Federal Officials Approve Oil Drilling in Alaskan Reserve

Hill: Federal officials have approved the first permit to drill for oil and natural gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The Greater Moose’s Tooth Unit 1 project by ConocoPhillips Co. will be the first time in the reserve’s 40-year history that it has had drilling, according to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages the area. “Today the BLM achieved an important milestone for realizing the promise of the NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan,” BLM Director Neil Kornze said in a statement.......

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