As BLM moves to protect the National Petroleum Reserve, Conoco pushes back

CD5, ConocoPhillips’ first oil development within the boundaries of NPR-A. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)It may be called the “National Petroleum Reserve,” but the 23-million-acre chunk of federal land on the North Slope didn’t see a full-scale oil development until 2015. As this new era begins, the Bureau of Land Management is adding another layer of protection to this vast, sensitive area.
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