State rejects Exxon’s plan for Pt. Thomson

The State of Alaska’s and ExxonMobil are still fighting over one of the largest gas fields on the North Slope.
This week, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources rejected part of the company’s plan to expand its Pt. Thomson field.
The field has been in dispute for decades. And after a seven-year legal battle the state and ExxonMobil settled in 2012, laying out a roadmap for development.
ExxonMobil had to build a production facility. Right now, it produces light oil. But according