An agreement has been reached between Oil Search (Alaska), a subsidiary of Santos, and ConocoPhillips Alaska for the use and maintenance of the Kuparuk River Unit Road. The agreement resolves a years-long dispute over the gravel road access within the Kuparuk River Unit to fields like Pikka, Quokka, and Horseshoe.
Located 40 miles west of Prudhoe Bay, Kuparuk River Unit is the second-largest oil filed in America, built by Arco Alaska on state-owned land and operated by ConocoPhillips.
The roads are critical for accessing the projects on the North Slope…