ConocoPhillips Gets U.S. Green Light for Alaska Oil Project

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump Administration on Friday approved U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips' plan for drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a wilderness area along the state's North Slope oil fields. The project would include new pipeline construction and boost throughput on the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (above). The plan for the company's Willow project allows for up to five drill sites and support facilities, including pipelines and roads to access the lease site. The Bureau of Land Management published a final Environmental Impact Statement for project, which the agency said could produce more than 160,000 bpd over the next 30 years. If constructed, Willow

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