolutionized' North Slope oil exploration lays plans to drill again this winter

The risk-taking geologist who discovered a giant Alaska oil field in 2013 that companies had long overlooked is taking another stab at exploration drilling on the North Slope, this time on federal land west of existing development.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022