BP's Selling Its Alaska Oil Assets to a Buyer With a History of Safety Violations
InsideClimate News BP, one of Alaska's biggest oil producers, is selling all of its Alaska operations to a privately-owned company with a troubled safety and environmental track-record. The sale includes BP's stakes in the Trans Alaska Pipeline...
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BP, one of Alaska's biggest oil producers, is selling all of its Alaska operations to a privately-owned company with a troubled safety and environmental track-record. The sale includes BP's stakes in the Trans Alaska Pipeline and the Prudhoe Bay oil field, and it's raising concerns about everything from oil spill response to Alaska's state finances.