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Alaska development agency approves $190 million budget for Arctic refuge oil exploration, leasing

Alaska development agency approves $190 million budget for Arctic refuge oil exploration, leasing

AIDEA intends to move ahead with geologic testing on its leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and to bid on new ones in an upcoming federal sale.

The state of Alaska could spend nearly $200 million on oil exploration, leasing in Arctic refuge

The state of Alaska could spend nearly $200 million on oil exploration, leasing in Arctic refuge

Alaska’s economic development agency, AIDEA, wants to conduct geologic testing on its existing oil leases — and to bid on new ones — in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.