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Three of the four deaths over the last 14 months occurred at facilities operated by Hilcorp, the operator of the Prudhoe Bay oil field that took over BP’s Alaska assets in 2020.
BP has operated in Alaska for over half a century and has long had a hand in running the state’s biggest oilfield, Prudhoe Bay. The oil company’s plans to exit the state has left hundreds of ...
The company became a major player on the North Slope in 2020, taking over management of the giant Prudhoe Bay oil field after it purchased BP’s assets in Alaska for $5.6 billion. Alex DeMarban ...
JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Frank H. Murkowski imposed a state hiring freeze Wednesday because of the millions of dollars in revenue Alaska was losing as a result of the Prudhoe Bay oil field shutdown ...
Jun. 6—A worker was killed at a Prudhoe Bay facility on Wednesday, the fourth reported workplace fatality in the North Slope oil industry in 14 months. A spokesman with Hilcorp, the operator of ...