ExxonMobil won big at a big Alaska lease sale. Months later, its bids are still in legal limbo.

By: Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal-Anchorage Press

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 1,922

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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This spring, ExxonMobil made big news in Alaska.

For years, the multinational oil giant had ignored the periodic auctions for drilling rights on public land in the state, instead investing in projects in other parts of the world like the South American nation of Guyana. Other big companies like Shell and BP had also walked away from holdings in the state …

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