Challenging Quintillion Cable Repair Complete
The crew sent to fix the Quintillion undersea cable encountered ice, difficult currents, and a food shortage in its effort to fix the link.
Tag: North Slope
Doyon Installs Wind Turbines at Deadhorse
The first of their kind on the North Slope, two 100-kW wind turbines will power the warehouse at the Doyon Drilling pad in Deadhorse.
Quintillion’s Arctic Offshore Cable Nearly Repaired
Repair vessel IT Integrity is in position to fix Quintillion’s fiber optic cable at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean that was severed by sea ice in June.
How to Share Infrastructure on the North Slope
The majority of North Slope infrastructure is financed, constructed, and maintained by private entities to support their oil exploration and production activities. Despite North Slope explorers and operators always having an eye on efficiency, some infrastructure (such as processing facilities) isn’t well suited for sharing among multiple companies. However, other infrastructure does lend itself to common use, such as roads and pipelines.
Satellites to the Rescue After Arctic Fiber Break
Arctic villages scrambled for internet alternatives after a subsea fiber optic cable was cut. Luckily, a new satellite option became available just months ago.
Lynden Hauls North Slope Housing Units
Lynden’s team in Deadhorse delivered packaged housing units to Point Lay, a 990-mile round trip over tundra trails.
ConocoPhillips Developing Nuna Project from Kuparuk 3T Drill Site
Construction begins this year, with drilling next year, at ConocoPhillips’ Nuna project, just east of Colville River, using a drill site in the Kuparuk River Unit.
North Slope Gas to Heat Interior Alaska
There’s now a plan to transport stranded North Slope gas to another market, with the bonus of providing affordable heat to the Interior.
Santos’ Progress at Pikka
Santos is making steady progress at Pikka, spudding a well in the first half of 2023 and anticipating first oil in 2026.
Willow Is Go, but Arctic Offshore Is No
The Biden administration approved a scaled-down plan for ConocoPhillips’ Willow project while announcing further restrictions on North Slope oil development.