Alaska reserve oil estimates revised

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2002

USGS Graphic: National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

The Department of Interior on Thursday released a revised assessment of the oil in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the reserve contains a mean amount of 9.3 billion barrels of oil. This is four times as much oil than previously estimated.

The NPR-A includes Alaska Native-owned lands.

Get the Story:
Analysis finds more untapped oil than previously estimated on federal reserve in Alaska (AP 5/16)
Report ups oil estimate (The Anchorage Daily News 5/17)
Study boosts NPR-A reserves (The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 5/17)

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