ConocoPhillips announces three new oil discoveries on the North Slope

Pipelines stretch toward the horizon on NPR-A land leased by ConocoPhillips. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
ConocoPhillips announced today it made three new oil discoveries on the Western North Slope.
Conoco didn’t release many details about the discoveries, including how much oil was found. But in a press release, the company called the results of this winter’s drilling season “promising.”
Conoco drilled a total of six wells this winter, one of i