Alaska moves to terminate ExxonMobil's Point Thomson Unit

摘要

Anchorage-Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources Mike Menge terminated the Point Thomson Unit on the North Slope November 27, an action that would lead to cancellation of state oil and gas leases on 106,000 acres 60 miles east of the Prudhoe Bay field. "As of today the Point Thomson Unit is terminated," Menge said. Governor Frank Murkowski, who appeared with Menge at a press conference in Anchorage, said he supported the decision. Murkowski leaves office December 4, when Governor-elect Sarah Palin will take over.